Employment laws are complicated, seemingly contradictory and counter intuitive. A natural knee jerk reaction to an employment issue can be costly. Jack has worked both sides of the fence on employment law issues. This gives him a unique perspective on the angles used to pursue claims against employers as well as the methods of preventing them. Quality employment law representation starts from the ground up, and includes a review of your workforce for proper classification and methods of pay, the development of proper policies, procedures and training programs to minimize your risk, as well as prompt and proper guidance when an issue arises. For your business, Jack can handle just about all of your employment law needs including:
- Advice on what employment law statutes apply to you
- A review of your workforce’s classifications as independent contractors vs. employees – Misclassifying them can get you in hot water with the IRS (unpaid employment taxes), Department of Labor (unpaid overtime) and/or the Texas Workforce Commission (unpaid unemployment tax)
- A review of your employees’ classifications as exempt (no overtime) vs. nonexempt (entitled to overtime) – Misclassification can get you in hot water with the DOL (unpaid overtime)
- A review of how you pay your employees and advice on what constitutes compensable time – i.e., travel time, on-call time, breaks, overtime, nights, weekends, holidays, etc. –Mistakes can get you in hot water with the DOL and TWC (unpaid wages)
- Advise on payroll deductions
- Discrimination and harassment training – As required by law to reduce your business’ potential liability
- Employee complaint investigations
- Written Investigation reports and recommendations
- EEOC/TWC Position Statements – A legal and factual analysis of why your company has not violated any employment laws written to the EEOC/TWC after a complaint has been filed against your company
- Prepare and revise employee handbooks and policies – The law requires certain policies and notifications
- Advise on employee related discipline and termination
- Prepare termination letters
- Prepare offer letters
- Prepare payroll deduction authorizations
- Prepare confidentiality agreements
- Prepare non-compete/non-solicitation agreements
- Prepare arbitration/dispute resolution agreements
- Prepare executive employment agreements
- Prepare independent contractor agreements
- Prepare HIPAA notifications
- And other employment related agreements and documents
Jack is also prepared to represent you in:
- EEOC/TWC investigations
- OSHA Complaints
- FLSA Investigations
- TWC unemployment and payday hearings
- Employment law related litigation