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Employment and Labor Law Practice - Counseling, Training and Human Resources Policy Management
Becker Meisel's wide range of counseling, training and Human Resources Management services are aimed at helping businesses avoid liability for employment-related activities and improve their bottom line. Our counseling services include developing company policies and handbooks, conducting workplace investigations, and implementing and managing internal conflict resolutions. Also, our business clients rely on us to provide the most up-to-date training for their anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policies and substance abuse testing protocols. Our attorneys have broad knowledge of all employment-related legislation, both pending and enacted, and save clients considerable costs through education regarding, and ensuring compliance with, all such legislation. We have substantial experience in handling and preparing clients for various federal and state agency audits before the United States and New Jersey Departments of Labor and in the Courts, including the successful resolution of issues involving overtime pay, exempt status and wage violations.
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Recent Successes:
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Our attorneys saved a national pharmaceutical outsourcing company substantial sums in potential DOL fines by auditing its HR classification for employee/independent contractor status and implementing a corrective policy.
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We steered a growing staffing company through a DOL audit, successfully permitting the company to continue to provide transportation for employees and allowing such employees to continue working.
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Our attorneys significantly reduced the tax exposure of a large defense subcontractor by implementing a revised ?non-exempt' employee policy that brought the company into compliance with New Jersey wage and hour requirements.
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The firm set up the operating framework that has allowed a national telecommunications company to launch a new multi-million dollar line of business in New Jersey, guiding the company through the complex regulatory environment in the State of New Jersey and providing advice on licensing and HR requirements.
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