Professional Services

Overview

Our clients range from local, national, and international law firms, accounting firms, tax preparation firms, staffing organizations and professional employer organizations (PEOs), and administrative service organizations (ASOs), to architectural, engineering, and design firms and beyond. We are keenly aware of the labor and employment issues these employers face on a daily basis.

Jackson Lewis provides advice and counsel on the entire array of workplace law issues facing professional services employers on a day-to-day basis. Some of the services we provide include:

• Defending the entire range of workplace law-related litigation, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and related tort claims;
• Advising on privacy and data security issues;
• Assisting with data breach response and damage mitigation efforts;
• Providing labor relations advice and counsel, including representation during union bargaining;
• Defending class and collective actions across the U.S. and assisting with preventive measures such as company-wide audits to ensure consistent implementation of pay and promotion policies;
• Performing nationwide reviews of overtime exemption issues;
• Advising on implementing alternative dispute resolution programs and representing clients when plaintiffs challenge these programs in court, including challenges to the enforceability of class action waivers;
• Creating and reviewing multistate handbooks;
• Providing strategic advice and counsel with respect to restructurings and ongoing reductions-in-force;
• Advising on the design of pension, profit sharing, 401(k), and other types of retirement, compensation, and welfare benefit plans;
• Counseling on restrictive covenants in employment agreements, employee raiding claims, unfair competition claims, and other employment-related business torts; and
• Implementing integrated disability management systems and advising on corporate wellness programs.