Workplace Counseling and Policies

For decades clients have turned to Vedder attorneys to advise them on complex labor and employment matters impacting their day-to-day operations and long-term objectives. From selecting and interviewing applicants, managing employee performance and assisting with separation decisions, our attorneys facilitate consistency and fairness through pragmatic solutions while anticipating and mitigating legal risk. We help clients implement practices, policies and training that strengthen workforce management and ensure compliance with the web of complex employment laws and regulations impacting their businesses.

The Vedder team works closely with each client to understand their unique business challenges. Often on short notice, our attorneys offer experienced counsel to address a variety of issues, including the following:

• Hiring and onboarding, including administering background check and drug and alcohol testing programs
• Discipline and discharge, including performance evaluation processes
• Harassment and workplace investigations
• Disability accommodation and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance
• Family and medical leaves, including Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) compliance
• Whistleblower investigations
• Wage and hour compliance, including compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• Labor relations
• Reductions-in-force and federal and state Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) compliance
• Workplace safety and health programs