subject: The Role Of An Employment Lawyer [print this page] When an employee is of the opinion that he or she has been treated unfairly by their employers in New York, and appeals with the employer have not been satisfactory, they have several legal options. However, he or she need to seek an appointment of a good New York employment lawyer who can make them feel confident of getting back what is deserved from the employer.
The employment legal sphere spans across a vast area of aspects, such as pension and retirement plans, occupational safety, hygiene, inequality including gender indiscrimination and sexual harassment. The New York lawyer chosen to represent them will have to administer his or her skills while handling the case based on the inequities that have occurred.
Several companies in New York have taken many New York employment lawyers on board, since there has been an increase in the number of employment cases filed against companies. It is the duty of the lawyer to advise the company about the legal aspects and implications of the employment law, and the remedial measures that the company has to adopt to reduce cases of employment issues against them.
The New York lawyer who is representing the company or an employee also needs to have significant exposure and experience to labor laws. The labor laws assist in the developing the relations between the employer and employees. The employees are sometimes represented by a union, which takes the cases of the employees to the Company board. The labor laws come into play when there is a conflict between this employee forum and the company. The duty of the lawyers on either side is to negotiate and try to bring an amicable solution to the conflict. In case where the negotiations fail, the matter has to be sorted out in a court of law.
The employment lawyer dealing with a company looks into the legal aspects of the following:
The companys literature on employee policy, service matters and other issues
Assistance in the matters of wage and working hours as defined by the federal and the local government
Representing the client in Human Rights bodies and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Providing inputs with respect to the elections held under the National Labor Relations Board and assessing the campaigns thereof.
Counsel to the company in matters of labor practice in front of the National Labor Relations Board.
Legal counsel and support to the companies in the case of strikes/lockouts.
The employment lawyer also deals with each and every aspect of the labor and employment laws, and provides all legal assistance to the company when warranted.
