Employer Services

We provide strategic legal guidance to help employers navigate complex workplace issues with confidence.

Our services include:

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• Employee Relations Consulting: Coaching HR teams through difficult employee matters, including discipline, terminations, and accommodations.
   

• Script Preparation: Support with sensitive conversations to ensure messaging is clear, compliant, and respectful.
   

• On-Demand Legal Access: Unlimited phone and email support from your dedicated legal team for real-time decision-making.
   

• Mediation Services: Neutral facilitation to resolve conflicts between employees or between staff and management.
   

• Job Description Review & Development: Crafting legally compliant, ADA-aligned descriptions that reflect your business needs.
   

• Reasonable Accommodation Strategy: Guidance through the interactive process, including documentation and implementation support.

We help employers stay ahead of evolving labor laws and regulatory requirements at both the state and federal levels. Our compliance services are designed to reduce legal risk and ensure your workplace policies and practices meet the latest standards.

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Our services include:

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• Policy Drafting & Review: Creation and review of compliant policies covering remote work, social media, dress code, DEI, and more.
   

• Employee Handbooks: Custom handbooks tailored to your business and compliant with Massachusetts and federal employment laws.
   

• Compliance Audits: In-depth reviews of your current practices to identify and correct compliance gaps.
   

• Wage & Hour Audits: Ensuring proper classification, pay practices, and overtime policies under FLSA and state law.
   

• Independent Contractor Classification: Evaluation and documentation to ensure workers are properly classified under IRS and DOL standards.

We equip your leadership and HR teams with the knowledge and tools they need to foster a compliant, respectful, and inclusive workplace. Our training programs are practical, legally grounded, and tailored to your organization’s needs.

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Our training offerings include:

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• Manager & Supervisor Training: How to prevent workplace discrimination and harassment, best practices for managing employee performance, legally sound documentation of discipline and performance issues.
   

• HR Compliance Trainings: Understanding the basics of ADA, FMLA, and other key employment laws, how to conduct fair and thorough internal investigations, responding to and resolving employee complaints professionally and lawfully.
   

• Workplace Culture & DEI Training: Raising awareness through implicit bias education, building more effective and inclusive leadership, preventing retaliation and creating a culture of accountability.
   

We help employers navigate the full employee lifecycle — from onboarding to offboarding — with legally sound strategies that minimize risk and support business goals.

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Our services include:

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• Offer Letters & Employment Agreements
  Drafting and reviewing at-will, fixed-term, and executive-level contracts, including non-competes and non-solicits.
   

• Severance & Separation Agreements
  Customized agreements, risk mitigation, and exit strategy consulting to ensure smooth, compliant terminations.
   

• Layoff & Reduction-in-Force (RIF) Planning
  Legal risk assessments, WARN Act compliance, and group termination strategy.
   

• Employee Classification & Pay Structure Review
  FLSA compliance, exempt vs. non-exempt analysis, and pay equity consulting.
  
  Let us help you hire and separate with confidence.

 

We provide thorough, impartial investigations into workplace complaints, including allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, policy violations, and misconduct.

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Our process includes:

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• Initial intake and issue framing

• Comprehensive witness interviews

• Document and evidence review

• Credibility and fact assessments

• Clear, detailed investigative reports

• Legal guidance on next steps and risk mitigation
   

Our goal is to help employers respond promptly and fairly while ensuring compliance with federal and state laws. We handle sensitive issues with professionalism, discretion, and legal precision.

We provide comprehensive legal support to employers facing claims filed with government agencies such as the MCAD, EEOC, or Department of Labor. Our services are designed to protect your organization and guide you through each stage of the process with confidence and compliance.

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Our Agency Claims Defense includes:

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• Response Preparation: Timely and strategic responses to agency charges, including drafting detailed position statements that clearly present your side of the story.
   

• Mediation Representation: Skilled legal support during agency-led mediation sessions to help resolve matters efficiently and minimize risk.
   

• Pre-Litigation Strategy: Proactive negotiation to settle disputes before they escalate, saving time, legal fees, and reputational harm.
   

• Legal Guidance Throughout the Process: Clear communication and ongoing counsel to ensure all actions align with applicable employment laws and best practices.