Employment Law

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• Employee Benefits

  The firm’s employment law attorneys can provide advice on a wide variety of employee benefits, including retirement, health, and other fringe benefits, such as deferred compensation plans, executive compensation, severance packages, and stock-based arrangements.

• Employment Discrimination Litigation

  Woods Fuller’s litigation section has extensive experience in defending against discrimination claims based on age, religion, gender, ethnic origin, disability, FMLA, pregnancy, and sexual harassment. We also represent clients in litigation involving employment contract disputes.

• Employment Guidance

  Our client base includes a broad range of public and private employers who consult us on employment policies and procedures, including the development and enforcement of personnel manuals, FMLA, HIPAA, COBRA, severance agreements, workplace investigations, discrimination, drug and alcohol testing, technology and internet use, confidentiality policies, harassment policies and all other aspects of personnel administration. We also provide advice on non-compete issues, employment contracts, wage and hour matters, intellectual property, unemployment compensation claims, and termination disputes.

• Employment Termination

  Both public and private employers seek our guidance on all aspects of employment termination, in order to prevent potential litigation. Should litigation ensue, however, we offer the expertise necessary to defend against claims brought in state or federal court, or before any state or federal agency.

• ERISA Compliance

  We provide advice on ERISA matters including fiduciary duties, executive compensation plans, cafeteria plans, retirement and welfare benefit plans, disputes with the Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service, and benefit claims.

• ERISA Litigation

  Our litigation section has experience in representing employers, plans, and insurers in ERISA claims involving breach of fiduciary duty, insurance and retirement plan contract disputes, Internal Revenue Service and Department of Labor investigations and other ERISA claims.

Our Attorneys / Paralegals

Gary P. Thimsen Employment Discrimination Litigation Employment Termination ERISA Litigation

Comet H. Haraldson

J. G. Shultz ERISA Litigation

David C. Kroon Employee Benefits Employment Guidance Employment Termination ERISA Compliance

Kristine Kreiter O’Connell ERISA Compliance ERISA Litigation

Melanie L. Carpenter Employment Discrimination Litigation Employment Guidance Employment Termination

Jennifer L. Wollman Employment Discrimination Litigation

Cheri S. Raymond Employment Discrimination Litigation

James A. Power Employment Discrimination Litigation

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