We are management-side employment law attorneys. Our team provides legal advice to businesses and HR departments to improve their workplace, protect their business, avoid claims, and ultimately increase their bottom line. We educate and train clients on emerging and complex topics such as paid sick leave and develop policies to build a better workplace. In the event of litigation or agency proceedings, we are here to defend your company and end claims in the most efficient and economical manner possible.
“Our 2,000+ owner/operators rely on the skilled attorneys of Troester Sharpe to assist them with employment-related questions, including questions related to wage & hour, harassment, discrimination, FMLA, discipline and terminations, and many other employment law topics and situations. The Troester Sharpe attorneys have also presented many webcasts and in-person training programs on various topics ranging from paid sick leave and predictive scheduling to child labor law compliance and criminal background check best practices. Our owner/operators have provided very positive feedback on the firm’s attorneys and the value that they bring to their businesses.”
The Family and Medical Leave Act provides employees for covered employers up to 12 weeks of unpaid annual leave for their own, or their immediate family members’, serious health conditions. For an employee to be covered under the Act, they must have worked for the...
Here’s the scenario: Your company is holding a training session at your central business office. All of your employees, including non-exempt, hourly employees, are required to attend the training session. While some employees work just minutes away from the central business office, others work several
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits employers from discriminating against employees and applicants with disabilities in all aspects of employment including hiring, promotion, and termination. It also requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to workers with disabilities, unless the accommodation creates an undue hardship.
Imagine your supervisor permits a 14-year-old employee to clock out at 7:15 p.m. during a school night on one occasion. Under the new U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) penalty assessment scheme, this could result in over a $15,000 fine to the
We’ve all heard the phrase “timing is everything.” Well, the same thing applies to terminating an employee. Certainly, there are times when an employee’s serious conduct violation – such as violent behavior or sexual harassment – mandates the immediacy of the decision. But even in
Troester Sharpe, P.C. is a boutique management-side employment law defense firm providing legal strategies and HR solutions to employers to help improve their workplace and their bottom line.
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