Helms & Greene Employment Practice Areas

Practice Areas
Helms & Greene provides labor and employment law advice to private and public sector clients. We represent international, national, regional, and local clients in a wide range of industries, including telecommunications, financial services, technology, retail, engineering, hospitality, and manufacturing, in all 50 states.

Our day-to-day work includes the following:

Litigation Advice and Defense. In the event that a claim is advanced, we vigorously defend our client interests, on as cost effective a basis as possible, in state and federal courts. Our litigators are focused on these matters and bring substantive skill and trial experience. Our work includes the full range of federal employment laws (Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FLSA, EPA, and FMLA claims), and the comparable state and local laws. more details
Employee Relations. We work extensively with clients to review and revise employment practices and policies, train managers and supervisors, structure business reorganizations, and even implement alternative dispute resolution procedures. By partnering with clients to ensure that existing human resource procedures satisfy current interpretations of federal, state, and local statutes, we proactively avoid conflict. more details
Benefits. We assist clients establish, maintain, and enforce the full range of regulated employee benefit plans. As corporations become targets for increased ERISA scrutiny and litigation, we supply substantial experience and innovation. We also represent clients in federal, state, and regulatory proceedings when compliance allegations are raised by employees or regulators. more details
Compensation. We advise and represent clients in connection with interpretations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, Equal Pay Act, and similar state laws regulating compensation practices. We conduct simulated audits, provide advice concerning current legal interpretations, and provide assistance during compliance investigations by the state and federal agencies. more details
Labor Work Helms & Greene represents employers in matters arising under the National Labor Relations Act and related laws. We assist non-union employers in maintaining their union free status. We also represent unionized employers in collective bargaining and contract negotiations, including grievances and arbitrations. more details
Non-Competition Agreements and Similar Obligations. Increasingly, companies are developing information and technologies that create competitive advantages. At the same time, competitors seek to divert that property. We help clients develop individualized strategies to protect trade secrets, confidential information, customer relationships, and employees from improper diversion by departing employees or competing organizations. This work includes development of appropriate agreements, personnel policies, and management systems. We also bring legal actions to enforce these protections.
Emerging Issues. The employment arena and the legal issues associated with the employment relationship are evolving at an incredible pace. Given the nature of our work, we make every effort to stay abreast and, indeed, ahead, of these trends. Our work, therefore, also involves responding to new issues such as improper e-mail transmittals, improper Internet utilization, technology for employee monitoring, workplace violence prevention and similar matters.
Affirmative Action Plan. Many employers are obligated to comply with federal executive orders requiring preparation and maintenance of affirmative action plans. We have developed a methodology to prepare and update these plans promptly and cost effectively. We provide signature ready plans and the tools regulators expect from employers to implement executive order compliance obligations during the plan year. more details