As our economy continues to grow, especially in the knowledge and service industries, many employers seek to utilize restrictive covenants to try and protect their knowledge, know-how, and other interests and resources. Whether you are an employer or an employee, you need to be able to protect, defend and enforce your rights in the event of a dispute.
Past and present clients include:
- Clients seeking counsel on employment contracts and the enforceability of restrictive covenants
- Clients facing possible litigation in connection with the developing “employee choice” doctrine, as well as employment contract and employment discrimination claims (including sex, age, and disability discrimination), overtime and wage-and-hour litigation, bonus claims and claims for unpaid wages under New York’s labor law
- An employee who had been sued by his former employer under the “faithless servant” doctrine for allegedly diverting a corporate opportunity to his new employer Read more
- A famous sports and entertainment photographer in connection with his licensing, joint ventures and related activities
- Individuals seeking to improve their careers, responding to civil rights violations in the workplace or enforcing their contractual rights through negotiation or litigation
- Senior executives and highly compensated executives and employees when leaving an employer and accepting employment with another
- Employers seeking to ensure the safety of their intellectual property assets; create an open, fair workplace environment; and implement overtime, wage and hour standards
- Financial service industry clients in federal and state overtime claims