The Goulston & Storrs Employment group counsels public companies, private businesses and individuals in a wide range of employment matters including corporate, tax, employee benefits and litigation. We keep clients informed of the rapid changes within this heavily regulated area and work towards preventative measures for employment related matters whenever possible. Our experience spans many industries including financial services, healthcare, biotechnology, pharmaceutical and technology. Our team assists clients in the areas of:
- Corporate investigations including EEOC, embezzlement and other financial impropriety
- Dispute Resolution, including wrongful termination, minority stockholder rights and discrimination based upon race, gender, age, disability and sexual harassment
- Employee benefit plans, including cafeteria, disability, ERISA, health, insurance and qualified retirement
- Employee manuals and handbooks
- Employment training including diversity and harassment
- Executive compensation agreements including deferred compensation
- Federal and state law compliance, including anti-discrimination, Fair Labor Standards Act, Family Medical Leave Act and Wage and Hour Act
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Non-compete and non-disclosure agreements
- Severance agreements
- Stock option plans, including phantom stock arrangements, qualified & nonqualified and restricted stock appreciation rights
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Representative Projects and Transactions
- Represent numerous companies in planning and implementing reductions in workforce, including ensuring compliance with the federal WARN Act and state and federal discrimination and other laws.
- Conducted a compliance audit of a major financial institution's policies and procedures regarding sexual harassment.
- Represented law firms in defense of discrimination and retaliation claims in administrative agencies and state court.
- Enforce non-competition agreements on behalf of numerous companies, both public and private.
- Represented various Fortune 500 and private companies in discrimination litigation in state and federal courts and agencies, including EEOC investigations.
- Represented US subsidiary of publicly traded foreign company in enforcement of non-competition agreements and defense of age discrimination claims.
- Represented a public company in a lengthy state court defamation action.
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