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Employment Law
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Employment/Severance Agreements
Employment/Severance agreements define the beginning and end of the employment relationship.
Great care must be taken to clearly define the parties rights and responsibilities since the written word will generally control.
Contact Duwel & Associates to review an existing employment/severance agreement or write a new one for you.
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Non-Competition Issues
Non-Compete is an area frought with legal peril. Disputes can be costly for all parties. Courts have great flexibility to change previous understandings.
Contact Duwel & Associates to find out about your legal rights.
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Employment Discrimination/Litigation
Countless federal laws (ADA, Title VII, FMLA, ADEA, etc.) and state laws (Ohio Revised Code Sections 4112.02 and 4112.99) must be faced. Age, sex, race, and disability issues command your attention.
Duwel & Associates are experienced in navigating these tricky and treacherous waters for their clients.
Contact Duwel & Associates to let them interpret the law for your situation and fight for your rights.
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Unemployment Compensation
Unemployment compensation battles are far different than a court of law. Concepts of just cause and prior warnings are critical. Time limits are strictly enforced.
Contact Duwel & Associates to represent you at an unemployment compensation hearing.
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Shareholder Disputes
Majority shareholders owe fiduciary duties to minority shareholders. Deadlock can paralize a business operation.
Contact Duwel & Associates to assist you in breaking the deadlock and reaching a fair resolution.
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Trade Secrets/Confidentiality
These items can give rise to statutory and common law concerns. Businesses can lose protections provided by law if certain safeguards are not followed. Employees may be sued by previous employers years after.
Contact Duwel & Associates to see if you are fully protected.
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Long Term Disability
Benefit plans can become a battleground for employers and disgruntled employees. There is a need to understand the interaction of social security, ERISA, and state insurance laws to survive this encounter.
Contact Duwel & Associates to help you through this legal maze.
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Employee Handbooks
Inartfully drafted employee handbooks can create binding employment contracts. Handbooks can be a valuable tool in providing information to employees.
Contact Duwel & Associates to interpret or draft your employee handbooks to reduce your liabilities in the future.
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Sexual Harassment Investigations
Sexual Harassment Investigations are an absolute necessity when "he said -- she said" scenarios arise. There are steps a business can take to reduce or eliminate their liability.
Contact Duwel & Associates when you have a sexual harassment complaint and/or to find out how to educate your employees and supervisors on understanding their responsibilites to reduce your liability.
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Drug/Alcohol Testing Programs
Drug and alcohol testing programs are mandatory in certain industries and becoming more common in all industries. These programs tread a delicate balance between a safe work environment and individual rights.
Contact Duwel &
Associates to get up-to-speed with a working knowledge of
the Americans With Disabilities Act and other applicable federal
guidelines. This is mandatory before embarking on such a
program.
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