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Labor & Employment

Hancock & Estabrook represents large and small employers throughout Central and Upstate New York. We provide prompt and effective advice to help employers comply with their legal obligations in a manner that allows them to accomplish their goals. We help our clients minimize their risk of legal exposure and position themselves to successfully defend labor and employment litigation that may arise.

Our labor and employment attorneys represent public and private employers in all aspects of employment law, defending their interests in federal and state courts and before the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, New York State Division of Human Rights, New York State Public Employment Relations Board, National Labor Relations Board, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, New York State Workers' Compensation Board and federal and state Departments of Labor. We provide legal services in the following areas:

Labor & Employment Litigation

The Labor and Employment Practice Group has handled numerous types of litigated matters for employers to conclusion. These matters have included claims of discrimination, harassment and/or retaliation under various federal and state laws, including, but not limited to the:

From time-to-time the labor and employment attorneys have prosecuted civil actions on behalf of employers asserting common law claims and violations of various statutes, including:

Administrative Practice

Our labor and employment attorneys have defended numerous employers before administrative entities such as the:

Members of the Labor and Employment Practice Group have assisted employers with audits brought by a vast array of governmental and quasi-governmental entities such as the:

Labor Relations

Our labor and employment attorneys represent employers before the National Labor Relations Board and Public Employment Relations Board on in all aspects of labor relations matters handled by those agencies.

In addition, members of the Labor and Employment Practice Group handle all aspects of labor relations for organized employers including, but not limited to:

Human Resources Policies

Members of the Labor and Employment Practice Group have reviewed hundreds of labor and employment policies for employers including:

Hancock & Estabrook's labor and employment attorneys provide comprehensive in-house training programs for employers in the areas of:

Contractual Agreements & Documents

The attorneys of the Labor and Employment Practice Group are frequently called upon to draft, interpret or enforce numerous types of contractual documents including, but not limited to: