How to Get the Best Employment Lawyer

2007-03-08 10:33:40

( Legal )



Even with existing labor codes and legislations, relationships between an employer and his workers may not always be that smooth. Some disputes such as wrongful termination or discrimination may arise, or workers want to negotiate for what they believe to be better compensation packages. Some situations can get very complicated or difficult to resolve without seeking professional services of an employment lawyer.

Roles and Functions of an Employment Lawyer

As a consultant, the employment lawyer can assist your company in setting up its organization, job designs and compensation packages, to ensure that you are complying with the labor code. He interprets the complicated language of labor code provisions for you to help you understand them better. He is always on top of any changes in labor laws, and how they might affect your organization.

As an arbiter, the employment lawyer eases conflicts between management and employees, and negotiates between these two parties for feasible solutions.

Being part of the business organization, corporate employment attorneys protect the interests of the company's management and owners. These lawyers also represent the company during a lawsuit.

If you're an employee with a grievance against your employer, you should seek help not from your company's legal department but from an independent law firm that specializes in labor and employment.

The Right Employment Law Attorney

An employment lawyer must be a member of the state bar and must have maintained good moral conduct. He must specialize in all areas of labor and employment, particularly employer and employee rights, worker's compensation and benefits, termination, and discrimination. He must have had extensive employment law training and experience. Or if he is a novice, he should be part of a law firm which has proven experience in handling labor cases.

If he is on management's side, the employment lawyer must be well-versed in the case, as well as in the background and labor practices of the company he is representing. He should also be very familiar with industry behaviors and practices, and any differences that may exist between them.

If he is taking the labor side, the employment lawyer needs to be diligent in seeking all possible options for unions and employees to resolve disputes.

Whether you're part of management or labor, you should hire a lawyer who has proven competence and yet charges reasonable fees. Get referrals from people that you can trust, and hire the lawyer only if you feel comfortable about his services and terms.


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