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Labor and Employment

Kasem Ko represents individuals, corporations, various business entities, and non-profit organizations in a wide range of labor and employment matters. Whether a client is involved in routine personnel matters or complex employment litigation, we solve employment problems quickly and cost-effectively.

Kasem Ko assists employers in complying with stringent employment, labor, anti-discrimination, and immigration laws. In tailoring advice to specific client needs, our attorneys first become knowledgeable about client operations, business objectives, and culture. We counsel and work with our clients on designing and implementing the most effective policies and practices to prevent, cure, or eliminate situations that may result in litigation. Our attorneys serve as litigators, advisors, and negotiators to clients from a wide range of industries in a variety of matters. Our clientele ranges from small and medium sized businesses to large corporations.

Counseling and Preventative Measures

We know that client interests are best served by avoiding litigation in the first place. Accordingly, we proactively protect clients through diligent company protocols, procedures and policies, in order to take advantage of all available defenses should litigation ensue.

Accordingly, our lawyers provide sophisticated counsel in the following areas:

  • Laws concerning discrimination and harassment, Americans with Disabilities Act, Family Medical Leave Act, wage and hour laws, background checks and privacy issues;
  • Conducting and advising on internal investigations, including harassment, whistleblower and white collar matters;
  • Drafting, review, and negotiation of employment-related agreements and plans, including executive employment contracts, retention agreement, non-competition, non-disclosure, non-solicitation, and other restrictive covenants, separation agreements, arbitration agreements, and bonus and severance plans; 
  • Preparation of employment policies, such as employee handbooks, codes of conduct and electronic communications, and privacy policies;
  • Employee background checks, hiring, termination, severance, warnings, discipline, and reductions-in-force;
  • Employment related immigration and nationality services.

Additionally, we offer proactive measures to assess a client's potential vulnerability through a compliance audit program. A compliance audit of current practices may be instrumental in preventing litigation, particularly in areas such as wage and hour practices, employment agreements, and claims of discrimination.

Employment Litigation Services

Our focus is first and foremost on litigation prevention. However, when faced with employment claims, we defend our clients with a litigation model designed to manage costs. We provide clients with representation in the following matters:

  • Wage and hour (overtime-exempt misclassification, hours of work, pay equity, breaks, and business expense reimbursement);
  • Discrimination and harassment;
  • Retaliation, whistle-blowing, and wrongful discharge;
  • Wrongful termination and breach of contract;
  • Protection of trade secrets and non-compete agreements;
  • Privacy rights;
  • Disability rights;
  • Leaves of absence;
  • Compensation and employee benefit plans;
  • Glass ceiling issues.