Robinson+Cole is one of a select number of firms in the Northeast to have dedicated attorneys who offer a full array of employment law services to employers: counseling and training, litigation, immigration, employee benefits, and labor relations. Given our depth of understanding of all facets of the employment relationship, we are able to assist clients not only with addressing pressing legal concerns, but in proactively examining policies and practices to minimize future issues and increase compliance with the laws applicable to the employee-employer relationship. We have substantial experience in dealing with the numerous state and federal laws that impact the employment relationship, as well as with the state and federal agencies responsible for enforcing those laws. Our immigration lawyers help clients employ the most talented professionals from around the world.
Our Services
We provide guidance and representation to clients across a wide range of industries on all matters related to labor, employment, employee benefits, and immigration, such as:
- Wage and salary issues
- Employee benefit and executive compensation issues
- Pension, retirement, and profit sharing plans
- Health and welfare benefit plans
- Fringe benefit programs
- Hiring, discipline, and terminations
- Personnel policies and handbooks
- Severance agreements
- Compliance with anti-discrimination laws
- Family and medical leave
- Labor- and employment-related litigation and administrative advocacy
- Workplace investigations
- Noncompetition agreements and trade secrets
- Employee immigration applications
- I-9 compliance and audits
- Development of corporate-wide, multi-facility labor relations strategies
- Collective bargaining agreements and disputes
- Contract administration and campaigns
- Grievances and arbitration
- Union election campaigns, union avoidance, and strike consultation
- Unfair labor practice claims, including National Labor Relations Board and court proceedings
- Employee communications
- Training
Our Team
The lawyers in our Labor, Employment, Benefits + Immigration Group have years of experience assisting employers with all of their legal needs. We get results for clients, whether it is helping an employer attract top talent from around the world, or negotiating favorable terms in collective bargaining agreements. Our team includes lawyers who hold workplace investigator certificates from the Association of Workplace Investigators. We provide a Training Institute that offers educational programs on labor, employment, and benefits topics. We regularly provide legal updates to clients on important new developments in labor, employment, employee benefits, and immigration. Our lawyers regularly speak and write about issues of critical importance to our clients, with their work featured in many publications. Our team also provides insight on issues related to employee benefits in the firm’s ERISA Claim Defense Blog.
