Employment

Samek & Rotbert, LLC represents employers, employees, and groups of employees in a variety of employment related matters.

Samek & Rotbert, LLC has experience in the following matters:

Employment Contracts

We prepare comprehensive employment contracts and work with employers to ensure that trade secrets of employers are protected and company assets are protected.

We provide counsel and draft appropriate enforceable restrictive covenants.

We also represent executive employees in negotiating their employment contracts.

Executive Compensation Planning

We plan and create the appropriate programs to provide employees with financial incentives, including stock options, phantom stock.

Manuals and Training

We explain the employment relationship to the employees and insulate employers from potential issues arising from a multitude of federal and state requirements for employers.

Wage and Hour Compliance

We provide advice and counseling in structuring and identifying various job descriptions in order to comply with requirements for exempt and nonexempt employees.

Employment Disputes and Negotiations

We solve problems and provide insight into strategies to meet the goals of our clients.

Employee Profit-Sharing and Equity Reward Plans

We design and implement a variety of incentive equity plans, including qualified stock plans and phantom stock, bonus plans, and compensation formulas based on productivity.

Severance Plans and Agreements

We analyze the issues and create the agreements that properly protect the interests of our clients.

Counseling

We counsel our business clients concerning the variety of statutes and regulations that impact the workplace, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Civil Rights Act of 1866 (Section 1981 actions), Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), Equal Pay Act (EPA), Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Older Workers Benefits Protection Act (OWBPA), Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), Employee Polygraph Protection Act, and other Federal, State and local employment laws and regulations.