Employer Services

Levy Law Offices represents businesses to ensure that proper standards and procedures are in place during normal business operations. These services include:

  • Handbook Creation and Periodic Updates
  • Human Resources Policy Creation and Periodic Updates
  • Employee File Creation
  • Employee Hiring and Termination Issues
  • Employee Discipline and Counseling
  • Employee Evaluation
  • Employee Documentation
  • Anti-Harassment Policy Creation and Periodic Updates
  • Anti-Harassment Management and Employee Training
  • Unemployment Benefits Appeals Representation
  • EEOC Responses and Representation
  • Severance Agreements
  • Noncompete and Nonsolicitation Agreements
  • Initial Employment Agreements and Contracts

One of the most important defenses to potential employment law claims is ongoing monitoring and updating of current employment practices and procedures. Businesses should not wait until a lawsuit is filed by a former employee to take corrective or preventive action.

Levy Law Offices also represents businesses and individuals who have been sued in employment related claims. Mr. Levy is available to defend employment claims in federal court, state court, arbitration proceedings, mediation proceedings, and before administrative agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Some of the common statutes and claims that arise in lawsuits include:

  • Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  • The Pregnancy Discrimination Act
  • 42 U.S.C. § 1981
  • The North Carolina Wage and Hour Act
  • The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
  • The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
  • The North Carolina Retaliatory Employment Discrimination Act (REDA)
  • Negligent Retention and Supervision
  • Wrongful Discharge in Violation of Public Policy