Heather Gelfand Ptasznik

Often employers are simply not aware of the prevailing employment laws or how to deal with certain work situations.  To help clients, I work closely with HR personnel in making day-to-day employment decisions that involve or may implicate state and federal employment laws.  I believe that being proactive helps clients avoid litigation and statutory violations and keeps them from being distracted from their core business concerns.  For over 20 years, I have been representing management in all areas of employment law including but not limited to hiring, terminations, discipline, reductions in force, leaves of absence/FMLA, disability accommodation, discrimination/harassment investigations, non-compete matters, and wage/hour issues. I also conduct training seminars for supervisory employees to ensure they understand all applicable employment laws that affect their decision making process.