Ms. Hankins has specialized knowledge and experience representing clients on virtually all employment related issues, including:
- Counseling companies regarding employment issues and policies
- Prosecuting and defending:
- FLSA (overtime) claims
- Unpaid wage claims and commission disputes
- Age, race, sex, sexual harassment, religion, national origin, and other discrimination claims (at both the administrative and court level)
- Noncompete and trade secrets disputes
- Whistleblower claims
- Common law employment related torts (battery, intentional emotional distress)
- Supervising and conducting internal investigations
- Advising companies on appropriate policies and corporate compliance for employment issues (handbooks, policy implementation, and policy enforcement issues)
- Providing Management and Employee Training
- Preparing Employment Agreements
- Preparing, reviewing and litigatingNon-Compete Agreements
- Providing guidance on reductions in force (RIFs), plant closing, mass layoff, and litigation regarding such issues
- Reviewing Severance policies and procedures
- Preparing, reviewing and litigating Severance Agreements
- Providing harassment training, education and seminars
- Providing supervisor training, education and related seminars
- Conducting and representing clients during Wage and Hour audits and litigation (FLSA)
- Providing guidance on employee discipline, evaluation, demotion, discharge, hiring and firing, counseling, accommodations pursuant to various laws,
- Preparing, reviewing and litigating employment agreements, independent contractor agreements,
- Providing guidance on Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) compliance
- Providing guidance on Internet, e-mail and technology policies and employee rights
- Draft agreements
- Negotiating, preparing and reviewing contracts
- Unfair trade practices and trade secret disputes
- Breach of contract actions
- Providing general advice on corporate policies
- Addressing shareholder agreements and disputes
- Addressing intellectual property claims
- Acting as “outside” general counsel
- Assisting employees and companies navigate employment related disputes