Employment Law for Restaurants, Bars & Hotels

Developing clear employment practice policies is crucial to preventing — or minimizing the likelihood of — labor and employment problems within your business.

Helbraun Levey has a dedicated team of attorneys and professionals that focus on Employment Practices and understand the complex issues that often arise in the hospitality industry. Whether it is maintaining compliance with various federal, state and/or city legislation like the Fair Labor Standards Act, New York City’s Safe and Sick Leave Act or New York State’s Paid Family Leave Act or protecting your employees from workplace harassment and discrimination, our team is available to advise you on employment best practices.

Our team offers:

Employment Counseling and Crisis Management

Helbraun Levey offers an Employment Counseling and Crisis Management which provides you with personalized, compassionate, and discrete one-on-one interactions with our attorneys and professionals to help handle emergent issues that demand immediate attention and action.

Employment Practices and Compliance Advisory

The legislation surrounding employment practices in the Hospitality Industry can change at a rapid pace.  Our team of attorneys and professionals can help you come into compliance with all local, state and federal rules by developing and implementing handbooks and other documentation to help create the most compliance workplace possible.

Employee and Management  Training: Sexual Harassment Prevention and Identification & Sensitivity Training

Our team of attorneys and professionals can train you and your staff on a variety of topics, including, governmental mandated sexual harassment identification and prevention courses, sensitivity training for both employees and managers.  Through these courses we teach employees. Supervisors and managers, how to identify, respond to, and report all forms of workplace harassment or discrimination.

Employment Litigation

Developing clear employment practice policies is crucial to preventing — or minimizing the likelihood of — labor and employment problems within your restaurant or bar.  But in the unfortunate event you do find yourself enmeshed in an employment litigation—wage and hour, discrimination or harassment suit—our team of attorneys and professionals are ready to defend you and your business.

Employment Agreements

Employees, particularly in the hospitality industry, can make or break a business. Attracting and retaining top talent (as well as successfully separating from employees) can be difficult for any company, especially in a competitive industry like ours.

Our Employment Law Services

Employee and Management Training: Sexual Harassment Prevention and Identification & Sensitivity Training

Our team of attorneys and professionals can train you and your staff on a variety of topics, including, governmental mandated sexual harassment identification and prevention courses, sensitivity training for both employees and managers.  Through these courses we teach employees. Supervisors and managers, how to identify, respond to, and report all forms of workplace harassment or […]

Employment Legislation and Wage Compliance Advisory

The legislation surrounding employment practices in the Hospitality Industry can change at a rapid pace.  Our team of attorneys and professionals can help you come into compliance with all local, state and federal rules by developing and implementing handbooks and other documentation to help create the most compliance workplace possible. 

Employment Practices and Compliance Review

Helbraun Levey offers an Employment Legislation and Compliance Review, a suite of fully customizable services to ensure your business’s internal policies comply with local, federal and state laws, including hiring procedures, wage and hour compliance, hospitality industry-specific documentation, and comprehensive HR policies for a multitude of employee concerns.

Employment Agreements

Employees, particularly in the hospitality industry, can make or break a business. Attracting and retaining top talent (as well as successfully separating from employees) can be difficult for any company, especially in a competitive industry like ours. 

Employment Litigation

Developing clear employment practice policies is crucial to preventing — or minimizing the likelihood of — labor and employment problems within your restaurant or bar.  But in the unfortunate event you do find yourself enmeshed in an employment litigation—wage and hour, discrimination or harassment suit—our team of attorneys and professionals are ready to defend you […]

Employment Practices and Compliance Advisory

The legislation surrounding employment practices in the Hospitality Industry can change at a rapid pace.  Our team of attorneys and professionals can help you come into compliance with all local, state and federal rules by developing and implementing handbooks and other documentation to help create the most compliance workplace possible.

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