While PDH provides services, forms and counseling on HR and Employment Law Compliance and Best Practices, we routinely provide counsel on the following more traditional employment law transactional matters:

• Employment Agreements
• Independent Contractor Agreements
• Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreements
• Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreements
• Separation of Employment Agreements
• Executive and Management Compensation Plans and Programs
• Company Bonus and Profit Sharing Agreements
• Long-Term Equity and/or Stock Option Plans

As HR and Employment Law Compliance has become far more difficult for growing businesses, our firm has developed a systematic and structured program offering services, forms and counseling employers regularly find necessary. With our HR and Employment Law Compliance program, we provide services in the following areas:

• Employee Handbook Description

The PDH form Employee Handbook, which can be customized to meet a client’s particular company needs or industry sector requirements, includes the following categories:

– Welcome and Introduction
– Employment Practices
– Compensation and Pay Practices
– Policies to Support a Productive Workplace
– Technology in the Workplace
– Confidentiality and Protection of Company Property and Information
– Travel Policies and Reimbursement of Expenses
– Performance
– Health & Safety
– Employee Benefits
– Time Off Work
– Separation of Employment
– Employee Handbook Acknowledgment and Consents with At Will Statement

• Employer Policies Manuals

PDH has developed form and suggested employer policies, subject of course to a client’s particular company needs or industry sector requirements, for the following categories:

– Immigration Law Conformance and Procedures (I-9)
– Worker’s Compensation
– Expense Reimbursement Accountable Plan
– Search Policy
– Substance Abuse Policy
– Relationships in the Workplace
– Harassment in the Workplace
– Social Media
– Technology in the Workplace
– Confidentiality and Protection of Company Property and Information
– Driving for Company Business with Vehicle Use Agreement
– Performance Management
– Safety
– Personal Time Off – Sick Time, Jury Leave, Bereavement Leave

• Employee Recruiting
• Job Descriptions
• Background Checks/New Hire Practices
• Drug Testing and Substance Abuse Practices and Policies
• Employee Performance Management
• Employee and Internal Investigations
• Disciplinary and Termination Practices and Policies
• Separations of Employment
• Wage and Hour Compliance
• Advisory Services to Senior Management
• Immigration Compliance and I-9 Audits
• Privacy, Social Media and Information Management
• Disability, Leave and Health Management
• Affirmative Action and OFCCP Planning and Counseling
• Sexual Harassment Practices and Procedures and Training

Our HR and Employment Law Compliance and Best Practices services are offered through our firm’s R U Compliant program. Through this program, we (1) provide a limited initial review and assessment at no charge; (2) audit a client’s HR processes, procedures and policies as appropriate; (3) provide ongoing HR and Employment Law counseling and compliance services; and (4) where required, offer shared HR director services for firm clients.

So, Why PDH’s R U Compliant — HR and Employment Law Compliance and Best Practices Program Works Better than Hiring HR Consulting Services?

1. HR consulting firms routinely advertise the ability to provide compliance with the legal aspects of hiring etc.–yet neither the firm nor the principals are generally licensed as attorneys.
2. All Employment and HR services undertaken by PDH are performed by or under the direct supervision of a licensed attorney–in fact a shareholder of PDH.
3. Clients for whom PDH provides HR and Employment Law services generally enjoy the attorney-client privilege, unlike clients of HR consulting firms.
4. HR consultants generally charge big fees but usually the company’s lawyers need to approve and/or fix what they did wrong.

PDH does not undertake traditional clerical and administrative commodity type HR services as these are usually handled by a client staff member, a payroll service, or a benefits administrative vendor.