Practice Area
Employment
The employment practice group at BHGR understands that employers want to support and develop the best executives and employees, protect intellectual property and competitive advantage, and navigate the ever-changing legal landscape in a dynamic modern market. Whether a client is a start-up founder, a Fortune 500 company, or a C-suite employee, our team provides advice and advocacy tailored to the client’s best interest.
We have attorneys in both California and Colorado who assist small and large businesses, corporations, public entities, and key personnel in all aspects of state and federal employment law.
Our
services
Onboarding & Employee Contracts
Our attorneys negotiate, review, and draft employment agreements of all types, including employee, executive, and independent contractor agreements, as well as non-compete and non-disclosure agreements.
Policies, Procedures, Handbooks, & Training
Our attorneys collaborate with our clients to draft and develop workplace policies, procedures, and handbooks. We also assist our clients with job training and development, performance, and advancement issues.
Compliance with State and Federal Laws & Regulations
Our attorneys are well-versed in state and federal employment laws and regulations and routinely counsel our clients on compliance issues.
Discipline, Workforce Reductions, Termination, & Exit
Our attorneys counsel our clients on suspension, demotion, disciplinary actions, and workplace investigations. We also advise our clients on workforce reductions, terminations, and severance-related negotiations and related issues.
Administrative Investigations & Proceedings
Our attorneys represent employers and key personnel in investigatory proceedings before government agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Federal Wage and Hour Division, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, California’s Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act, the Colorado Civil Rights Division, and the Colorado Department of Labor.
Employment Disputes & Litigation
We represent employers and key personnel before arbitrators, civil service commissions, hearing officers, review boards, and in state and federal courts in a wide array of state and federal employment disputes.
Our Approach
We represent employers and key personnel before arbitrators, civil service commissions, hearing officers, review boards, and in state and federal courts in a wide array of state and federal employment disputes.
Our Employment Team
Partners + Counsel
Kathleen Alt Managing Partner
Elizabeth Froehlke Partner
DJ Goldfarb Partner
Azar Khazian Senior Counsel
Geoff Klingsporn Special Counsel
Josh Marks Partner
Associates
Sonia Ramirez Anderson Senior Associate
Legal Insights | Employment
Client Alert: What Employers Must Convey Upon Employee Termination or Separation
Colorado's most recent legislative session, concluding in early May, pushed through several new employment-related laws that concern employers and employees alike. Senate Bill (SB) 22-234 should be of particular interest to employers, as it requires employers to...
Client Alert: Colorado Places New Restrictions on Non-Compete Agreements Between Employers and their Employees
Colorado has long disfavored non-compete agreements within the state. Historically, under C.R.S. § 8-2-113, restrictive covenants were void and unenforceable except for under specific circumstances, including: the purchase and sale of a business or the assets of a...
CA CLIENT ALERT: The Supreme Court Holds That Individual Claims Brought Under California’s Private Attorneys General Act Can Be Compelled to Arbitration
California employers scored a victory with the Supreme Court’s June 15, 2022 decision in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, Case No. 20-1573, which finds that individual claims brought under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) can be compelled...