Employment Law Attorneys in Omaha, NE
Labor Law Attorneys in Eastern Nebraska
Our employment practice legal teams in Sioux Falls, Sioux City, Spirit Lake, and Omaha represent and work closely with CEOs, business owners, executives, human resource management, and staffing agencies to both prevent and solve HR issues. We understand that employee matters can be sensitive and are equivalent to a ticking time bomb when they’re ignored versus resolved.
The Goosmann employment law team has years of experience as business executives with HR roles and working with various employers and employees on a variety of HR issues. Our team is equipped with bilingual attorneys to help meet the needs of your diverse team. We understand the world of human resources and there is no issue too big to conquer.
Our Omaha Employment Lawyers
Our employment team advises, supports, and defends HR departments as well as representing key executives and employees in administrative complaints and litigation. We are experienced, ready, and willing to handle employment administrative complaints, litigation and human resources advising.
We know witnesses, business operations, and facts of cases matter. We anticipate litigation. We conduct investigations. We conduct training at Board meetings, management meetings, and employee meetings. Lean on us with your employment legal needs. We are HR’s first call. Contact our employment lawyers in Omaha today and read how we’ve helped create happy, healthy work environments for our clients.
Contact us online or call 712-226-4000 to schedule a consultation on your potential labor law case with our Omaha employment lawyers today!
What We Offer
Compensation Planning and Employee Benefits
“What do I pay my employees and what benefits should I be offering?” Our employment law attorneys help develop a compensation plan for your company and analyze which employee benefits would be of the most value to you and your team. All the options that are out there can be overwhelming for CEOs and business owners, so call us today to help you plan and make the decision easier on you. We also help develop Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP) for corporations to enhance their company benefits.
How we can help:
- Employee benefits and options
- Stock-based qualified plans
- Compensation systems
- Executive compensation
- ERISA
- ERISA litigation
- Employee benefits disputes
- Health and welfare benefits
- Qualified retirement plans
- Benefit plan governance
- Profit-sharing & 401(k) plans
- Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP)
- Employee benefits for governmental & tax-exempt employers
1. Employee Training
Time, Resources, Repetition, and Patience. That’s what goes into employee training and without it, your company could experience poor employee performance, inconsistencies in your product or service experience, safety hazards, harassment claims, and employee retaliation. Creating a training program for your new employees and experienced veterans helps ensure that your customers, clients, and employees get the best experience possible while providing a happier and healthier work environment. So who has the time and resources for training? Our employment law team knows that employers and HR departments have a lot of responsibilities for their employees and we want to help create a training program that can be easily implemented by your team. We can develop a training program that is unique, creative, and fits your company’s needs, culture, and industry. Call our Sioux Falls, Sioux City, Omaha, and Spirit Lake lawyers today.
How we can help:
- Development of employment training programs
- On-site employee training
- HIPAA privacy & security training
- OSHA & workplace safety training
- Management training
- Preventative practices
- Anti-harassment training
2. Employee Retention & Diversity Strategies
How do you keep rock stars on your team? There are multiple ways to help retain your key employees from work culture, to compensation and benefits, non-competes and key employee agreements, as well as other various creative solutions to make your employees feel loved, wanted, and needed.
We also help your company develop diversity strategies to enhance your company culture, values, and community. At Goosmann Law diversity is a part of our core values and we want to help our clients create the same value of diversity within their business. We are members of the National Association of Minority and Women-Owned Law Firmsand have experience with the positive impact of diversity on companies and their employees.
Give us a call today to discuss ways your company can retain employees (aka rock stars) and increase diversity in your business.
How we can help:
- Guidance on employee retention
- Diversity strategies
- Corporate diversity counseling
- Company branding
3. Employment Contracts & Non-Compete Agreements
Contracts – a legal document that most people hate to read and review. Add on the word employment and you have a recipe for “not so fun”. We love writing and reviewing contracts and can help you with your employment contracts to ensure both yourself and your company are protected.
How we can help:
- Employment contracts
- Non-compete agreements
- Severance agreements
- Non solicitation agreements (employees or current customers)
Read our blog:
Fired and Rehired: Employee’s Non-Compete Expired
Employment Litigation & Defense Claims
We are HR’s first call when an employment defense claim tries to slow your business down. We are on the employment defense panel of insurers. We also represent private companies in their HR disputes including staffing agencies. Our employment litigation attorneys know witnesses, business operations, and facts of cases matter. We anticipate litigation, and conduct investigations, and attended Board meetings.
How our employment lawyers in Omaha can help:
Defense claims and litigation involving:
- Equal pay
- Harassment claims
- Retaliation
- Wrongful termination
- Unemployment compensation
- Employee Retirement Income Security Act
- FMLA
- Employee Fraud
- OSHA
- EEOC
- State civil rights commission responses
- Fair Labor Standard Act (including wage and hour and exempt employee issues)
- Employment discrimination (based on race, sex, sexual harassment, pregnancy, disability, national origin, sexual orientation, age, and genetic information)
Read our blog:
Top Reasons CEOs Get Sued—and How to Avoid Them
Employment Policies and Employee Handbooks
Wondering if your employee handbook covers all the bases? Does your company have updated policies that are compliant and enforced? If you answered “no” or “I don’t know” chances are your employee handbook and company policies are thin and outdated. Our employment lawyers review your employee manual and policies while checking for gaps that could increase your company’s liability. We then assess your company and employee’s needs within your unique industry to update your employee policies and handbooks. We ensure your policies are compliant with the law as well as creating a barrier to protect you, your company, and your employees. Give us a call today to put us to work for you!
How we can help with employment policies:
- Employee policies
- Employer best practice policies
- Employee manuals
- Employee management handbooks
- Promotion policies
- HIPAA privacy & security
- Family & Medical Leave Act
- OSHA & workplace safety
- Personal Time Off (PTO) plans
Read our blog:
Defend Trade Secrets Act: Update Your Employee Handbook to Protect Your Trade Secrets
I-9 Compliance Audits & EEOC Investigations
During the Obama years, the government significantly increased its oversight activities in assessing company administrative procedure compliance with applicable federal and state laws. The agencies have also increased their hostile and aggressive tactics in investigating employment claims. It can be both overwhelming and intimidating when a government agency has informed you that it is initiating an investigation to determine if you have violated its compliance requirements or its employment laws. Let the experts help you! We have proven success in helping our clients investigate the claims made by government entities, whether it be DOL, EEOC, OFCCP, INS, or state government agencies, evaluate risk, and serve as your advocate when making the argument in front of the appropriate agency. We also help you asses risk before a claim is made by reviewing current company systems, documentation, policies, filings, and culture. Give us a call today, whether you want to make sure you are prepared, or if Uncle Sam has already pointed his finger at you!
How we can help:
- I-9 compliance audits
- Family & Medical Leave Act
- Defend local, regional, and national EEOC investigations
Hiring & Firing
You have a problem employee that has got to go. You’re losing sleep over the thought of firing the employee. You’re also hiring for a new position but want to make sure your hiring process is seamless. We help our clients through every step of the hiring and firing process ensuring compliance and preparing agreements – something that is dreaded by most, yet we are happy to take the stress off your shoulders. Call us today to help with your companies hiring and firing needs.
How we can help:
- Risk assessment and mitigation
- Security and employee safety assessment
- Preparation for action
- Affirmative action compliance
- OFCCP compliance
- Discipline, discharge & restructuring
- Hiring for success
- Employer interview techniques
- Hiring for competency and personality fit
- International employment
HR Consulting and Compliance
Human Resources… People Problem Solvers… Team Counselors… same thing.
Our employment lawyers understand that HR departments play a lot of roles, many of which aren’t necessarily in the job description. We are here to come to the “HR Wizard’s” rescue!
We consult and advise HR Departments, HR directors and managers, CEOs, business executives, and business owners on HR and employment issues from problem employees, compliance, government investigations, changing laws, and lawsuits.
We also help in crafting strategy beyond legal matters. Our experienced HR Consulting Team can help you build a strategy and action plan that will help you attract on-board, engage, reward & recognize, and retain the best talent available in the marketplace. From best-in-practice recruiting models to employee engagement strategies to market-competitive compensation and benefit platforms, we can help you with every step of the employee experience!
How we can help:
- HR advising
- HR compliance
- Employee policies
- Budget planning
- Company branding
- Government investigations
- Defense claims
- EEOC compliance
- I-9 compliance
- OSHA compliance
- HIPAA privacy & security advising
- Risk management
- Leave & disability management
Labor Unions
If you have one, we can help you negotiate your union contract, provide best practices, or help formulate strategy for effectively managing your CBA. If you are looking for assistance in arguing a case in front of an arbitrator, we can do that as well! If you receive an unfair labor practice from the NLRB, we can help you defend your actions and effectively represent you in front of the NLRB or other government agencies. If you are non-union and trying to retain that status, we can assist you in formulating strategy to pro-actively remain non-union or fight an active organizing campaign.
Social Media in the Workplace
“My employee is posting inappropriate photos on her social media accounts. I’m afraid it is giving my company a negative image. What can I do?”
Social media is a part of our society and it looks like it’s here to stay. Employers are experiencing an increase in social media usage in the workplace and an internet galaxy they feel they have no control over. Employers and HR managers everywhere have questions. So what can you do to control social media in your workplace? How do you maintain your positive brand image on social, even through your employee’s accounts?
We have experience representing and advising employers on social media in the workplace. We work closely with our client’s team to update their employee handbook, including a social media policy and developing a team social media training. Call us today to help you and your company with social media in the workplace.
How we can help:
- Create a social media policy individualized for your company’s needs
- Review and update your company handbook
- Develop a team social media training
- Company branding
Resources:
Download our Social Media Policy Template http://lawyers.goosmannlaw.com/social-media-policy
Trade Secrets and Proprietary Information Handling
“How do I keep my company’s trade secrets and proprietary information safe?”
Every company has trade secrets and proprietary information that serves as their “secret sauce”. You want to keep your “secret sauce” safe, secure, and confidential. What can you do? Call us! We will assess your current situation for securing confidential documents and information and implement ways you can increase your business’s protection. From non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements to cybersecurity – we can help. Contact us today to keep your “secret sauce” protected and secure.
How we can help:
- Trade secrets
- Non-disclosure agreements
- Proprietary information handling
- Cybersecurity
- Unfair competition
- Restrictive covenants
Read our blog:
Defend Trade Secrets Act: Update Your Employee Handbook to Protect Your Trade Secrets
Wage & Hour
Wage and hour issues have become increasingly complicated as new legislation was enacted during the final days of the Obama administration. How do I determine if an employee should be paid overtime or can be considered exempt from overtime? Can I use time-off in lieu of paying for overtime? Do I trigger compliance requirements based upon my employment population? Which state or federal laws do I use for determining base wages? Do I have to provide certain leaves, such as parental leave or FMLA? It can all be very frustrating! Let the experts at Goosmann help you navigate the wage and hour minefield and provide you the guidance and confidence you need to implement the right policies.
How we can help:
- Wage & hour
- Leave & disability management
- Family and Medical Leave Act
Whistleblower & False Claims Act
How we can help
- Sarbanes-Oxley
Contact us online or call us at 712-226-4000 to schedule a consultation on your potential labor law case with our Omaha employment lawyers today
