Legal Advice for Employers in Metro Washington, Maryland and Virginia
With 20 years of experience focused on employment law in Maryland, Northern Virginia, and Washington, D.C., Greenbelt attorney Linda Hitt Thatcher advises employers interested in developing legally sound and practical personnel policies or in the investigation or resolution of particular employment law problems. To learn how her experience can benefit employers while managing and avoiding the risk of liability to employees, contact her employment law firm.
An accomplished teacher, speaker, and trainer on employment law issues, Linda Hitt Thatcher can advise your company about such problems as the following:
- Preserving the at-will nature of the employment contract
- Drafting enforceable confidentiality and noncompete terms
- Managing independent contractor and temporary employment relationships
- Formulating legally sound human resources practices for inclusion in an employee handbook or manager's manual
- Updating personnel policies and written handbooks to keep pace with new employer requirements under amended state or federal laws
- Training managers and supervisors about implementing formal personnel policies so that the employer does not waive or lose its protections
- Investigating complaints of discrimination, sexual harassment, or alleged workplace rights violations
We have advised law firms, high-tech companies, hotels, financial institutions, and other employers about their obligations with respect to employees and the ever changing burdens of regulatory compliance. Maryland's new Article 49B provisions with respect to employment litigation in the state courts drastically changed the legal landscape for cases arising after October 2007, so an update for employers in that state will be highly advisable.
Metro Washington employment attorney Linda Hitt Thatcher is also a certified mediator whose understanding of the goals and procedures of mediation in employment litigation can advance your interests in any alternative dispute resolution forum.
To learn more about the scope of our advisory, training and investigative services for employers, contact an experienced employment lawyer at the Thatcher Law Firm in Greenbelt, Maryland.
