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Welcome
to Labor and Employment Law Resource Page of DEC's Legal
Department.
This page will provide you with instructions on how to use this resource, how to communicate with your counsel in the Legal Department, and how to use the tools that are published here to help you avoid legal problems before they occur and to minimize the legal risk in managing the human resources of your department. Although the federal and state laws governing the employment relationship are very complex, all individuals who have management responsibilities for supervising other people are required to have a basic understanding of these rules and to be aware of their requirements in everyday transactions with employees. Often employees will ask you questions about the employent relationship and it is not necessary that you have the tools to be able to respond to employees quickly and accurately.
Our approach to providing legal services to you is designed to enable you to comply with relevant federal and state employment laws by providing you with legal information at your "fingertips", diangostic checklists and guides, and efficient communication between your department and the Legal Department. Our objective is to assist you in minimizing the legal risk in management situations and enable you to function more effectively.
I am the primary lawyer who is responsible for
providing service to your department. You can reach me by
email at: jsmith@dec.mail.net
, my voice phone is 504-233-1234 and my beeper number is:
23456. If it is an emergency you can reach me on my home
phone on weekends and evenings at 504-237-1234. The other
lawyers who work on labor law and employment matters in
the Legal Department are Jane Roberts,
Michael Winner, and Helen Harris
.
How to Use This Web Resource
When a situation arises that requires legal advice, if
it is not critical we prefer that you send us an EMAIL
message describing the problem using the form. Our goal is
to respond to you within one working day. If the
situation looks like it is an emergency, contact us
immediately by telephone.
The Department also maintains a discussion group on Employment and
Human Resource Management Legal Issues. This discussion
group is a moderated discussion group and is limited to
managers who are Level 5 and above. It is intended as a
forum where maangers can post there concerns about
emerging legal issues in the human resources management
area.
