SWEENEY & SHEEHAN’s Employment Practices Liability Group provides consulting and litigation services to employers and management in all aspects of employment law and litigation. Our lawyers are experts in the Federal and State statutes and regulations which affect employment practices at both Federal and State levels, including:

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by the Civil Rights Act of 1991
The Americans with Disabilities Act
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act
The Family and Medical Leave Act and state family leave statutes
Civil rights statutes including 42 U.S.C. §§1981, 1983 and 1985
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)

The Pennsylvania Human Relations Act and other state human relations statutes
Our attorneys routinely represent clients in Pennsylvania and New Jersey before state and Federal Courts and administrative agencies. Further, our attorneys regularly consult with and provide risk management services to our clients on a wide array of employment matters, including drafting and interpreting of employee handbooks and manuals, formulating, drafting and interpreting human resources policies and procedures, conducting training sessions concerning discrimination, harassment and retaliation, and conducting internal investigations/responding to complaints of discrimination and/or harassment.