Menaker & Herrmann

Menaker & Herrmann LLP has focused on employment law issues since the early 1980s, and has guided clients through the many developments of the past three decades in this complex area. The Firm provides counsel to employers concerning compliance with federal, state and local employment laws, and has worked with human resources departments in creatin... g employment manuals and policies and in addressing a wide range of individualized employment questions. We help our clients maintain sound relations with employees and address grievances by providing experienced judgment based on detailed familiarity with applicable law. The Firm represents both corporations and executives in the structuring of employment agreements, including the negotiation of compensation, benefits, tax qualified incentive and non-qualified stock options, qualified and non-qualified deferred compensation programs, employee stock ownership plans ("ESOPs"), and confidentiality and non-competition provisions. We assist for profit, not-for-profit and governmental employers to plan and implement qualified and non-qualified employee benefit programs, comply with applicable regulatory law (including ERISA, IRC, and COBRA) and agencies (including IRS, PBGC, and DOL), and resolve issues related to these programs as they arise. The Firm is also experienced in employment separation situations resulting from mergers, retirements and other voluntary and involuntary terminations of employment. We have negotiated severance agreements involving executives from Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions and privately-held entities, as well as withdrawals from partnerships and professional associations. The Firm's foreign clients rely on us for guidance in trans-national employment issues. When an employment-related dispute arises, the Firm has the expertise to manage the case through to resolution. The Firm has handled administrative proceedings with all the relevant agencies including the EEOC, the Federal and New York State Departments of Labor, the New ...Read More