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About this office: Ford & Harrison LLP is a national labor and employment law firm with more than 190+ attorneys, 21 offices and one vision - providing clients with sound legal advice, counseling and assistance. Since 1978, the firm has built a national practice representing employers in all aspects of labor and employment law, employee benefits, business immigration and litigation, including the defense of employers in jury trials. Working with in-house counsel, human resources professionals and other executives, Ford & Harrison partners with each of its clients to find cost-effective, long-term, practical results.
Statement of Practice Summary: Labor and Employment Law representing Employers, including Employment Litigation, Discrimination, Harassment, Class Action Litigation, ERISA Litigation, Affirmative Action, Wrongful Termination, Wage and Hour Law, ADA/FMLA, Airline Labor Law, Labor Union Organizing, Collective Bargaining, Arbitration, Layoffs and Plant Closings, Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructurings (Labor), Employment Contracts, Trade Secrets, Employment/Business Torts, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Business Immigration, Employee Benefits, Multi-Employer Pension Plans, Workplace Safety and Workplace Violence. Documents by Lawyers at this office | |
COBRA Audits UpdatedJeffrey S. Ashendorf, May 18, 2012 Executive Summary: The IRS recently issued revised guidelines for field agents who are conducting reviews of employers' COBRA compliance. The new guidelines can be found on the IRS' website at http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=255893,00.html. US DOL Judges Require Production of AAP Data Beyond Date of OFCCP Scheduling LetterBennet D. Alsher,Linda Cavanna-Wilk,Karen M. Tyner, May 16, 2012 The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Administrative Review Board (ARB) recently issued a decision requiring an employer to produce OFCCP data well beyond the date of an OFCCP scheduling letter. See OFCCP v. Frito-Lay Inc., DOL ARB, No. 10-132, 5/8/12 [released 5/10/12]). OFCCP Jurisdiction Over Health Care EntitiesLinda Cavanna-Wilk,Karen M. Tyner, April 30, 2012 Executive Summary: The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has rescinded its December 2010 enforcement directive (No. 293) which provided guidance on when health care providers or insurers may be considered federal contractors. The OFCCP has also stated that it will put on hold... Year Established: 1978 Representative Clients: Ark Real Estate Partners II LP; Atlantic Tomorrow's Office; Barilla Alimentare S.p.A.; Beseler Photo Marketing Co.; Buchbinder Tunick & Company; California State Teachers' Retirement System; Catholic Charities, Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens; Clear Channel Communications, Inc.; Continental A.G.; Continental N.A.; Credit Suisse/First Boston; AREP Embassy Row LLC; Eric J. Smith Architect, P.C.; Executives Association of Greater New York, Inc.; First Choice Expeditions, Inc.; Foa & Son, Inc.; Head Start Sponsoring Board Council of NYC; Mr. Chow Enterprises, Ltd; Hypo Real Estate Capital Corp.; JB Drax Honoré; John Wiley & Sons; Jumeirah Hospitality and Leisure; Linde AG; Long Beach Medical Center; Lund Fire Products Company, Inc.; Mahoney Cohen & Company, CPA ; Mamiya America; Mansfield Hotel LLC; Metropolitan Marine Maintenance Contractors Association, Inc.; Mitsubishi International Corporation; Mitsui, U.S.A.; New York Pepsi-Cola Distributors Assn.; New York Psychotherapy and Counseling Center; Northern Services Group and Healthcare Network; NorthPoint Solutions LLC; Norwegian Christian Home and Health Center; Onassis Interests; Open Society Institute; Pechiney; Rhodia, Inc.; Ricoh Printing Systems America, Inc.; Riverside Research Institute; Sparks Steak House; Sumitomo Rubber Industries; Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces; Tata Group; The Shoreham Hotel; Thomas M. Amato Company; TTI of New York, Inc.; Vanguard Media, LLC; Vedanta Resources; WindowRama Enterprises, Inc.; WKTU-FM Radio; Woodbury Automotive Enterprises, Inc. (For Complete Personnel and Biographical Data, See Professional Biographies at Atlanta, Georgia)
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