Cohen and Wolf, P.C.

Cohen and Wolf, P.C.’s Employment & Labor Group provides practical advice on every aspect of employment law from hiring through discipline and discharge. Attorneys in the Group counsel both large and small employers from a broad range of industries on day-to-day and complex matters such as human resources policies and procedures, employment and severance agreements, sexual harassment prevention, and the many obligations imposed by federal and state laws ranging from the Americans With Disabilities Act to Connecticut’s Unemployment Compensation Act.

The Employment & Labor Group represents business clients and aggrieved individuals in discrimination, wrongful discharge, wage claims and all other types of disputes before administrative agencies, as well as in state and federal courts. The Group offers sensible solutions for clients to avoid costly and time-consuming employment disputes, while also providing zealous advocacy when litigation or arbitration cannot be avoided.

The Employment & Labor Group is comprised of attorneys who regularly appear before state and federal courts, as well as the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, the Connecticut Department of Labor, and the Connecticut Unemployment Compensation Commission. The Group draws upon the skills and experience of the firm’s Litigation, Business & Corporate,  Physicians Practices and Tax Groups, as needed, to assist clients.

Cohen and Wolf provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, pregnancy, marital status, disability, national origin, ancestry, present or past history of mental disorder, mental retardation, learning disability, sexual orientation, status as a Vietnam-era or special disabled veteran, or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.  This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, terminations, layoffs, recall, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

In carrying out its commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity, the firm will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities who can perform the essential functions of a position either with or without such reasonable accommodations, unless doing so would result in an undue hardship for the firm.