Strategic Employment
Law for Businesses
Global & U.S. Workforces
Workers are the core of your business. Workforce problems and challenges are the core of Judy’s law practice.
Customized Strategies
Hiring | Termination and Severance | Handbook review
Work Schedules and Overtime | Non-Compete Agreements | Parental and Sick Leave | Organizational Restructuring | Training & Investigations | Incentive compensation | Corporate transactions
Filling gaps left by HR tech tools and specialized vendors.
Clients turn to Judy with the difficulties and uncertainties of managing a workforce. Judy responds with information, ideas, strategies and solutions.
Global Businesses
Many of Judy’s clients hire workers across national boundaries. Some have parent companies or subsidiaries outside of the United States. The cross-border relationships add a layer of legal complexity and risk, no matter the size of the business. Good legal advice is important.
Escalate workforce problems to a trusted legal advisor
Messy HR vendor issues. Government agency inquiries about workers. Conflicts with executives. Problems with employment law compliance. Out-of-date HR contracts and policies. Judy's deep experience is focused on these issues.
Your advocate in HR vendor relationships
Judy devises a customized workforce strategy for your company's unique needs. She has deep experience with multi-state and multi-nation employment; employees in transition or working remotely; and safe, compliant relationships with independent contractors.
Personal characteristics, discrimination and inclusive workplaces
Responding to employee complaints. Recruiting strategies. Judy tailors her advice and services to each client’s need.
Judy shares legal insights and "use cases" for Polacheck HR Law
Speaking Engagements
Judy is a sought-after speaker at industry conferences, sharing cutting-edge insights on employment law trends, compliance strategies, and best practices that keep businesses ahead of regulatory changes.
Legal Insights & Analysis
Return-to-Work Frustrations for Employers: All workers aged 65 or older are in “higher risk” group for COVID-19
Notwithstanding the informative websites, exhaustive checklists and entertaining graphics guiding employers on their return-to-work strategies, employers sometimes feel like they’re…
The Shifting Landscape on Pre-Employment Arbitration Agreements
What Employers Need to Know: An arbitration clause was, until recently, one of the least-discussed components of an employment-related agreement. Employers included the clauses with
Gig Economy Still Evolving: Uber Update
Companies like Uber have come to not only symbolize the gig economy, but also serve as bellwethers—leading the way, somewhat haphazardly, through uncharted legal territory.