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 Out-of-date HR contracts and policies.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
New Regulations for PEOs
Massachusetts lawmakers packed a lot into the new bill I reported on recently. In addition to changing the state’s law on non-compete agreements, they set
The Debate Is Over: New Non-compete Law Passes in Mass.
In the final minutes of July, after many years of debate, Massachusetts legislators passed a bill that includes major changes to the state’s law on
Trends in global employment law: Top takeaways from the ABA International Labor & Employment Law conference
Your intrepid correspondent recently attended the Midwinter Meeting of the American Bar Association’s International Labor and Employment Law Committee. Attorneys from around the world spent