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At BHGR, we offer the expertise and sophistication of a national law firm with the service and responsiveness of a boutique firm. Our approach is simple - our clients receive hands-on attention and the practical expertise of experienced lawyers who place a premium on delivering the highest quality legal advice in the most efficient and cost-effective manner as possible. Our lawyers are committed to excellence, creating long-standing personal relationships, accessibility, integrity, and providing pragmatic solutions to difficult problems. We take pride in the close relationships that we develop with our clients and playing an integral role as strategic partners in helping them reach their goals and providing solutions to problems. This approach has made BHGR stand out among contemporary law firms.

BHGR represents Boulder, Colorado, the Rocky Mountain region, and national and international clients throughout North America and beyond in matters related to ADR, business, construction, criminal defense, environment and water, intellectual property, litigation, public entity, mergers and acquisitions, mining, real estate, transactions, and trusts and estates.

About Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti LLP

Founded in 2001

5 Offices

82 people in their team


Practice areas
Employment & Labor

Languages spoken
English

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Practice areas

Employment & Labor

Large and small companies deal with employment discrimination issues such as age discrimination, sex discrimination, race discrimination, and reasonable accommodation issues arising under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). BHGR lawyers provide practical training and advice to employers on compliance with employment laws. 

BHGR lawyers provide practical training and advice to employers on compliance with employment laws. We are experienced in assisting our clients with the full range of employment law matters, including:

  • Defending employers in federal and state courts against claims arising from the employment relationship, including discrimination, sexual harassment, breach of contract, workplace torts, trade secrets, and covenants not to compete
  • Drafting personnel policies and procedures, employment agreements, noncompete agreements, and affirmative action plans
  • Trade secret litigation and unfair competition claims
  • Training managers, supervisors, and human resources professionals on employment law compliance
  • Advising clients on handling employment situations such as hiring, termination, workplace violence, disability accommodations, investigating employee misconduct, downsizing, and reorganization
  • Conducting or advising management on conducting investigations of employees’ internal complaints of discrimination, harassment, fraud, theft, or other misconduct
  • Utilizing mediation, arbitration, and other alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods to resolve employment disputes quickly and in the most cost effective manner possible

Our employment law attorneys represent employers before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Colorado Division of Civil Rights, the Colorado Department of Labor, the United States Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, the Denver Civil Service Commission, the Denver Career Service Authority, and many other municipal labor boards in matters such as:

  • Employment discrimination and retaliation claims based on race, sex, age, national origin, or disability
  • Overtime claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
  • Retaliatory discharge claims under ERISA
  • Claims under the Family and Medical Care Act
  • Hostile work environment, sexual harassment, retaliation claims under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act
Job Discrimination
Employment Rights
Hiring & Firing
Labor Law
Wage & Hour
Wrongful Termination
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