PRSMO’s Employment Practice Group advises individual, corporate and small business clients on employment issues ranging from employment contracts and personnel manuals to the litigation of wrongful discharge claims.  

The constant evolution of regulations, statutes and case law makes the field of employment law a minefield.   Recent expansions of statutory remedies and common law doctrines have increased the litigation exposure to both employers and employees.   Our ability to effectively represent either side in an employment dispute allows us to better understand our adversaries' strategy, which assists us in providing superior advice to our clients.  

We provide advice and counseling to employers and employees in the following areas:

• wrongful discharge, harassment
• retaliation, demotions
• failure to hire, failure to promote
• discrimination (age, sex, ancestry, disability, race, creed, sexual orientation, marital status)
• disability, reasonable accommodation
• sexual harassment
• whistleblower claims
• employee handbook claims
• employment contracts
• restrictive covenants
• severance agreement reviews
• employee benefits
• leaves of absence (family, medical, disability)
• disciplinary procedures
• hiring practices

The following attorneys are members of PRSMO’s Employment Practice Group:

Eugene M. Purcell, Co-Chair
Thomas M. Mulcahy, Co-Chair
Michael F. O’Neill, Co-Chair
David M. Hawkins
Susan A. Lawless
Rita F. Barone
Michael J. McCaffrey
Christopher Lazas
Katherine Lyons
Alyssa K. Weinstein