Human Resources Solutions

General Counsel by Cannon has extensive experience working in and with Human Resources departments across a variety of industries. Whether or not the issue rises to the level of a legal concern, Cannon can provide human resources advice and counsel to Human Resources departments and management to address the complex issues relevant to a company’s employee relations, HR compliance, training and development and leaves management, payment of wages, employee privacy, employee hiring practices, reductions in force, plant closings, discrimination, harassment and retaliation and whistleblowing. Under the broad umbrella of labor relations, Cannon represents management in the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements for companies with union-represented employees.

Human Resources Advice and Counsel

  • Advise HR and management on performance management, discipline, termination, internal investigations, and handling internal employee complaints and grievances

  • Advise HR and management on employee-facing policies, forms, agreements, communications, and systems

  • Advise HR and management on workplace injuries and injury reports

  • Advise HR and management on failure to meet contract obligations

  • Support collective bargaining and labor contract drafting, administration, and interpretation

  • Draft various employee-facing policies, forms, agreements, communications, and systems

  • Manage responses to and resolution of wage and hour, I-9 and other government audits

  • Assist and attend labor contract negotiations.

  • Dispute Resolution - manage employment, labor and benefits disputes

  • Drive and participate in all aspects of mediation proceedings

  • Workplace Investigations

  • Draft training materials and processes

  • Advise on and participate in internal audits

  • Employment handbooks, policies and contracts

  • “Problem” employees

  • Harassment and Discrimination management

  • Employee related issues related to mergers and acquisitions, reductions in force and other business activities organization’s rules policies and procedures as well as employment agreements and collective bargaining agreements that may be in effect

Other Human Resources Services

Human Resources Training and Compliance Services

  • Leaves law updates and best practices

  • Supervisor and Manager trainings

  • Employee Engagement Best Practices

  • Performance management, discipline, and termination trainings

  • Anti-Harassment and Anti-Discrimination trainings

  • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging best practices

  • Workplace Investigations