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up-to-date list of employee rules and responsibilities, signed by the employee herself, is a preemptive advantage that can blunt such attacks. The labor laws in today's workplace are extremely complex. Those employers who address the most contentious issues in a well-drafted employee manual, and train their employees to the policies described within it, will have taken an enormous step in avoiding labor law disputes in the future. OSM
Mr. Levy (mlevy@drlaw.com) is a principal and Ms. Marder
(smarder@drlaw.com) is an associate at the Westbury, N.Y., office of Kern
Augustine Conroy & Schoppmann, a law firm devoted to the representation of healthcare professionals.