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 Out-of-date HR contracts and policies.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
A Busy Moment in HR Law: Sexual Harassment, Pay Equity and Pregnant Workers Protections
WHAT’S NEW: It would be a good idea for employers to set aside some time in January 2018 to address HR Law issues. Workplace sexual
Judy Polacheck, to Speak at the NEHRA 2017 Conference
Judy Polacheck, Boston employment lawyer at Polacheck HR Law LLC, announces that she will be a speaker at this year’s New England Human Resources Association
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Protects Employment Rights of Medical Marijuana Users
WHAT’S NEW: After a decision yesterday by the highest court in Massachusetts, an employer cannot enforce an absolute bar against employee medical marijuana use, in