Practice Areas
David Simons has decades of experience with employment law, practicing in the areas listed below. Choose a topic to learn more:
Severance Packages »
We provide a number of services surrounding the review of severance packages offered to workers who are leaving a job involuntarily, but not for illegal reasons.
Wrongful Termination »
When lawyers talk about wrongful termination, we mean illegal termination. A termination is illegal if it violates the specific laws regulating the employment relationship.
Discrimination »
Discrimination is the unlawful and intentional act of unfair treatment of a person based on race, ethnicity, sex (gender), religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, and age.
Pregnancy Discrimination »
Women in Hawaii enjoy protection from being discriminated against, or being forced out of the workforce, because of pregnancy and pregnancy-related disability. Hawaii has better protection for pregnant women than almost any other state.
Retaliation »
Retaliation for opposing unlawful conduct is all too common in today’s workplace. Often when an employee complains about unlawful activity the supervisor, manager or employer disciplines or terminates the complaining employee. This is illegal.
Sexual Harassment »
Sexual harassment is intimidation, bullying or coercion of a sexual nature, or the unwelcome or inappropriate promise of rewards in exchange for sexual favors. Sexual harassment by an employer is illegal.
Whistleblower »
A Whistleblower is an employee who objects to or reports a violation of law by their employer. It is illegal for an employer to retaliate, but it often happens. These cases need to be dealt with quickly. You often need a lawyer to protect you from illegal retaliation.
FMLA »
Depending on the number of employees working for your employer at or near your work site, you may be legally entitled to take medical leave under the federal "Family Medical Leave Act". If you are entitled to take such leave, your employer cannot fire you or otherwise retaliate against you for exercising this right.
Employment Contract Issues »
An employment contract is an agreement between an employer and an employee setting out the important terms and conditions of employment, including wages, hours, holiday and sick leave, and disciplinary and grievance procedures.
Employment Issues for Doctors »
Medical doctors have unique employment problems. They work in a highly regulated industry. They have professional credentialing issues, and peer review issues that can affect their employment, and career. They also work in a very competitive profession. Our firm has represented many M.D.s, and solved a variety of employment-related problems for them.