Hartzog Law Group
Zealously Advocating for Employers

Treading the waters of employment law is a challenging task. It often snowballs into one of the most significant predicaments for businesses in the modern economy.

For example, consider the changes brought forth by the pandemic. From the battle over vaccine requirements to the shift to remote work, employers had to deal with a number of challenges in a short time.

Hartzog Law Group is an expert in helping employers navigate these challenging waters.

Dedicated to advocating for both public and private employers, Hartzog Law Group’s attorneys have experience defending employers in federal and state court as well as administrative agencies. In addition to defending employers in court, the firm provides practical advice on complex workplace issues to help employers prevent lawsuits.

Clients often seek Hartzog Law Group’s legal advice to make employment-related decisions, reduce employment law disputes, and save litigation time and money.

Hartzog Law Group treats every client as its business partner and builds a long-term, collaborative relationship with them. This partnership approach helps them understand how employment litigation can impact a particular client’s business operations. It also enables them to proactively detect potential legal pitfalls and better support clients with varying needs.

Hartzog Law Group’s attorneys adopt an aggressive motions practice that allows dismissing cases at the earliest possible opportunity or finding the best options for settlement. The firm also equips clients with the necessary tools, empowering them to prevent and address future employment issues.

“By doing this, we help them focus on their core business operations rather than dealing with complex and tedious lawsuits,” says Dan Hartzog, a Partner at Hartzog Law Group.

When customers approach Hartzog Law Group before making a hiring, firing, or layoff decision, they begin the engagement by discussing the factual situation underlying the choice. The firm delves deep into the issue’s history, key decision-makers who need to be involved, and the policies and processes to deal with the situation. After gaining a complete understanding, Hartzog Law Group develops and delivers the necessary advice to help them make decisions confidently and avoid legal conflicts.

The recommendation may include suggesting a better direction to the employees through written warnings and providing personal and performance improvement plans, which can significantly improve the employee’s performance and prevent layoffs.

When it comes to terminating an employee, Hartzog Law Group empowers clients to be confident while making the decision by addressing any legal concerns or potential pitfalls on the front end, putting employers in the best position to avoid liability. In many instances, the firm has assisted clients in defending employment cases that have attracted media attention and guided them through the challenging process of dealing with press inquiries.

What differentiates Hartzog Law Group is its emphasis on adopting cutting-edge technologies. This has helped them in overcoming the challenges put forth by the pandemic. For example, they already had a practice management software through which attorneys operated paperless from anywhere, giving attention to tasks that could enhance clients’ interests rather than routine document management.

“We have always endeavored to make our attorneys’ work meaningful with an eye toward the ultimate objective of bringing a favorable conclusion for clients, and will continue doing that,” says Katie Weaver Hartzog, Partner.