Nicholas M. Ustaski

Nick is well versed in multi-state law labor and employment compliance. His primary goal is to help his clients avoid litigation and to assist employers with compliance with applicable labor and employment laws to create a healthy working relationship for employers and employees. Nick advises clients on human resources matters, including compliance with employment law and regulations, policy, and procedure development, including negotiating, drafting, and finalizing employment, independent contractor, restrictive covenant (non-disclosure, non-competition and non-solicitation), transition services, employee leasing and third-party service provider, and separation agreements, and conducting investigations. Nick has extensive experience advising senior executives and management teams on employee discipline and termination, reductions in force (including federal and state WARN laws), employer compliance and policy matters, workplace restructuring, hiring and termination documentation, handbooks and policies, employer affirmative action compliance, wage and hour compliance, anti-harassment and anti-discrimination law compliance, labor relations, union organization, collective bargaining, immigration compliance, and various government agency investigations and audits.

Nick also advises client teams and management on various issues identified during diligence, providing recommendations and helping implement best practices for compliance.

Nick is, lastly, very passionate about pro bono service. He won the “Pro Bono Achiever Award” at his previous firm and continues to find ways to be involved in the community and use his legal education and background to assist those who need it.