Our firm will assist you to understand French law as it relates to labor issues in France.

• We analyze your proposed employment contract and advise how to improve it by taking advantage of French labor law and French and U.S. tax laws.
• When appropriate we negotiate for you with your employer in order to finalize the contract.
• We offer information and advice concerning your rights and duties as an employee
• We help the employee to understand his or her rights and to fully understand the dismissal or firing procedure.  We “hold his or her hand” through the pre-dismissal and dismissal phase, advising him or her on the impact of a compensation agreement, of French labor law and of a relevant collective bargaining agreement (“convention collective”).
• We attempt to maximize the employee severance package, and to draft the settlement agreement so that maximum advantage is taken of the tax-free allowances and limits that exist in French tax law.
• We offer information and advice concerning your rights and duties as an employer.
• We offer information and advice concerning your rights under French law in the event you are fired or a firing seems imminent
• We help structure a dismissal settlement to obtain maximum tax benefits and we can help you to report the severance pay in the U.S. on your U.S. income tax return, including claiming proper foreign tax credits.
• We will prosecute your case in court (“Prud’Hommes”), if necessary, but we normally try and are usually successful at reaching a just settlement in lieu of going to labor court.
• We advise employers as to the legal and procedural requirements with respect to dismissing an employee.