Staffing
The goal of the attorneys in the Staffing Practice Group is to provide today's staffing companies with the comprehensive legal services they require for all of their business needs. As experienced practitioners in a broad range of practice areas, we have the ability to help clients prioritize their legal needs and manage their legal work in a cost effective manner.
Our attorneys have experience working with companies of all sizes in diverse staffing niches such as IT, financial, health care, clerical, technical, professional and the funding area. In addition, we understand the nuances of the staffing industry and recognize the concerns of entrepreneurs, company management and general counsel in the industry. We have served companies that are engaged in meeting a variety of staffing needs including:
- contract services
- temporary help
- long-term help
- placement services
- employee leasing (PEO)
- payroll services
- managed services
- daily pay
- permanent
- funding
The Staffing Practice Group is led by Diane J. Geller, a practicing attorney for over 20 years and admitted to practice in Florida, New York and Tennessee. For over eight years prior to joining Ruden McClosky, Ms. Geller was General Counsel for a $600 million, publicly traded national staffing company specializing in supplemental staffing, contract staffing, employee leasing and funding of independent staffing services. As General Counsel, Ms. Geller was responsible for overseeing the daily legal and risk management aspects of the company with its unique staffing issues. Her in-house background provides an invaluable perspective when guiding staffing clients through the issues they confront including contract negotiations, employment law matters, receivables financing, franchise law issues, litigation and general corporate matters.
In an effort to prevent and avoid unnecessary delays, the Firms Staffing Practice Group attorneys work closely with their clients in order to provide quality, time-sensitive, practical, industry-appropriate representation. When advisors in a non-legal field are required, we offer our clients a network of contacts and other resources in receivables funding, management consulting, accounting, insurance and debt and equity financing.