Practice Areas

Employment advising and counseling on day-to-day issues
Drafting, revising, reviewing employment agreements, handbooks, personnel policies, offer letters, commission plans, leave of absence paperwork, disciplinary and termination documents
Auditing current employment practices (i.e., personnel files, postings, classification of employees as exempt vs. non-exempt, wage and hour issues, etc.) and advising on best practices

Employment litigation on behalf of employers in federal and state courts defending against wage and hour claims (such as unpaid wages, unpaid overtime, meal and rest period violations, waiting time penalties), whistleblower allegations, discrimination, harassment, disability and failure to engage in the interactive process, and wrongful termination claims
Representing employers in administrative actions in front of federal and state agencies including the EEOC, the DFEH, the DOL, the Labor Commissioner/DLSE, the WCAB, and the NLRB
General litigation matters involving issues such as unfair competition, breach of contract, partnership disputes, shareholder disputes, and misappropriation of trade secrets

An extensive network of attorneys in other states and in other areas of law (such as corporate, employee benefits, privacy, or tax law) who can be brought in to advise in complex matters that involve multiple areas of the law or multiple jurisdictions