California’s employee-friendly and dynamic employment laws create a challenging landscape for employers in the Golden State. This underscores the importance of having responsive and experienced business partners to assist in navigating these uncertainties.

Our firm has a robust team of seasoned California employment attorneys ready and well-equipped to partner with each of our clients. We prioritize staying informed of developments in the laws that potentially impact our clients’ operations by crafting creative and workable solutions to avoid or mitigate the many risks California-based employers face.

Our Labor & Employment attorneys offer a wide array of services, including:

Advice and Counseling

• Advise clients on personnel decisions, including challenging onboarding and offboarding situations
• Provide counseling on compliance with developing legal obligations, including California wage and hour requirements, COVID-19 regulations, and the classification of employees and contractors
• Prepare and review workplace policies, handbooks, employment agreements and notices
• Develop and help implement a compliant arbitration program

Represent Clients in Litigation, Arbitration and Administrative Hearings

• Defend clients in single-plaintiff, class, collective, and representative federal and state lawsuits and arbitration actions, including those arising under the following:
  • Private Attorneys’ General Act (PAGA)
  • California Labor Code and the California Industrial Welfare Commission Orders
  • California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA)
  • California Equal Pay Act
  • California Unfair Competition Law (UCL)
  • All other state and federal labor and employment laws
• Represent clients in administrative charges, including but not limited to those filed with the following:
  • California Labor Commissioner’s Office
  • California Employment Development Department
  • National Labor Relations Board
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Our Workplace Training

California Labor and Employment attorneys provide training on many workplace subjects, including but not limited to the following:

• Diversity and inclusion
• Equal employment opportunity
• Prevention of harassment, discrimination and retaliation
• Wage and hour compliance
• Human Resources best practices
• Reasonable accommodations for disabilities