Compensation    Contracts & Benefits Packages    Severance

Wage & Hour Issues
Wrongful Termination    Harassment    Discrimination
Whistleblower
Breach of Contract
Personnel Policies & Practices    Human Resources
Advocacy and Representation

Compensation    Contracts & Benefits Packages    Severance

Because we represent both employers and employees, we bring unique and practical experience to our advice and representation. We advise, negotiate and draft employment contracts and compensation plans including:

• High-Income Executive Agreements
• "Golden-Parachute” Agreements
• Deferred Compensation Plans
• Bonus and Incentive Pay Plans
• Stock Compensation Plans
• Severance  and Separation Agreements

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Wage & Hour Issues

• Overtime Pay
• Exempt and Non-Exempt Employees

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Wrongful Termination    Harassment    Discrimination

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Whistleblower

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Breach of Contract

• We provide practical analysis and  advice of employment-related claims, including:
• Discrimination and Harassment (including sexual harassment, gender, age, race, religion, pregnancy, sexual orientation and disability)
• Equal Pay Claims
• Wrongful Termination
• Breach of Employment Contracts
• Employment-Related Torts (defamation, invasion of privacy, misrepresentation and interference with economic advantage)
• Violations of the California Labor Code

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Personnel Policies & Practices    Human Resources

We advise businesses and management on personnel and workplace policies and practices including:

• Employee and Workplace Handbooks
• Injury, Illness and Accident Prevention
• On-Site (workplace) workshops and training – including our “HR101” Class
• Human Resources (the following is a non-exhaustive list of our HR services:)
  • Recruitment & Hiring
  • Discipline
  • Performance Evaluations
  • Wages & Benefits
  • Employee Safety
  • Independent Contractors
  • Termination & Discharge
  • Discrimination & Harassment
  • Sexual Harassment Training

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Advocacy and Representation

We provide our clients honest and diligent advocacy including representation before California and federal courts and administrative agencies including:

• California Labor Commissioner
• California Employment Development Department
• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• California Department of Fair Employment & Housing
• Administrative Agency Proceedings
• U.S. Department of Labor

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