• Advice & Counseling for Employers – Have questions about being an employer in California? Ask us!

 

• Age Discrimination – Applicable to those 40+ years of age. Protections provided under the Age Discrimination in  Employment Act of 1967, also known as the FEHA.

 

• Disability Discrimination – Physical or Mental Disability Discrimination or Failure to Provide Accommodations.  Disabled Employees are afforded protections under the Americans with Disabilities Act and California’s FEHA.

 

• CA Labor Board Claims – Seeking unpaid wages before the Labor Commissioner? Let us help!

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• Employment Misclassification – Misclassification of salaried employees to avoid paying overtime. Also relates to Independent Contractor Misclassification, a common practice carried out that saves the employer funds by disallowing for regular employee benefits, the payment of overtime, unemployment benefits and state / federal employee taxes  for which the employer would generally be responsible.

 

• Gender Discrimination – Discrimination based on gender, and applicable to both men & women. The Equal Pay Act 1963 protects employees against wage discrimination based on gender.

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• Hostile Work Environment – An intentional and recurring workplace situation that is abusive, intimidating, and offensive which interferes with job performance may be considered a Hostile Work Environment.

 

• Marital Status Discrimination – Failure to provide employment, deny benefits or promotions, or fire based on marital status.

 

• National Origin Discrimination – Discrimination based on country of familial origin or national ancestry.

 

• Pregnancy Discrimination – As with sexual harassment, discriminating against an employee based on pregnancy is deemed a form of gender discrimination.

 

• Racial Discrimination – Discrimination based on race or color.

 

• Religious Discrimination – Discrimination based on any religious affiliation or lack thereof.

 

• Sexual Harassment – Any unwelcome sexual conduct, contact or communications. Considered a form of gender discrimination.

 

• Sexual Orientation Discrimination – Discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation.

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• Wage & Hour Class Actions – Groups of workers who have been denied the proper wages, breaks, meal periods, or  overtime pay may bring a class action lawsuit.

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• Wage & Overtime Disputes – Vigorous representation of individuals whose employers have failed to comply with state overtime requirements, refusal to pay overtime to which the employee is entitled, and rendering payment for regular and overtime wages to the employee in an untimely manner.

 

• Whistleblower Protection – Terminating an individual’s employment or subjecting an employee to retaliatory conduct resulting from contacting authorities regarding illegal workplace practices or conduct. Those who participate in police or agency investigations looking into such practices are also afforded protection under whistleblower laws.

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• Workplace Harassment – Employers are required to prevent and correct workplace conduct that is discriminatory,  retaliatory, harassing, or wrongful behavior.

 

• Wrongful Termination – Terminating an individual’s employment in breach of an employment contract, or for lack of cause wherein it may be demonstrated that the employee was terminated for discriminatory reasons.