The Firm is experienced in handling the variety of claims and disputes that arise out of employment relationships. We are regularly retained by employers and by insurers who issue Employment Practices Liability insurance.  These disputes often require the involvement of co-employees and former employees, which can lead to a divisive and emotionally charged workplace.  We are sensitive to these concerns and work with our clients to minimize the impact of employment disputes, and to reduce the possibility of internal and external damage to our client and its reputation.

The Firm has considerable experience in defending all types of employment claims in a variety of employment settings, including the ADA, wrongful and constructive discharge, racial, age, and sexual, discrimination, harassment, hostile work environment, wage and hour claims, and Section 132A claims.  The Firm recently represented a cardiac surgeon and his corporation in contract and employment related litigation with a hospital group, obtaining a jury verdict in favor of the doctor and his corporation of over $24 million – a record setting verdict in California.  The Firm’s attorneys have also assisted clients in avoiding potential employee lawsuits by providing guidance on maintaining personnel files, complying with sexual harassment training requirements, furnishing written memoranda of violations of company policy, and in the effective preparation and modification of internal company manuals and handbooks.

In addition to handling employment cases in state and federal courts, the Firm has proven expertise in traditional labor work involving labor unions.  The Firm’s partners have many years of experience in addressing all types of traditional labor issues, from enjoining strikes, picketing, boycotts, and hot cargo agreements to the litigation of both representation and unfair labor practice claims, handling representation elections, negotiating collective bargaining agreements and administering those agreements, both through litigating grievances and contract interpretation, and in enforcing employers’ rights thereunder.  The Firm’s partners have substantial experience in representing clients in both hearings and litigation before the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the California Department of Industrial Relations (Division of Labor Standards Enforcement), the New York Human Rights Division, the Nevada Equal Rights Commission, the Nevada State Control Board, the Nevada Gaming Commission on licensure and regulatory matters, and the United States Department of Labor on wage and hour matters.