Practice Areas

Employment Litigation

The Firm defends employers in single-plaintiff, class, and representative employment matters. The firm handles claims involving harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, wage-and-hour violations, meal and rest periods, unreimbursed business expenses, wage statements, waiting time penalties, and related employment disputes.

Class Action and PAGA Defense

The Firm represents employers in complex wage-and-hour litigation, including class actions and representative actions under the Private Attorneys General Act. This includes matters involving timekeeping, overtime, meal and rest period practices, wage statements, reimbursements, staffing arrangements, agricultural labor, and related workplace compliance issues.

Employer Counseling, Compliance, and Audits

The Firm advises employers on day-to-day employment issues, personnel decisions, discipline and termination, wage-and-hour compliance, employee classifications, arbitration agreements, handbooks, policies, and workplace documentation. The Firm also conducts employment practices audits to help employers identify and address potential compliance issues before they become litigation.

Workplace Training

The Firm provides workplace training for employers, managers, supervisors, and employees, including sexual harassment prevention, discrimination prevention, retaliation prevention, wage-and-hour compliance, workplace conduct, documentation, and risk management.

Workplace Investigations

The Firm conducts and advises on workplace investigations involving harassment, discrimination, retaliation, employee misconduct, safety complaints, wage-and-hour concerns, and other sensitive workplace issues.

Administrative Proceedings

The Firm represents employers and businesses before administrative agencies and boards, including matters involving the Department of Industrial Relations, the Agricultural Labor Relations Board, the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, local code enforcement agencies, and other governmental bodies.

Business and Commercial Litigation

The Firm also handles business disputes connected to employment, operations, contracts, leases, collections, and commercial relationships. The Firm represents businesses in litigation, pre-litigation disputes, mediation, dispositive motions, and trial preparation.

Agriculture, Staffing, and Central Valley Employers

The Firm has significant experience representing employers in the agricultural, staffing, retail, construction, transportation, and service industries. The Firm understands the operational realities facing Central Valley businesses, including seasonal labor, farm labor contractors, safety issues, wage-and-hour compliance, training, audits, and workforce management.