Employment and Workers’ Rights
California law is very protective of employees’ (and job applicants’) rights, including the right to be free of discrimination on the basis of age, race, religion, pregnancy, sex or sexual orientation, or because you have complained or raised grievances, or asserted your First Amendment rights of free speech and association. While California allows termination of employees who are “at will,” that does not apply if recognized civil rights are violated or if the termination (or demotion or other punishment) is contrary to your employment contract or protections provided in your company’s employee manual.
We have represented individual employees, including corporate executives, in state and federal trial court actions, as well as in private mediations, arbitrations and negotiations regarding contract, discrimination, false claims act, whistleblower, wrongful termination, fiduciary duty and other rights and issues. We are well versed in all aspects of California and federal labor law, including wrongful terminations such as those based on race, religion, gender, age, whistleblowing and terminations in violation of public policy.
CASE EXAMPLES:
Recently we have:
Successfully represented upper level management executives of technology company in wrongful termination, breach of contract and fiduciary duty in California state court and arbitration.
Successfully represented management level executives in negotiations of new contracts including executive compensation to avoid potential litigation.
Successfully represented various employees, including executives, in wrongful termination, breach of contract, wrongful discrimination and whistleblower litigation in California state court litigation.
Successfully represented an insurance broker client in California state court against his insurance agency employer to recover commissions he was fraudulently deprived of on large books of insurance business.