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EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS
The firm's individual employee practice includes the representation of employees in the following areas:
litigating discrimination (age, gender, race, religion, creed, national origin, disability, sexual orientation), harassment, retaliation, wrongful discharge, invasion of privacy, defamation, breach of contract, denial of benefits and intentional tort claims
negotiating executive employment agreements and exit/severance packages
evaluating whistleblower strategies and protections
responding to adverse employment actions
obtaining equal pay, earned overtime, and just compensation
rebutting disability harassment and discrimination.
Such representation includes but is not limited to complaints and appearances before the State Personnel Board, the Public Employee Retirement System, the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Public Employee Relations Board, and the Department of Industrial Relations.
PRIVATE AND GOVERNMENT WHISTLEBLOWERS
California taxpayers want their state and federal tax dollars to fund the programs and services they are distributed to fund. Taxpayer dollars fund government entities and also private-sector entities that contract to provide public services. When internal controls or audits do not expose misuse or abuse of public funds, federal and state laws protect whistleblowers who bring the information or the evidence of improprieties to light. The firm counsels on strategies for whistleblowing, and litigates violations of whistleblower rights and protections. Such representation includes, but is not limited to, actions before the California State Personnel Board, Bureau of State Audits, and Department of Justice; and the U.S. Attorney's Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Department of Justice.
EMPLOYMENT INVESTIGATIONS
California law requires employers to conduct prompt, thorough, and neutral workplace investigations when employees make certain allegations of unlawful conduct. The firm performs timely, professional, and thorough investigations for private and public employers. We provide a detailed report of our findings when an investigation concludes.
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