Few legal practice areas have grown as rapidly - and as problematically - in California as employment and labor law. Whether addressing issues of reasonable accommodation under federal and state disability discrimination laws, leave of absence and return to work issues under federal and state family and medical leave statutes, or traditional claims of wrongful termination and discrimination/harassment, California employers face difficult questions and situations every day. And every day, laws are enacted and court decisions handed down, creating new legal traps for the unwary employer and making it easier for employees to sue their employers.
Recognizing these realities, attorneys in the Employment and Labor Law practice group of Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi LLP not only assist the firm's clients when they face civil, administrative and/or internal complaints of workplace misconduct, but also assist clients in preventing these types of complaints from arising in the first place through day-to-day advice and counsel, the drafting of policies and procedures, and internal training and education.
When clients do face employment practices litigation, the firm's Employment and Labor Law attorneys are there to guide them through what can be very stormy, emotionally charged legal waters, offering the resources of a large firm with the responsiveness and accountability of a small firm. The Department has represented both private and public entity employers in all areas of employment practices, including the defense of claims and lawsuits alleging wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, breach of contract, invasion of privacy, defamation, wage and hour violation, workplace safety and violence, and related emotional distress.
The Employment and Labor Law Department attorneys have practiced before all California-based federal and state courts, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the California Labor Commissioner, the federal Office of Civil Rights, the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board and the California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board.
Given the dynamic nature of employment and labor law and the devastating monetary judgments frequently awarded by California juries in this area of law, the firm's Employment and Labor Law attorneys subscribe to the adage: "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." The Department frequently presents seminars and workshops for the firm's clients on all aspects of employment practices, including topics ranging from how to legally and effectively interview and hire employees to how to legally and properly terminate employees - and everything in between.
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