I represent both plaintiffs and defendants in employment cases. I represent employees pursuing employment lawsuits and defend small businesses from employment lawsuits. I have experience working on both plaintiffs and defense side cases. Employment law is a very important issue in California litigation as California laws are among the most pro-employee in the country.
I represent both employees and small businesses in employment cases dealing with wage and hour law. You may want to contact me if you are an employee who has been denied or unable to take meal and rest breaks, or if your employer interferes with your right to overtime. In California, employees who are not exempt from overtime laws have the right to overtime pay if they work over eight hours in a day or forty hours in a week. Even if your employer has classified you as exempt from overtime laws, they are often wrong. Employers often wrongly interpret the exemptions to overtime law or intentionally misapply them to save money and violate your rights. It is important to contact an attorney to be sure that your wage and hour rights are not being violated. Another major problem area in wage and hour law is the right to commissions and tips. If your employer has a policy that interferes with your receipt of commissions and tips or confiscates them, you may have a claim for wage and hour rights violations. Do not hesitate to contact me and arrange a free consultation to see if you have a case.
I also represent both employees and small businesses in employment discrimination cases. Discrimination in the workplace can take many forms. Employment discrimination also includes discrimination in the hiring and firing of employees based on sex, race, religion, age, disability, or national origin. If you are a member of one of these protected categories and were terminated or denied a job opening, you may have a claim for employment discrimination.
If another employee has initiated unwelcome touching or constant sexual discussion, uses sexually explicit language, continually requests personal relationships outside of the workplace, or makes decisions based on a breakup or feud, that employee and the company could be charged with sexual harassment.
You, as an employee, have certain liberties that cannot be violated in the workplace. Sexual harassment invades those rights. If you have been subject to inappropriate acts by another employee, it is important to contact a workplace sexual harassment lawyer as soon as possible.
I also work on Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Federal and State Claims.