Our practice focuses exclusively on labor/employment law. We have successfully represented employees in every area of labor/employment law.

A particularly exciting area of law for our office is so-called "wage/hour" law. The California Labor Code and the federal Fair Labor Standards Act both provide strict requirements governing minimum wages, commissions, overtime, breaks and meal periods, reporting time, and vacation pay. We represent employees in actions for unpaid wages before the California Labor Commissioner and in the courts. No case is too small or too large for us to consider.

We also represent employees in discrimination actions. It is against state and federal law to discriminate based upon race, gender, national origin, color, age, disability, medical condition (cancer), genetic characteristics, or sexual orientation. If you have lost your job because of your membership in one of these protected groups, you may have a right to monetary recovery.

In addition, harassment on any of the protected basis described above is unlawful. Depending on the severity of the harassment and management's reaction (or lack thereof) you may have a right to monetary recovery.

Employees also are protected against retaliation for opposing unlawful employer actions. For instance, an employer cannot legally terminate an employee who files a claim for unpaid wages.

We also represent employees in breach of contract cases. Such cases include breach of written contracts but more frequently involve breach of so-called implied contracts to terminate only for good cause. If you are a long term employee and your employer has assured you that you could only be fired for misconduct or "cause" you may have a good case.

We also represent employees at administrative hearings such as unemployment hearings for a fixed fee.