California Employment Lawyer for Employers

California employment lawyers represent the California Business community and try to resolve workplace-related issues and employment-related issues by providing guidance. Business attorneys also resolve legal issues faced by the HR department.

How companies get help from us:-

Contracts and Agreements regarding employment:-

Employers and employees can hire a lawyer to get the contracts, agreements well explained fairly and legally. Employers can hire a lawyer to get customized agreements in some special cases. Lawyers can help in negotiating special conditions in the agreement.

Discrimination or harassment:-

Our lawyers can help you out if there is any lawsuit regarding unfair termination, sexual harassment, or discrimination.

Specialized Counseling and Training for HR department:-

If there is any case of harassment or discrimination within your business, then you stand liable. Our business attorneys can help train the management to put a curb on unprofessional behavior, handling complaints, and terminating an employee legally. The HR department will be assisted in implementing correct policies and prevent any unfair claims.

Damage control caused by whistle-blower:-

Our recommendation is to look after an employee complaint before it goes up. Ignorance can often result in an arising whistle-blower that can often result in a damaged reputation. We can prepare a plan for damage-control as soon as a whistle-blower arises. Our clients always get proper counseling that results in a reduced number of complaints.

Wage compliance Lawsuit Defense:-

If you have resorted to legal action, then our lawyers can defend you. The Department of Labor may investigate your business, and your lawyers can help you prepare for audits and with your policies to avoid any kind of wage violation.

Hiring and Firing:-

An employer can hire or fire as per requisition with a good or bad reason, or maybe, no reason at all, but there are few exceptions. Discrimination in the hiring or firing process is illegal as per the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Discrimination based on gender, race, color, family status, age, religion, medical conditions, and sexual origin is illegal. Employees facing discrimination in the workplace can hire a lawyer and file a lawsuit against the employer.

Leaves and allowances:-

There is a common issue in a workplace, i.e., improper interpretation of leave and allowance policy, often resulting in employees stating that they are not getting what they are supposed to get and employers stating employees violate policy. A business lawyer can help in a proper interpretation of these policies and prevent future arguments.

Safety and Health:-

The federal act of Occupational Health and Safety of 1970 gives the right to work in a safe and healthy environment by giving a work environment free from excessive noise, exposure to toxins, mechanical dangers, heat, or cold. Attorneys can help both companies and employees in any lawsuit involving unsafe or unhealthy practices and injuries within the workplace.

Conclusion:-

There are works inside the court as well as outside the court, and business lawyers can be hired for both. Few cases, such as negotiation, drafting policies, does not involve the court. A business lawyer can also help in settling the matter with proper counseling without filing any lawsuit.