Employment Law
Employment law litigation can be lengthy, costly, and devastating to the long-term success and viability of a company. However, proactive effort and planning by employers can mitigate damages, and even prevent litigation. Poole & Shaffery, LLP has extensive experience in this dynamic area of the law. We help clients protect themselves by complying with all relevant laws and enacting sound policies and procedures for governing employment relationships.
Poole & Shaffery, LLP’s Employment Law expertise includes the following:
- Employment agreements
- Wage/hour law compliance
- Employment practices
- Insurance
- Severance agreements
- Confidentiality agreements
- OSHA compliance/violations
- Employee benefits, including family medical leave and ERISA.
- Employment handbooks
- Regulatory compliance
- Unfair competition/trade secrets
- Workforce reductions
- Consolidations
- Terminations
Poole & Shaffery, LLP has successfully represented clients in:
- Defense of state and federal disputes alleging wrongful discharge
- Employment discrimination and harassment involving age, compensation, disability, failure to accommodate, gender, race, sex, and sexual preference
- Regulatory/compliance proceedings before the Federal Equal Opportunity Employment Commission and the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, Department of Labor and the
California Labor Commission - Defense of class action lawsuits involving employment issues, including employee compensation, employee classification, wage/hours
- Defense of claims alleging employment discrimination under California Labor Code Section 132a
and serious and willful employment violations under the California Labor Code - State and federal regulatory proceedings involving occupational health and safety
Poole & Shaffery has Offices in Los Angeles and Valencia Serving the Following Cities:
Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Marina Del Rey, Santa Monica, Glendale, South Pasadena, Montrose, La Canada, Pasadena, Bell, Bell Gardens, San Gabriel, Alhambra, Arcadia, Monterey Park , Santa Clarita, Castaic, Val Verde, Piru, Palmdale, Lancaster, Thousand Oaks, San Fernando, Sylmar, Simi Valley, Calabasas, Agoura Hills, Westlake Village and many more.