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 Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) 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, Valencia, and Lancaster 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, Oakland, San Francisco, Sacramento, Bakersfield, Ventura, Oxnard, Santa Barbara and many more.