Employment Practice Group

Lewitt Hackman’s Employment Practice Group Attorneys represent and advise employers in all matters arising from employee claims.

Our attorneys are particularly experienced in defending businesses at administrative hearings or during pre-trial investigations, including class action litigation, and Private Attorneys General Act claims. Contact one of our employment defense attorneys if facing claims for:

• Wrongful Termination
• Harassment
• Discrimination
• Wage and Hour Violations
• Breach of Employment Contracts
• Misappropriation of Trade Secrets
• Interference
• Defamation
• Invasion of Privacy
• Infliction of Emotional Distress

California Employment Defense Litigation

Our employer attorneys also defend wrongful termination claims under California Labor Code §132a made within the workers’ compensation system. Further, we defend employers charged by state or federal government agencies for alleged violations of labor and employment laws, such as wage and hour, or employment discrimination and harassment.

On a daily basis, we work with business owners, management, and human resources departments in drafting the following documents in an effort to prevent future claims:

• Applications for Employment
• Confidentiality Agreements
• Employee Handbooks
• Executive Compensation
• Management Training Manuals
• Non-solicitation Agreements
• Policies, Procedures & Guidelines
• Severance Agreements

Employment Claims Prevention

Our employment defense attorneys are ready to provide counsel pertaining to engaging temporary staff, interviewing, recruitment and hiring, conducting and documenting employee evaluations, administering discipline, employee discipline and terminations, and maintaining personnel files — as well as compliance with state and federal legislation regarding:

• Wage & Hour
• Workers Compensation
• Unemployment
• Employment Drug Testing
• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
• The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Fair Employment and Housing Act
• WARN Acts

Additionally, our California Employment Law Attorneys conduct seminars and provide on-site training in and effort to help employers prevent claims of harassment, discrimination and retaliation; wage and hour violations;  and wrongful terminations. We also provide training regarding best practices when hiring and firing, employee accommodations, and new employment laws.