EMPLOYMENT LAW

M&P represents clients in all aspects of labor relations and employment law, including collective bargaining negotiations; arbitrations; wrongful termination, equal employment opportunity, litigation, proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and California Department of Fair Employment and Housing; and wag/hour regulations.

We have represented both employers and employees in all forms of employment disputes, including but not limited to: advising employers on Pregnancy Disability Leave (“PDL”) Law; the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”); Kin Care Leave; California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”); Issues of exempt/non-exempt status and the duties and liabilities associated therewith; Representing employers in administrative hearings before the California Labor Commission, Department of Fair Employment and Housing (“DFEH”), Employment Development Department (“EDD”), and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”); Preparation of Employee Handbooks; Performing investigations of sexual harassment claims; Advising companies on Human Resource issues and how to avoid litigation; and Lawsuits involving discrimination based upon disability, age, gender, sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, wage claims and associated torts. 

OUR SERVICES

• Discrimination abuses, including but not limited to: Age, Disability, Equal Pay/Compensation, Ethnicity, Gender, Genetic Information, Marital Status, Military Status, National Origin, Political Affiliation, Pregnancy, Race/Color, Religion, Retaliation, Sex, Sexual Orientation:
• Age: Over 40
• Disability: All conditions qualified under FEHA, including but not limited to, Bipolar Disorder, Cancer, Depression, Epilepsy, Heart Disease, Hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, Learning disability, Multiple Sclerosis, Physical or Mental Disability Pregnancy
• Equal Pay/Compensation: Leave of Absence for: birth, adoption of child, a serious health condition, an immediate family member who is suffering from serious illness, Military Service; Jury Duty, Voting, Witness Testimony
• Sexual: Leering or lewd gestures Offers of advancement in exchange for sexual favors (quid pro quo harassment) Physical touching Sexual advances Verbal abuse of a sexual nature
• ERISA Disputes
• Family Law Act Disputes
• Fraudulent Inducement
• Hostile Work Environment
• Independent Contractor Disputes
• Job Discrimination
• Labor Disputes
• Misclassification
• Overtime Violations
• Pay stub Violations
• Rest/Meal Break Disputes
• Retaliation Claims
• Sexual Discrimination
• Wage Disputes: Minimum wage abuses, Wage Misclassification, Failure of Payment of Overtime Pay for all hours worked upon termination; Pay Stub violations, Reimbursement for work-related expenses disputes, Rest Breaks/Meal Breaks disputes
• Whistleblower
• Workplace Safety Disputes
• Workplace Violence and Verbal Abuse
• Work-Related Expense Reimbursement Disputes
• Wrongful Termination