EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION DEFENSE (State or Federal Court Lawsuits)

• Race, Gender and Age Discrimination
• Sexual Harassment
• Hostile work environment
• Retaliation
• Wrongful Termination in violation of public policy
• FMLA/CFRA violation and retaliation claims
• Civil rights claims
• ADA/Handicap discrimination
• Whistle-blower lawsuits
• Trade Secret misappropriation by former employees

LABOR LAW

• Wage and Hour claims before Labor Commissioner
• Dual Employer Issues/Employee Staffing Companies
• OSHA Citation Defense
• Serious and willful workplace injury claims
• Labor Code sect. 132a (retaliation) claims
• Independent contractors and contingent workers
• Exempt employee issues
• FMLA/CFRA/PDL leave law administration
• Potential disability/ADA claim management

PREVENTATIVE LABOR RELATIONS

• Employee Handbooks
• Employment Contracts
• Severance Agreements
• Substance Abuse and drug testing policies
• Mandatory Arbitration provisions
• Occupational Health and Safety
• Covenants not to compete
• Trade secret protection

PREMISES LIABILTY-- DEFENSE OF COMMERCIAL LANDOWNERS AND OCCUPIERS

• Failure to maintain property, inadequate lighting, inadequate security
• Personal Injury, Property Damage Lawsuits vs. Employers, Landowners, Property Managers
• Toxic tort exposure cases (asbestos, beryllium and other agents)
• Fraudulent concealment of injury claims (Labor Code sect. 3602(b)

SHIPPING AND TRANSPORTATION LAW/LITIGATION

• Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA)
• Carmack Amendment
• NVOCC law
• Common Carrier Law
• Bailment
• Broker issues

COMMERCIAL LEASE

• Commercial Lease drafting, negotiation, lease disputes
• Lease term (covenant) compliance/enforcement
• Unlawful Detainer
• Forcible Detainer

BUSINESS LITIGATION

CONTRACT DISPUTES

PRODUCT LIABILITY/CATOSTROPHIC INJURY