Why do employment contracts and employee handbooks matter from an employer’s perspective? San Diego employers must take many precautions to protect against employee disputes and ultimately lawsuits. Plaintiff’s attorneys are filing more and more lawsuits against employers for everything from retaliation and hostile work environments to wage and hour issues and unpaid overtime allegations. The employment contract and employee handbook are the first lines of defense against these lawsuits and disputes. It is important to cover issues such as overtime as early as your offer letter to an employee. Overtime …
FLSA Challenges do not Reduce Unpaid Overtime Litigation
The fact of the matter is FLSA challenges do not reduce unpaid overtime litigation in San Diego or Southern California. While the courts and the legislature in Washington work through challenges to the new minimum wage and FLSA laws, employers in San Diego still face litigation generated by plaintiff’s attorneys. Employees continue to assert that they worked in a “culture” that required working from home at night and on the weekends resulting in unpaid overtime. The employees will often use email records and cell phone data to back up their …
The Lawyers for Employers Defense in San Diego
If you are an employer in San Diego or southern California and you become involved in a dispute, hearing or lawsuit you need experienced representation. The Lawyers for Employers defense in San Diego have decades of experience protecting our clients in every legal aspect of a dispute or lawsuit. We do not represent employees, and focus entirely on the defense of San Diego employers in disputes with employees, federal and state agencies including but not limited to: Wage and hour disputes FLSA Disputes Unpaid Overtime Litigation FMLA Disputes ADA Compliance …
San Diego Wage and Hour Attorney
San Diego employers should have a strong partnership with a San Diego wage and hour attorney who can also advise on all employer-related disputes and issues. The Lawyer for Employers team provides sound counsel for employers. We do not represent employees. Our legal team works with your business to ensure compliance with all of the federal, state and local labor laws and regulations associated with your industry. We ensure compliance internally and externally to prevent government penalization and employee disputes and lawsuits. Wage and hour litigation has skyrocketed in the …
San Diego’s Lawyer for Employers
Welcome to our new website dedicated to serving the needs of employers and business owners. San Diego’s Lawyer for Employers team is dedicated to reducing and eliminating employment disputes and litigation, while providing the advice and counsel that helps your business to grow and prosper. We are a single source for employers – we help to develop the contracts and documents, policies, procedures and dispute management and resolution strategies to protect employers from exposure. We help our clients to keep up with the ever-changing landscape of federal, state and local …