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EMPLOYMENT LAW
Employment laws are constantly changing, and the associated risks and liabilities for employers are continually increasing. Working with both small and large employers, Ervin, Cohen & Jessup LLP’s Employment Law Department takes a preventive approach. Our goal is to assist employers in establishing effective litigation avoidance techniques by advising on and creating comprehensive personnel policies and procedures.
Services for Employers
Employers turn to ECJ for counseling on employment policies and compliance issues, as well as to defend them against employment-related claims. We regularly produce informative publications to advise clients of the most up-to-date employment issues and preventative measures. (See our Publications page for issues of our Employment Law Reporter.)
The lawyers in our Employment Law Department routinely provide the following legal services:
- Defending employers in state and federal courts in all types of employment lawsuits, including wrongful termination, sexual harassment, employment discrimination, and wage and hour violations
- Representing employers before enforcement agencies, including the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, Department of Labor, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Attorney General and OSHA, relating to a variety of matters including discrimination and harassment claims, Equal Pay Act violations, wage compliance and overtime issues
- Counseling on wage and hour compliance
- Counseling clients on how to effectively and efficiently resolve personnel problems, including assisting with preliminary investigations of harassment claims as well as incident-free terminations
- Providing complete and thorough investigation services, including conducting internal investigations of discrimination and harassment and working in conjunction with human resources personnel to make ultimate determinations and recommendations
- Assisting employers in complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act and various states' family and medical leave acts
- Drafting employee policy manuals and additional employment-related policies, including enforceable arbitration policies
- Drafting various employment-related agreements, including employment, consulting and independent contractor agreements, separation and release agreements, non-compete and confidentiality agreements
- Drafting agreements, policies and strategic plans for the protection of confidential information, intellectual property and trade secrets
- Training management in employment-related obligations
Contact ECJ for Your Company's Employment Law Needs
As the courts, lawmakers and the economy continue to change the employment landscape, the lawyers at ECJ are positioned to provide employers with up-to-date strategies for prevention and defense. For more information about the Employment Law Department, please contact us to speak with a labor lawyer or employment law attorney at our firm.
Employment Law and Labor Attorneys, serving clients in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, the State of California and across the nation.
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