Labor and Employment Litigation and Consulting

Proactive Counsel to Avoid Client Mistakes

Attorneys in our firm’s Labor and Employment Litigation practice have spent decades diligently working to serve as advisers in employment law. We implement proactive strategies designed to educate and protect against common and not-so-common labor and employment related issues. The firm offers counseling and training for management and human resource employees; continuing education through seminars and client alerts announcing recent changes to laws; and advice and drafting assistance with policies and procedures; and advice and drafting of employee handbooks, policies and procedures and employment agreements.

Today’s workplace is exceedingly regulated.

Clients faced with workforce-related legal challenges receive an assertive and effective defense from McCormick Barstow.

Disability access and accommodation
Federal and state harassment and discrimination claims
Counseling and defense on issues of wage and hour compliance
Employee privacy and defamation, workplace violence and theft
Employment compensation and employee leave
FLSA and FMLA claims
Private and public whistleblower claims
Unfair competition and trade secrets, including noncompetition, non-solicitation and confidentiality agreements
Administrative proceedings before the EEOC and NLRB
Wrongful discharge
OSHA, ERISA, public works and prevailing wage law
Affirmative Action and OFCCP audits
Arbitration

For Referrers and Attorneys

Our Labor and Employment Litigation practice will help clients with a variety of issues—

Defense Of Wage And Hour And Class Actions

Proper payment of overtime
Wage statement and compliance
Meal and rest break compliance
Waiting time penalties
PAGA

Defense Of Civil Rights, Harassment, Discrimination Claims Under State And Federal Law

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
Title IX of the Civil Rights Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act [ADA]
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act [ADEA]
42 U.S.C. Section 1983
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
The Fair Employment and Housing Act [FEHA]
The Unruh Civil Rights Act
Violations of the Constitutional Rights to Free Speech, Due Process, Equal Protection