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The Hundley Law Firm – Practice Areas
Employment Law
Avoiding litigation is a top priority for most employers and should be for most employees. We provide counsel to employers and employees to minimize the risk of litigation and attempt to resolve all valid claims quickly. While we attempt to avoid litigation whenever possible, and work to resolve disputes by cost-effective alternatives, civil litigation is sometimes an unavoidable reality. When facing employment litigation, clients need effective, ethical, and efficient legal assistance. We offer such legal assistance regarding:
• Wrongful discharge and termination claims;
• Employers must properly terminate employees and deserve to be protected when
they do so. Employees must be treated properly and deserve representation if they have been wrongfully terminated. Early counsel, and investigation, and resolution of claims is in the best interest of both good employers and employees. A case involving a discharged employee can be swiftly resolved or it can plague the employer and employee for years.
• For employers, we understand that cost-effective handling of wrongful termination cases begins with avoiding such claims
by early participation and frequent communication with in-house human resource personnel.
• For wrongfully discharged employees, we also understand that attempting to work with the employer to quickly and
informally resolve the claim early is almost always in the employee’s best interest. We know that we must demonstrate to the employer that they made a mistake and that the employee has a valid claim.
• We stand ready to assist good employer’s seeking to treat their employees fairly. We also stand ready to assist employees
that have unfortunately been treated unfairly by their employer. If you or your company needs assistance with wrongful termination or other employment law issues, please feel free to Contact Us.
• Wage and hour issues, unpaid commissions, vacation pay, and severance pay;
• Wage claims have dramatically eclipsed most other workplace disputes, and with ongoing changes in federal regulations,
expanding state
regulations, and increasing regulations on the local level, wage and hour compliance has become a major issue to employees and employers. With penalties, unpaid wages, interest, and the recovery of attorneys' fees, employers must be in complete compliance and employees must know there rights. Our goal is to provide employers with proactive advice and recommendations so that they are in compliance. For employees that have not been treated fairly, we use our knowledge to quickly resolve any wage and hour disputes informally so as to resolve them in the best interest of the employee and the business. If your business needs help with wage and hour issues or you feel you have not been treated fairly by your employer regarding unpaid wages, please Contact Us.
expanding state
regulations, and increasing regulations on the local level, wage and hour compliance has become a major issue to employees and employers. With penalties, unpaid wages, interest, and the recovery of attorneys' fees, employers must be in complete compliance and employees must know there rights. Our goal is to provide employers with proactive advice and recommendations so that they are in compliance. For employees that have not been treated fairly, we use our knowledge to quickly resolve any wage and hour disputes informally so as to resolve them in the best interest of the employee and the business. If your business needs help with wage and hour issues or you feel you have not been treated fairly by your employer regarding unpaid wages, please Contact Us. • Employment discrimination/harassment ;
• Discrimination and Harassment in Employment are Prohibited by Law
• Under California Law, you are protected from illegal discrimination and harassment in employment based on
• Under California Law, you are protected from illegal discrimination and harassment in employment based on
• Race• Color
• Religion
• Sex (pregnancy or gender)
• Sexual orientation
• Marital status
• National origin (including language use restrictions)
• Ancestry
• Disability (mental and physical, including HIV and AIDS)
• Medical condition (cancer/genetic characteristics)
• Age (40 and above)
• Denial of family and medical care leave
• Denial of pregnancy disability leave or reasonable accommodation
• The law prohibits harassment of employees, applicants, and independent contractors by any persons and requires employers
to take all reasonable steps to prevent harassment. This includes a prohibition against sexual harassment, gender harassment, and harassment based on pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. Employers must know and understand their responsibilities and employers that comply with these responsibilities must be protected from improper claims. Employees must know their rights and know that they can do something if they have been treated illegally by their employer. We stand ready to assist good employers that seek to comply with their obligations and to defend them against frivolously claims and quickly resolve any claims that may have some merit. We also stand ready to assist employees that have been illegally discriminated against or have suffered improper harassment on the job. If you or your company needs assistance with discrimination or harassment claims, please Contact Us.