MBV’s employment lawyers provide the full range of assistance and representation for our clients in employment-related issues, from preventative advice and training, to counseling on employment-related problems, to representation before state and federal courts and agencies. Our services include:
- Compliance with local, state and federal laws governing the employment relationship
- Preventative advice and training
- Employee handbooks
- Employment policies, including leave, wage and hour, and discrimination and harassment policies
- Employment and consultant / independent contractor agreements
- Employment-related disputes
- Wage and hour claims
- Harassment / discrimination claims
- Employee leave issues
- Employee disability and reasonable accommodations
- Non-disclosure agreements and issues
- Executive agreements
- Termination and discipline issues
- Reductions in force and other employee restructuring
- Employment issues related to mergers, acquisitions, and sales of assets
- Employee grievances and agency charges
- Union / management labor issues, including collective bargaining, union organizing, and collective bargaining administration
Representative employment law matters include:
- Conducted approximately 20 labor arbitrations on behalf of management of a Fortune 500 company under two collective bargaining agreements, including both contract interpretation and disciplinary matters.
- Obtained a binding arbitration award successfully defending an employer sued for wrongful termination by a former manager, which included judgment for the employer on a cross-claim for advances and loans made to the former manager.
- Obtained summary judgment for a Fortune 500 Company in a case for Wrongful Termination in Violation of Public Policy brought by a former in-house attorney.
- Achieved “no probable cause” rulings from the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing and the federal EEOC in claims of employment discrimination.
- Settled sexual harassment lawsuits brought or threatened against high level executives, including the founder and CEO of two of the companies, on favorable terms.
- Assisted clients in navigating the complex reasonable accommodation of disability cases.
- Advised clients on employee performance and disciplinary matters, terminations, and reductions in force.
- Advised clients on furlough, pay reduction and layoff issues.
