Riverside County & Coachella Valley Employment Lawyer For Employers
At Sloat Law Group, our attorneys have decades of experience representing businesses in employment-related matters. Our highly-trained Workplace Solutions staff guide employers in all kinds of personnel situations and challenges by providing documents and other support.
Our Workplace Solutions team helps you create effective and compliant policies and procedures to preserve your valuable employee-employer relationships. As some examples, we draft tailored handbooks and personnel policies, training manuals and notices, and written plans, such as the Workplace Violence Prevention Plan and Injury Illness Prevention Plan so that you can operate your business in compliance with laws and regulations.
California Employment Laws
California has some of the country’s strictest employment-related laws. The state’s effort to protect employees has resulted in complicated regulations with which employers must contend. Also, as an employer in California, you are subject to both state and federal laws, which are difficult for busy business owners to track and understand. An employer can easily make a mistake that will result in a violation or penalty. It is important that all businesses work with a dedicated employment attorney who helps protect their business interests.
We help your business handle human resource issues before and during employee conflicts. We are here to provide training, documents, advice and consultations for our clients, with a strong and effective defense for our business clients that receive claims or lawsuits. Contact Sloat Law Group today to speak to a Coachella, California, employment law attorney.
Defending Against Employee Allegations
Common employee complaints against employers include discrimination claims, harassment claims, and wage and hour violation claims.
Discrimination claims arise from situations where an employee believes that they were negatively impacted in their employment status based on membership in a protected class. For instance, if your employee believes you terminated them because of their age, did not hire them based on their race, or overlooked them for a promotion because of pregnancy, you might face a discrimination claim.
California employers must pay at least minimum wage for all hours worked and are required to pay overtime and double time rates to certain employees, when applicable. Failing to comply with hour and wage regulations will often expose an employer to employee complaints, claims, or charges filed with government agencies or lawsuits. Sometimes, multiple employees may complain about your wage and hour practices, leading to a class-action lawsuit or Private Attorneys General Act litigation against your company. Defending against these claims can quickly become expensive. Address any wage and hour allegations promptly by getting attorney advice on how to address the employee complaints and, if necessary, remedy the violations.
If you are facing any type of employment-related legal claim, contact a Coachella, California, employment law attorney today at Sloat Law Group.
Resolving Employment-Related Disputes
Litigating employment disputes is expensive and burdensome for employers, but in some instances, you will not have any other reasonable options. If you are defending a lawsuit filed by an employee, you will need an employment law attorney who can develop a strategy for protecting you and defending those claims vigorously.
Employers may also have options for arbitrating or mediating complaints outside of the court system. Alternative dispute resolution, or ADR, is often a more cost-effective way of resolving an employee’s claim. To learn more about your legal options, contact our Coachella, California employment law attorneys.
Contact Our Experienced Riverside County & Coachella Valley Employment Lawyers Today
Our Southern California employment lawyers have decades of experience representing businesses in employment-related matters, so contact our firm today.
