For California Employers

Everything an employer needs, in one practice.

Four core employer services, plus limited advisory counsel for individuals. Start with an overview, then dig into the detail.

Advice & Counsel

Sound personnel decisions reduce liability and make a business stronger. Highly responsive guidance — step by step when a matter turns complex.

Hiring & classification
Wage & hour compliance
Leaves & accommodation
Discipline & terminations
Manager & HR training
Policy questions

Handbooks & Agreements

Customized policies, agreements, and forms — or revisions to what you have. Clear, current documents are an employer's best protection.

Employee handbooks
Arbitration agreements
Confidentiality & non-solicit
Offer & employment agreements
Independent-contractor agreements
Personnel forms

Workplace Investigations

Prompt, thorough, defensible investigations that minimize financial and workplace impact — with findings you can act on.

Harassment & discrimination
Retaliation & misconduct
Neutral third-party inquiries
Witness interviews
Written findings
Remediation guidance

Severance, RIF & WARN

Single departures or company-wide reductions, handled cleanly and in full compliance — including federal and California WARN obligations.

Individual separations
Reductions in force
WARN Act compliance
Release agreements
Transition planning
Post-separation review
For individuals & executives

Executive & Employee Advisory

On a limited basis, I advise executives and senior professionals on the agreements that shape their careers — advisory counsel, review and negotiation, not litigation — kept separate from the firm's employer-side work.

Severance review & negotiation
Separation-agreement review
Employment & offer review
Equity & compensation terms

Have a specific situation in mind?

Schedule a consultation and we'll talk through it — confidential and focused on your goals.

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