Posner & Rosen LLP
California Employment Lawyers

Wrongful Termination
Workplace Discrimination
Sexual Harassment
Wage and Hour Disputes
Separation Agreements
Pre-Termination Issues
Civil Rights Litigation
Employee Benefits
Labor-Management Relations
Public Employment/ Civil Service
Alternate Dispute Resolution

WRONGFUL TERMINATION
Employment Contracts / Fraud / Layoffs / Litigation / Separation Agreements / Unfair Competition and Violation of Trade Secrets

We represent employees, including executives of major corporations, in state and federal trial and appellate courts, in lawsuits pertaining to the wrongful termination of their employment. Posner & Rosen has significant experience:

• Negotiating separation agreements on behalf of employees.
• Analyzing and litigating written employment contracts.
• Representing employees wrongfully terminated.
• Representing discharged employees in discrimination and sexual harassment claims.
• Representing employees subject to layoffs and downsizing.
• Whistleblower litigation.
• Representing employees fraudulently induced into accepting employment.
• Representing terminated employees who are alleged to have engaged in unfair competition or violation of trade secrets.

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WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION
Age / Disability / Harassment / Family / Marital / National Origin / Pregnancy / Race / Religion

Representing employees who are discriminated against in violation of state and federal law is a significant aspect of the practice of Posner & Rosen. We have many years of experience representing clients before state and federal trial courts and appellate courts in lawsuits pertaining to a variety of discrimination claims involving race, sex, age, disability, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, and pregnancy. We also represent employees with discrimination claims in alternative dispute resolution forums such as arbitration, mediation, and negotiation. We represent clients in claims involving:

• Wrongful Termination.
• Analyzing management actions including discipline, promotions, demotions, terminations, and layoffs for potential discrimination claims.
• Claims against employers for failure to accommodate employees as required under state and federal laws.
• Claims against employers for violations of family and medical leave laws.

SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Sex / Sexual Harassment / Sexual Orientation

At Posner & Rosen, we have many years of experience representing clients before state and federal trial courts and appellate courts in lawsuits pertaining to a sexual harassment and sexual orientation. We also have a great deal of experience representing employees with sexual harassment claims in alternative dispute resolution forums such as arbitration, mediation, and negotiation. We represent clients in claims involving:

• Sexual Harassment
• Sexual harassment and employment discrimination.

Do I have a sexual harassment case?

WAGE AND HOUR DISPUTES
FLSA / Wage and Hour / Worker Adjustment Retraining & Notification Act (WARN)

Posner & Rosen is dedicated to ensuring that our clients receive the proper compensation to which they are entitled. We have provided numerous services to employees concerning wage and hour laws, which include:

• Representing employees in Labor Commissioner proceedings
• Representing employees in state and federal court litigation of wage claims.
• Advising employees of their rights concerning overtime, prevailing wages, minimum wages, vacation benefits, meal and break periods, compensatory time, and other related issues.
• Representing employees who do not receive appropriate WARN Act notice as the result of a mass layoff or a plant closing.

Do I have a wage and hour dispute case?

SEPARATION AGREEMENTS
Negotiating Contracts / Separation Agreements

Posner & Rosen has been instrumental in negotiating severance and separation agreements on behalf of employees who are faced with termination, have been terminated, want to leave their employment.

CIVIL RIGHTS LITIGATION
False Arrest / False Imprisonment / Litigation / Personal Injury / Privacy

In addition to various areas of employment law, Posner & Rosen has represented clients whose civil rights have been violated. Some examples include claims involving:

• Denial of access to local transportation.
• Violation of UNRUH Civil Rights Act based upon false arrest.
• Invasion of right to privacy.
• False arrest
• False imprisonment

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) / Unemployment Benefits

Posner & Rosen has extensive experience in obtaining benefits for its clients who have been recently terminated. We have represented clients in the following actions:

• Trust fund contribution collection actions.
• Representing employees in ERISA claims
• Assisting employees in how to pursue unemployment benefits.
• Representing employees in hearings before the Employment Development Department concerning unemployment claims.
• Appealing the denial of unemployment benefits.

LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS
Collective Bargaining / Contract Negotiations / Elections / Labor Unions / Layoffs / NLRB/PERB / Negotiations / Unfair Labor Practices / Union Representation

A significant area of practice of Posner & Rosen is the representation of labor unions.

Our extensive services representing unions includes:

• Counseling unions during organizing drives and campaigns.
• Representing unions before the National Labor Relations Board and PERB in representation cases, unfair labor practice litigation, jurisdictional disputes, decertification cases, and unit clarification proceedings.
• Acting as chief negotiators and strategists during collective bargaining.
• Interpreting and analyzing collective bargaining agreements.
• Representing unions in grievance and arbitration proceedings.

PRE-TERMINATION ISSUES
Contracts / Drugs and Alcohol / Employer Policies / Separation Agreements

Posner & Rosen has been instrumental in assisting employees who have existing employment related problems. Posner & Rosen has expertise in:

• Skelly Hearings
• Negotiating severance and separation agreements on behalf of employees.
• Advising employees with respect to employment contracts.
• Reviewing employee handbooks and employer policy manuals.
• Analyzing and negotiating policies regarding the workplace such as drug and alcohol abuse, progressive discipline, discrimination, and employee privacy.
• Representing employees in alternative dispute resolution forums.
• Representing employees who are subject to workplace investigations.

PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT/ CIVIL SERVICE
Civil Service / Unfair Employer Practices

Many of the clients Posner & Rosen has represented are public employees. The numerous state and federal laws applicable to public employees require experienced lawyers who have demonstrated success in the public arena. Posner & Rosen has represented employees employed by several public agencies, such as:

• Cities and counties.
• School districts.
• Universities and community colleges.
• State and federal agencies.
• Fire Districts

We have represented public employees in a variety of circumstances including, employee discipline, performance deficiency notices, due process hearings, and representation in employee dismissal hearings. When necessary, Posner & Rosen participates in mediation or negotiations to settle grievances, and assists in preparing settlement agreements.

Posner & Rosen has negotiated collective bargaining agreements and memoranda of understanding between public employers and labor unions.

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Arbitration / Mediation

Posner & Rosen believes it is in the best interest of all concerned if parties resolve workplace disputes in an expeditious and professional manner. Some employers offer alternative methods of resolving workplace disputes prior to litigation. The experienced attorneys of Posner & Rosen can assist you in arbitrating and/or mediating your employment dispute.

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