Labor & Employment Law
  Overview
  Litigation, Arbitration, Mediation
  Employment Policies & Practices
  At-Will Employment Policies
  Employee Handbooks
  Employment Contracts
  Illness & Injury Prevention Programs
  Drug & Alcohol Testing Policies
  Labor & Union Disputes
  Prevailing Wage Requirements
  Representative Experience


 
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Labor and employment law in California | attorneys / lawyers in Sacramento

Specializing in California Labor and Employment Law

Porter Law Group helps employers resolve their labor-related problems quickly and effectively. We strongly believe that prevention is the best policy. By establishing a proper foundation for dealing with employment issues, many problems can be avoided before they arise. We provide employers such pre-litigation services as the drafting of employee handbooks, employment contracts, confidentiality agreements, drug testing policies, management policies and instructions for properly implementing these policies.

Our areas of practice include:

• Employment problem prevention
• Development of employment policies and practices
• Employee handbooks
• At-will employee policies
• Employment contracts
• Confidentiality agreements
• Non-competition agreements (when legal)
• Employee discipline
• Anti-discrimination policies
• Exempt vs. non-exempt determinations
• Illness & Injury Prevention Programs
• Overtime and break laws
• Family and medical leave laws
• Drug testing policies
• Prevailing wage issues
• Employee benefits

Defense of:

• Wrongful termination claims
• Discrimination claims
• Harassment claims
• Civil rights claims
• Labor Commissioner claims
• Wage and overtime claims
• Certified payroll violation claims
• OSHA claims
• Non-covered Workers’ Compensation claims
• Labor Code 132a claims
• Labor Code 4553 (Serious and Willful) claims
• Dual gate disputes
• Litigation, arbitration and mediation claims

Porter Law Group practices regularly before all state and federal courts as well as before Labor Commissioner Conferences and Hearings and before the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. We always strive to achieve the client’s objective by the most cost-effective means possible, whether through negotiation, mediation, arbitration or the court process.