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Valdez Dunson & Doyle represents clients before state and federal trial and appellate courts, government agencies, and arbitral forums in litigation disputes arising out of the employment relationship, including:
- Wage and Hour claims arising under the California Labor Code and the Fair Labor Standards Act, including meal and rest periods, overtime, and misclassification of nonexempt employees and independent contractors
- Discrimination claims, including disparate impact and pattern-and-practice claims
- Harassment
- Discrimination
- Retaliation, including whistle-blower claims
- Disability and failure to provide reasonable accommodation
- Breach of contract
- Labor Code violations
- Trade secret misappropriation
- Founder and Executive disputes
- WARN Act violations
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Valdez Dunson & Doyle counsels clients on all aspects of managing a workforce in compliance with California’s onerous employment laws, with an eye towards litigation prevention.
- Policy and Practice creation and implementation, including:
- Handbook creation and enforcement
- Leave policies and administration
- Employee and independent contractor classification
- Compensation best practices and administration
- Privacy rights and electronic communications and resources usage
- Intellectual Property protection
- Hiring, discipline, and termination
- Vacation and other benefit administration
- Wage and Hour compliance
- Navigation of leave laws and requests for reasonable accommodation
- Prevention and investigation of harassment, retaliation, and other inappropriate behavior in the workplace
- Severance negotiations
- Cost–reduction strategies, including:
- Reductions in force
- Wage reductions
- Furloughs and temporary shutdowns
- Employee discipline and terminations
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