Labor and Employment Law

Our attorneys advise employers on a wide range of employment matters, including employee handbooks, employment agreements, confidentiality agreements, wage and hour matters, union avoidance, and general labor and employment law compliance.

When employment claims arise, Newmeyer & Dillion LLP counsels our clients with the goal of early recognition of strengths and weaknesses and resolving claims reasonably, quickly and effectively. We recognize that employers want minimal disruptions to operations and profitability.

Newmeyer & Dillion LLP counsels employers with respect to:
  • Maintenance of at-will employment status
  • Employee handbooks and personnel policies
  • Hiring and background checks
  • Performance counseling
  • Discipline, demotion, and termination of employees
  • Wage and hour issues, including vacation pay and determination of exempt and non-exempt status
  • Leaves of absence
  • Reductions in force
  • Investigation of claimed harassment, discrimination and retaliation
  • Protection of confidential and proprietary information and trade secrets
  • Maintenance of non-union status
  • Collective bargaining and adjustment of grievances
  • Labor issues arising from mergers, acquisitions and plant closures
When claims cannot be resolved, our experienced litigators represent employers in arbitration, administrative hearings, mediations, and in court with respect to:
  • Breach of employment contract, express and implied
  • Discrimination
  • Harassment
  • Retaliation
  • Wrongful termination
  • Wage and hour disputes
  • Unemployment insurance claims
  • Labor Code Section 132a claims
  • Serious and Willful Injury claims
  • Misappropriation of proprietary data and trade secrets