Labor and Employment Litigation

Laquer, Urban, Clifford & Hodge, LLP counsels clients on a broad range of labor and employment matters--both compliance issues and litigation. Our areas of expertise include wrongful termination, sexual harassment, wage and hour, employee benefits, family and medical leave, and race, sex and mental disability discrimination.

Clients include government agencies, nonprofits, religious institutions, multi-employer trust funds, and private businesses and individuals. We have represented such clients as the Los Angeles County Fire Department and the Department of Health Services before the Civil Service Commission, the Employer Relations Commission and the State of California Department of Industrial Relations.

While specific activities vary from case to case, clients engage our attorneys for a wide variety of services, such as:

1. Counseling on prevention and education to avoid costly claims and litigation.
   
2. Drafting employee handbooks and policy and procedure manuals.
   
3. Negotiating and drafting employment and severance agreements.
   
4. Responding to claims and investigations by the EEOC and DFEH.
   
5. Prosecuting and defending wage claims.
   
6. Appearing at civil service hearings.
   
7. Litigating matters through discovery, summary judgment and trial.
   

Although litigators work diligently to resolve matters outside of the courtroom, Laquer, Urban, Clifford & Hodge, LLP brings a depth and breadth of experience in successful jury and bench trials to bear whenever out-of-court settlement fails.