Simas & Associates, Ltd. employment law attorneys, advise employers throughout the state of California regarding employment law. The myriad of federal, state, and local labor and employment laws is confusing, and can be difficult for small business and working professionals to meet.
In addition to employment law, our attorneys specialize in business law and contract law to support all of your legal needs.
When you have to fight for your reputation and perhaps your career, a great attorney means everything. Steve Simas was that attorney for me.Allen
If you need an experienced, confident employment attorney for your business or organization, don’t hesitate to contact us today for a free, initial consultation.
Our law firm has extensive experience providing legal advice and counsel regarding compliance with Federal and State law, and developing and implementing best practices. This includes providing human resources assistance in the following areas:
Recruitment advertising and interviewing
Classification of employment status
Wage and hour policies and procedures, including overtime
Harassment and discrimination
Employee privacy issues
Protection of trade secrets, customer/client lists
Federal and State leave laws (Family Medical Leave Act and California Family Rights Act)
Disability compliance
Reasonable accommodation
Employee corrective action
Employment termination
Employment Law Attorney Services
Simas & Associates, Ltd., also provides preventative training and active participation as Counsel-of-Record for California employers in the following areas:
Drafting and revising employee handbooks and employee policies and procedures
Negotiating, drafting, and revising employment contracts, independent contractor agreements, and severance agreements
Sexual harassment training for executives, supervisors, and employees
Swift, neutral workplace investigations as required by California and Federal law when an employer is faced with complaints of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation
Fair and unbiased investigations into claims of employee misconduct—including workplace violence, theft, policy and procedure violations, or code of conduct violations
Human Resources employee counseling, training, and mentoring
Auditing of document control and confidentiality
Representation for Licensed Employees
Finally, given our reputation as one of California’s leaders in Administrative and Professional Licensing law , Simas & Associates, Ltd., works with licensed employees and public sector employees concerning their own labor and employment disputes.
This includes licensed employees in the public and private sector and all individuals employed by California’s state agencies and local municipalities. We have experience representing employees in the negotiation of employment and severance contracts, disciplinary appeals (e.g. Skelly Hearings , local and state government appeal boards, etc.), and defending their rights during internal investigations.
We also can represent or host parties through our Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) services .
Employment Law Experience
Simas & Associates, Ltd.’s experience is not limited to just employment law theory. Rather, our employment attorneys have experience representing employers in Civil Litigation for any of the above employment matters, before administrative agencies in both Federal and State Courts. This includes, but is not limited to, the following types of claims:
Wage and hour litigation—including claims of overtime, unpaid wages, tip pooling violations, and meal and rest period violation
Wrongful termination claims
Workers’ compensation claims
Claims of discrimination—including but not limited to disability discrimination, gender discrimination, sexual harassment, age discrimination, race or ethnicity discrimination
Invasion of privacy
Trade secrets misappropriation
Whistleblower claims
Retaliation