Rohnert Park, California Employment Lawyers

Daniel Beck
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Petaluma, CA Employment Law Attorney. 42 years experience
(707) 992-5404 755 Baywood Drive
Second Floor
 Petaluma, CA 94954
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Divorce and Family
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
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Attorney Daniel Beck is a lawyer with more than 35 years of family law, employment law, labor law, criminal law, medical marijuana law, personal injury, civil litigation, real estate, and business law experience. Mr. Beck has practiced before the Superior and Appellate courts of California and the Federal Courts of Nevada, Idaho and Washington D.C. He is a member in good standing with the California Bar Association. Beck Law P.C., headquartered in Santa Rosa California provides legal services to Sonoma County, Mendocino County and Lake County California including Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Cotati, Rohnert Park, Sebastopol, Healdsburg, Sonoma, Kenwood, Glen Ellen,...
(707) 576-7175 2681 Cleveland Avenue
 Santa Rosa, CA 95403
(707) 485-8955 212 West Perkins Street
 Ukiah, CA 95482
(707) 987-8322 17568 Spruce Grove Ext Suite A
 Hidden Valley Lake, CA 95467
Richard James Meechan
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Santa Rosa, CA Employment Law Attorney. 29 years experience
(707) 528-4409 703 2nd Street
Suite 200
 Santa Rosa, CA 95404
Employment, Business and Workers' Comp
Empire Coll School of Law
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"The Law Office of Richard J. Meechan is a Santa Rosa, California law firm with more than 30 years of experience helping injured workers. We proudly serve Sonoma, Marin, Napa, Lake, and Mendocino Counties. Our founding attorney, Richard J. Meechan, is recognized by the California Bar Association as a Certified Workers’ Compensation Specialist. He is also an active member of the California Applicants’ Attorneys Association and their Board of Governors. We also represent people who face employment & disability discrimination. At the Law Office of Richard J. Meechan, we understand the needs of workers with disabilities and...
Richard Johnston
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Santa Rosa, CA Employment Law Lawyer. 30 years experience
(707) 939-5299 131A Stony Circle, Suite 500
 Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Employment and Insurance Claims
University of California Hastings College of the Law
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Michael Eugene Kinney
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Santa Rosa, CA Employment Law Lawyer. 40 years experience
(707) 527-4141 438 1st St
Fourth Floor
 Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Employment, Appeals and Insurance Claims
UC Berkeley School of Law Boalt Hall
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John Emanuel Borba
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Santa Rosa, CA Employment Law Lawyer.
(707) 578-7000 50 Old Courthouse Square
Suite 605
 Santa Rosa, CA 95404
Employment, Business, Personal Injury and Real Estate
University of California - Hastings College of the Law
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John E. Borba graduated from Hastings College of the Law, University of California in 1993 and was admitted into the California Bar in December 1993. John graduated from San Francisco State University with a B.A. in International Relations in 1985. College for John began at Santa Rosa Junior College where he met his wife while earning his A.A. Degree in 1982. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: * Member of the Sonoma County Bar Association Board of Directors (2006-2010). * Co-Editor, Sonoma...
Ingrid M. Evans
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Sonoma, CA Employment Law Attorney. 21 years experience
(707) 996-9235 670 West Napa Street
 Sonoma, CA 95476
Employment, Broker Fraud, Consumer and Elder
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
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Ingrid M. Evans is the founding partner of the Evans Law Firm. Ms. Evans is a Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate, and was named as a Finalist for Consumer Attorney of the Year, Consumer Attorneys of California, 2009. Ingrid Evans is a veteran in the courtroom and was previously undefeated in jury trials as a former Deputy City Attorney for San Francisco. Ingrid Evans is an experienced litigator in state and federal courts and is licensed to practice law in California, the District of Columbia, and New York. Ms. Evans has been named as a 2010 Northern California Super Lawyers...
(888) 503-8267 3053 Fillmore Street #236
 San Francisco, CA 94123
6701 Center Drive West
 Los Angeles, CA 90045
Montgomery Garrett Frankel
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St Helena, CA Employment Law Attorney. 25 years experience
(707) 963-8150 1304 Oak Ave
 St Helena, CA 94574
Employment, IP, Personal Injury and Trademarks
University of San Francisco
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Wendy Davina Whitson
Santa Rosa, CA Employment Law Lawyer. 30 years experience
(707) 545-4910 50 Old Courthouse Square
 Santa Rosa, CA 95404
Employment, Business and Real Estate
UC Hastings COL
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Cameron Cunningham
Santa Rosa, CA Employment Law Lawyer.
719 Orchard St.
 Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Employment and Civil Rights
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Michael Philip Merrill
Santa Rosa, CA Employment Law Lawyer. 50 years experience
(707) 528-2882 3554 Round Barn Blvd
 Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Employment, Business and Real Estate
U of San Francisco School of Law
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Elizabeth Anne Fritzinger
Santa Rosa, CA Employment Law Attorney. 5 years experience
(707) 542-5050 100 Stony Point Road, Suite 200
 Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Employment
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Scott Kivel
Petaluma, CA Employment Law Lawyer. 26 years experience
(707) 762-5526 200 Kentucky St
 Petaluma, CA 94952
Employment and Environmental
Stanford Univ Law School
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Owen Spencer Dallmeyer
Santa Rosa, CA Employment Law Lawyer. 5 years experience
(707) 524-7000 100 B Street, Suite 320
 Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Employment and Business
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Sandra Gudrun Wickland
Sebastopol, CA Employment Law Attorney. 29 years experience
(707) 823-8719 6950 Burnett St
 Sebastopol, CA 95472
Employment
UC Hastings COL
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Nancy Elizabeth Watson
Santa Rosa, CA Employment Law Attorney. 32 years experience
(707) 575-6000 700 College Ave
 Santa Rosa, CA 95404
Employment
Univ of Denver COL
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Wendy Jeanne Phillippay
Sonoma, CA Employment Law Attorney. 34 years experience
(707) 939-3531 19229 Sonoma Hwy
 Sonoma, CA 95476
Employment, Business and IP
UC Hastings COL
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Susanne Kelly Reed
Santa Rosa, CA Employment Law Lawyer. 36 years experience
(707) 524-2690 5350 Skylane Blvd
 Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Employment and Education
McGeorge School of Law Univ of the Pacific
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Gayle Yvonne Differding
Sonoma, CA Employment Law Lawyer. 26 years experience
(707) 938-6727 18628 Melody Ln
 Sonoma, CA 95476
Employment, Business, Divorce and Family
Empire Coll School of Law
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Leslie Leone
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Mill Valley, CA Employment Law Lawyer. 18 years experience
20 Sunnyside Avenue, Suite A
 Mill Valley, CA 94941
Free ConsultationEmployment, Arbitration & Mediation and Personal Injury
Golden Gate University School of Law
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Leslie Leone, principal attorney at Leone Law Firm, is the best California personal injury attorney and employment attorney to help you deal with unreasonable insurance companies and unfair employers so that you can obtain the justice and compensation you deserve.

Leslie Leone began her legal career as a staff attorney for the Teamsters Union and also worked for the Operating Engineer's Union. As a Union attorney she negotiated contracts and grievances for hundreds of Union members. She is also a San Francisco native who attended UC Berkeley and Golden Gate University Law School.

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1325 Howard Avenue, Suite 254
 Burlingame, CA 94010
Alan Adelman
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San Francisco, CA Employment Law Attorney. 22 years experience
(415) 956-1376 240 Stockton Street, 4th Floor
 San Francisco, CA 94108
Free ConsultationEmployment
Golden Gate Univ School of Law
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For over twenty years I have focused my entire legal practice on exclusively representing employees in a wide variety of employment matters, including wrongful terminations, unpaid wages, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, defamation and severance negotiations. I handle all lawsuits on a contingency fee basis, meaning that I do not charge a fee in a litigation if I do not secure a recovery on behalf of my client. I have advocated on behalf of several hundred employees in State and Federal Court and have completed nearly twenty trials.
Steven Aaron Kronenberg
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San Francisco, CA Employment Law Lawyer. 15 years experience
(888) 504-0157 711 Van Ness Ave Ste 220
 San Francisco, CA 94102
Employment, Consumer, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Temple Univ School of Law
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Mr. Kronenberg's practice focuses on: - Catastrophic Injury: including representing people who consumed food allergens or pathogens, as well as workers who used defectively designed or manufactured food processing equipment, victims of traumatic brain injury, spinal cord trauma, nerve damage, and severe orthopedic injuries arising from construction accidents, industrial accidents, dangerous premises, auto accidents, wrongful death, governmental or public entity liability, and professional negligence. Mr. Kronenberg has more than a decade of experience litigating personal injury and product liability cases from their inception through trial and appeal. - Consumer Protection: litigating class action claims arising from...
Bryan Jeffrey Schwartz
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Oakland, CA Employment Law Attorney. 17 years experience
(888) 891-8489 1330 Broadway, Suite 1630
 Oakland, CA 94612
Free ConsultationEmployment, Appeals and Civil Rights
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
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Bryan Schwartz is an Oakland, California-based attorney dedicated to helping employees protect their rights in the workplace. He has fought prohibited discrimination, retaliation, and harassment, obtained reasonable accommodations for disabled employees, vindicated whistleblowers' rights, and ensured that corporations pay workers all wages they are owed. He has successfully litigated individual and class action complaints nationwide, helping to recover millions of dollars for thousands of employees, forcing corporations and Government agencies to change their practices and punish wrongdoers. Bryan Schwartz is also one of the few Bay Area-based attorneys with extensive experience representing Federal employees in their unique Merit Systems...
Devin Coyle
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Oakland, CA Employment Law Lawyer. 7 years experience
(510) 584-9020 1999 Harrison Street #1800
 Oakland, CA 94612
Free ConsultationEmployment and Civil Rights
UCLA School of Law
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Oakland, California-based civil rights lawyer representing employees and tenants in cases involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation and wrongful termination.
Daniel L Feder
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San Francisco, CA Employment Law Attorney. 29 years experience
(415) 391-9476 332 Pine St., Suite 700
 San Francisco, CA 94104
Free ConsultationEmployment, Arbitration & Mediation, Broker Fraud and Personal Injury
University of California - Los Angeles
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Law Firm Specializing in Employment Discrimination and Harassment and Personal Injury Cases. The Law Offices of Daniel Feder consistently provide consumers and employees with top-quality attorney representation. Mr. Feder represents employees in discrimination, harassment and whistleblower lawsuits against their former employers. He also practices in the area of personal injury and medical malpractice. He provides representation on a contingency basis. He offers free initial one hour consultations to the public. The Law Offices of Daniel Feder is dedicated to providing employees in California with access to top-quality representation in disputes with their former employers. Mr. Feder has spent more...
Joseph Salama
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San Rafael, CA Employment Law Attorney. 16 years experience
(415) 948-9030 165 N. Redwood Dr
Suite 285
 San Rafael, CA 94903
Free ConsultationEmployment, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Family
Boston University School of Law
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Arkady Itkin
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San Francisco, CA Employment Law Attorney. 10 years experience
(415) 295-4730 100 Pine Street
Sutie 1250
 San Francisco, CA 94111
Free ConsultationEmployment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of the Pacific
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Since 2007 our office has been dedicated to representing San Francisco and Sacramento area employees and victims of serious injuries in a wide range of employment, wrongful termination and injury cases. Individual approach to each client and each injury or employment case is what distinguishes us from other attorneys, as we recognize that each case is as different as each person who has been either injured or aggrieved by their employer.
(916) 720-0100 980 9th Street
Suite 1625
 Sacramento , CA 95814
Bruce James Highman
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San Francisco, CA Employment Law Lawyer. 35 years experience
(415) 982-5563 870 Market St, Suite 467
 San Francisco, CA 94102
Employment
Stanford Univ Law School
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I specialize in representing employees in all types of employment cases. I have been selected as a Northern California Super Lawyer each year from 2004 through 2016. Only about five percent of the lawyers in Northern California earn the Super Lawyers honor. I have been lead counsel on a number of cases that have resulted in published precedent decisions, have participated in numerous trials, and have appeared as a guest lecturer on employment law issues. I am also a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association, the California Employment Lawyers Association, the Labor and Employment Law...
Mr. Clifford Abraham Blackman CEO
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San Francisco, CA Employment Law Lawyer. 41 years experience
(800) 444-5602 One Embarcadero Center
Suite 500
 San Francisco, CA 94111
Employment, Elder, Municipal and Personal Injury
San Francisco Law Sch
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Trial attorney since 1976, Mr. Blackman is a recognized expert in catastrophic personal injury cases, including paraplegia and quadriplegia cases, complex spinal surgery cases, traumatic brain injury cases, and other cases of permanent disability. His education includes a B.A. and an M.A. in drama and production, as well as his J.D. in law. He is the founder of the Bay Area Lawyers Network (BALN), a State Bar Certified provider of continuing education for attorneys (MCLE), and is a frequent lecturer on personal injury law and courtroom presentation. Mr. Blackman has an AV rating (the highest) for an attorney from...
Stephen Anthony Sommers
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San Francisco, CA Employment Law Attorney. 14 years experience
(415) 434-4500 870 Market Street, Suite 1154
 San Francisco, CA 94102
Free ConsultationEmployment
Northeastern Univ School of Law
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Stephen Sommers is passionate about representing employees unfairly treated by their employers. He represents employees with the understanding that an individual's dignity can be largely derived from the work they perform. When an employer unfairly treats employees, then the employees their financial condition and their dignity can take also be compromised. Mr. Sommers fights for justice for employees as a way to build stronger individuals and stronger communities.
Timothy Tietjen
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San Francisco, CA Employment Law Lawyer. 35 years experience
(415) 940-7176 44 Montgomery Street
Suite 750
 San Francisco, CA 94104
Employment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of San Francisco School of Law
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As a partner at the firm Rouda Feeder Tietjen & McGuinn, San Francisco lawyer Timothy G. Tietjen focuses his practice on personal injury cases. Mr. Tietjen has been practicing law in California for over three decades. On numerous occasions, he has been selected for inclusion in the Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers® lists. He received his undergraduate degree from California State University at Hayward and his Juris Doctor from the University Of San Francisco School Of Law. His firm is happy to offer free consultations—contact them today to get yours.
Kellen Crowe
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Oakland, CA Employment Law Attorney. 4 years experience
(800) 295-3905 1300 Clay Street
Suite 600
 Oakland, CA 94612
Employment, Civil Rights and Personal Injury
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
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Since his admission to the State Bar of California, Kellen has represented primarily individuals, never representing large corporations or government agencies. He has knowledge and experience in protecting the rights of his fellow citizens against organizations and governments, especially in the employment context. He has worked with dozens of clients in state and federal court, arbitration, and mediation. Before attending law school, Kellen worked for many years in the healthcare industry. Working closely with patients gave him an appreciation for the diffculties faced by people with disabilities. In his legal experience, he has represented dozens of disabled clients...
(800) 295-3905 410 12th Street
 Sacramento, CA 95814
Janelle J. Smith
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Berkeley, CA Employment Law Attorney. 5 years experience
(510) 398-0733 1808 Sixth Street
 Berkeley, CA 94710
Free ConsultationEmployment and Business
University of San Francisco School of Law
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I help clients with their employment, business, and start-up needs. I also represent clients involved in civil litigation. Please contact me to find out how I can help you with your legal needs.
Jason Austin Joseph Lundberg
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San Francisco, CA Employment Law Lawyer. 10 years experience
(415) 404-6395 655 Montgomery Street
 San Francisco, CA 94111
Free ConsultationEmployment, Asbestos, Business and Insurance Claims
Golden Gate Univ School of Law
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Matthew S. Kenefick
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San Francisco, CA Employment Law Lawyer.
(415) 984-9677 2 Embarcadero Center
5th Floor
 San Francisco, CA 94111
Employment, Business, Real Estate and Trademarks
 Santa Clara University School of Law
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Vincent Tong
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Oakland, CA Employment Law Attorney. 6 years experience
(510) 371-7835 409 Thirteenth Street
9th Floor
 Oakland, CA 94612
Employment, Business, IP and Trademarks
Santa Clara University School of Law
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Dylan Hughes
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San Francisco, CA Employment Law Attorney. 17 years experience
(415) 981-4800 601 California St
 San Francisco, CA 94108
Employment, Consumer, Personal Injury and Products Liability
UC Hastings COL
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Dylan Hughes is a partner at Gibbs Law Group and of counsel to Girard Gibbs LLP specializing in the prosecution of class actions. He represents plaintiffs in cases involving defective products, telecommunications, credit cards, product liability, credit repair, employment misclassification and wage and hour disputes under state and federal laws. Mr. Hughes has extensive experience prosecuting complex automobile-defect cases and helped achieve recoveries on behalf of class members in the In Re General Motors Dex-Cool Cases (settlement of $50 to $800 cash reimbursements per class member vehicle repair) and In Re General Motors Cases, JCCP No. 4396, a certified...
(510) 350-9700 505 14th Street, Suite 1110
 Oakland, CA 94612
Norman Blumenthal
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San Francisco, CA Employment Law Lawyer. 41 years experience
(415) 935-3957 1750 Montgomery Street
 San Francisco, CA 94111
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Loyola Univ School of Law
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SALARIED WORKERS STILL GET OVERTIME In California, there are certain exemptions that allow employers to deny paying employees overtime. Whether or not an employee meets those exemptions is typically based on their job duties and responsibilities. There are many situations where employers misclassify employees as exempt from overtime based solely on their job title. For example, the employer will give the employee a fancy job title that includes the word Manager or Supervisor, when in fact, the employee is performing manual or clerical labor according to the employers strict guidelines and protocols. In other words, the employee is exercising independent...
(877) 852-3912 2255 Calle Clara
 San Diego, CA 92037
(408) 681-8477 5201 Great America Pkwy
 San Jose, CA 95054
Eric Whitehead
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San Francisco, CA Employment Law Lawyer. 2 years experience
(415) 392-4660 12 Funston Ave., Suite B
 San Francisco, CA 94129
Employment, Consumer and Insurance Claims
University of California - Hastings College of the Law and Dickinson College
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Eric Whitehead joined Ray Bourhis Associates as an associate attorney in 2015. He represents long-term disability claimants in every aspect of the insurance claims process and state and federal litigation. Mr. Whitehead has expertise in California state insurance regulations, as well as contract and bad faith causes of action. He advises and represents claimants from across the country in disputes over ERISA policy coverage, the recovery of long-term disability benefits, and the interrelationship between unfair claims handling practices and intentional torts. Mr. Whitehead is passionate about the rights of disability claimants and has a deep appreciation...
Ramsey Hanafi
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San Francisco, CA Employment Law Attorney. 8 years experience
201 Spear Street Suite 1100
 San Francisco, CA 94105
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Golden Gate University School of Law
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I have been practicing employment law and business law since 2009. I primarily represent Plaintiffs in individual and class action cases in wage and hour, discrimination, retaliation, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, hostile work environment, unpaid commissions, misclassification cases, independent contractor cases, and many others. I practice all over the State. Wherever you are, I can be there. My experience with small business clients and technology startups also provides me with a unique background in the intersection between employment law and business. I have experience litigating and consulting with business clients on numerous transactional issues; intellectual property (trademark and copyright);...
Shirley Wang
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San Francisco, CA Employment Law Attorney. 20 years experience
(415) 278-1400 625 Market St
12th Floor
 San Francisco, CA 94105
Employment, Appeals and Business
New York University School of Law
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Employment law governs the relationship between workers and their employers. This law, contained in federal and state statutes, administrative regulations, and judicial decisions, specifies the rights and restrictions applicable to each party in the workplace.

This area of law regulates such issues as employee benefits, discipline, hiring, firing, leave, payroll, and health and safety in the workplace. It also encompasses non-compete agreements, retaliation, severance, unemployment compensation, pensions, whistle-blowing, worker classification, wage garnishment, work authorization for non-U.S. citizens, worker's compensation, and employee handbooks.

Both federal and state laws govern the relationship between employees and employers. Federal laws such as Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Age Discrimination in Employment Act prohibit employers from discriminating against employees based on certain characteristics. Many states have enacted their own laws similar to federal ones (and sometimes are more stringent). Cities and counties also can enact ordinances that affect employee rights, such as local minimum wage laws.

Employment lawyers can choose to accept only employees as clients, only employers, or both. Some attorneys focus on a specific area of employment law, such as workers' compensation, whistleblowing or discrimination, but many can handle a wide range of employment law issues.

Essential job functions: The fundamental job duties of the employment position that the individual with a disability holds or desires. The term essential functions does not include marginal functions of the position.

Exempt employee: An employee who is not entitled to the minimum wage or overtime pay protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

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