Labor & Employment Law – For Employees
Who We Represent
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The California labor law lawyers of Rose Law Firm, P.C. represent private-sector employees, government (civil service) workers, union members, and licensed professionals who believe they have been treated unfairly or illegally by their employers.
What We Do
Our Folsom, California employment lawyers provide legal counsel and mediation, arbitration, and litigation services during labor disputes involving:
- Such as employee classification (exempt/nonexempt), overtime pay, independent contractor status, working off the clock, and meal and rest breaks
- Employment contracts, workplace privacy, drug testing, employee benefits, wrongful termination, sexual harassment, employment discrimination, hostile work environment, unfair competition, trade secrets, non-compete agreements, non-solicitation agreements, etc.
- and disciplinary actions
- Licensed professionals at risk of losing their licensure
- Government employees seeking disability retirement benefits
- Dealing with government agencies such as the:
- Whistleblower (qui tam) employees who think their employers may be committing fraud against California or US taxpayers by false or inflating billings to the government, or making false claims to obtain government contracts and bid awards.
Public Employee Discipline
Typically, adverse actions taken against employees of cities, counties, and special districts in a union or civil service environment are appealed through administrative trials known as arbitration (either advisory or binding) or before a council, board or commission. Appeals for private employees in a union environment are typically made through private arbitration as well. Adverse actions taken against employees of the State of California are generally heard by an Administrative Law Judge from the State Personnel Board (SPB) or the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH). Decisions of these arbitrators, councils, boards, commissions, and Administrative Law Judges can usually be appealed by specialized litigation known as a "writ of mandamus."
More Information for Employees
California employment law attorney Joseph Rose helps working people in Sacramento County and the cities of Folsom, Sacramento, Citrus Heights, Rancho Cordova, Gold River, and Carmichael; Placer County including the cities of Roseville, Rocklin, Auburn, Grass Valley, and El Dorado County including the cities of El Dorado Hills, Cameron Park, Shingle Springs, Placerville, Pollock Pines, Camino, South Lake Tahoe, and Rescue.