Practice Areas

Kellman | Hoffer defends employers (and, on a selective basis, represents employees with meritorious claims) in the following areas:

Age discrimination

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Background investigations

Breach of contract

California Family Rights Act (CFRA)

Civil rights issues

COBRA issues

Compensation issues

Commission issues

Confidentiality issues

Conflicts of interest

Constructive termination

Consulting agreements

Contract issues

Covenants not to compete

Defamation

DFEH charges

Disability discrimination

Discrimination

DLSE charges

Drug testing

Employee handbooks

Employment audits

EEOC charges

Equal Pay Act (EPA)

Ethnic discrimination

Executive compensation

Fair Employment & Housing Act (FEHA)

Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Failure to promote

Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)

Fraternization issues

Gender discrimination

Harassment

Hiring issues

Hostile environment

Independent contractors

 
                              
           

Internet issues

Labor Commissioner charges

Layoffs

Leased employees

Leaves of absence

Meal periods

Negligent hiring and retention

Non-competition issues

Non-solicitation

Overtime issues

Payroll issues

Personal time off (PTO)

Personnel policies

Pregnancy discrimination

Privacy issues

Public policy claims

Race discrimination

Recordkeeping requirements

Recruiting

Reductions in force

Release agreements

Religious discrimination

Rest breaks

Retaliation

Severance issues

Sick leave

Tips and gratuities

Trade secrets

Training

Unfair competition

Vacation pay

Wage and hour claims

WARN Act

Whistleblower claims

Working hours

Workplace violence issues

Wrongful termination