The Labor + Employment team at Miller Morton Caillat & Nevis represents both employers and employees in workplace issues. For employers, our firm defends claims filed by employees alleging discrimination, wrongful termination, harassment and hostile work environment. We also provide counseling on issues involving wages, benefits, the hiring and firing of employees, as well as crafting management policies and employment handbooks to govern the employment relationship. Our work also includes the investigation and analysis of claims to assess liability and exposure.

For employees, our firm prosecutes claims involving wrongful termination, sexual harassment, disability and discrimination before state and federal courts and administrative bodies. By representing both employees and employer, our attorneys have a broad perspective to analyze the claim and develop the most effective litigation strategy. With this experience, our labor and employment attorneys are hired by other parties to serve as private mediators. In addition, our attorneys regularly provide sexual harassment training and legal seminars on employment and human resource issues.

LITIGATION SERVICES

	•		State and federal court, as well as mediation, arbitration, DFEH, EEOC, Labor Commission and NLRB Proceedings.
	•		Harassment and discrimination suits based on age, gender, race or disability.
	•		Wrongful or retaliatory termination.
	•		Wage / Hour and overtime / Employee leave

COUNSELING AND NEGOTIATION SERVICES

	•		Preparation of Employee Handbooks / Policy / Procedures
	•		Contracts of Employment / Equity Sharing.
	•		Confidentiality and/or Trade Secret Agreements.
	•		ERISA and Employee Benefits.
	•		Drug Testing.
	•		Reductions in Force, WARN.
	•		Pre-Termination Advice.
	•		Severance Agreements and Releases.
	•		Collective Bargaining.
	•		Accommodating disabilities.

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

	•		Obtained summary judgment for an employer in a disability discrimination lawsuit in the Federal Court for the Northern District of California.
	•		Successfully represented employer in wrongful termination lawsuit when the trial judge ruled as a matter of law that the employee was an “at-will” employee who could be terminated with or without cause.
	•		Obtained a jury verdict in favor of a client’s claim of breach of contract.