Since the firm was originally founded in 1996, Berger & Williams, LLP has been a leading employment law firm in San Diego, California. We are here to help individuals and businesses navigate California’s complex legal system. With decades of experience and thousands of satisfied clients, we help businesses stay on the right side of compliance with employment law in California, and we help employees recover when they are victims of unlawful practices.

Our San Diego employment attorneys have extensive experience representing both employees and employers in a wide range of employment law matters, including discrimination, harassment, wage and hour disputes, retaliation, wrongful termination, leaves of absence, among others.

Whether you are an employee or a business owner or manager, we are here to help you ensure the law is upheld fairly. Here’s how.

Discrimination in the workplace is illegal, and our employment discrimination attorneys in San Diego are dedicated to helping clients protect their rights. We represent employees who have experienced discrimination based on race, sex, age, disability, and other protected characteristics. We also counsel and advise businesses on how to comply with these important laws and assist employers in developing policies and procedures to prevent discrimination and respond to discrimination claims.

Sexual harassment in the workplace creates a toxic work environment and impacts a person’s physical and emotional well-being. Our sexual harassment lawyers in San Diego have extensive experience representing clients who have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace. We provide employers with the tools necessary to maintain lawful workplace environments.

Employers have a legal obligation to pay their employees in accordance with a variety of federal, state, and local laws. Our wage and hour attorneys in San Diego represent employees and business in all types of cases involving overtime wages, minimum wages, expense reimbursement, misclassification, and many other kinds of disputes.

We also work with businesses to establish compliant pay practices and correct mistakes when they occur.

California is an at-will employment state. Both employers and employees can terminate a working relationship without an underlying cause, at any time, with or without notice. However, there are exceptions to at-will employment.

Employers cannot terminate an employee for discriminatory reasons, in retaliation for exercising their legal rights, or for a variety of other protected activities. Our wrongful termination attorneys in San Diego represent employees in wrongful termination claims, including those involving retaliation for whistleblowing, discrimination, or exercise of legal rights. We also advise employers on best practices to avoid wrongful termination claims.

Employment contracts and agreements can be complex and require careful negotiation to protect the interests of both the employer and employee. The laws on employment, arbitration, and separation agreements change constantly. Our expert employment agreement attorneys in San Diego advise clients on the negotiation, drafting, and review of employment contracts, including arbitration agreements, non-compete agreements, confidentiality agreements, and severance agreements.

Sometimes employment disputes cannot be resolved through negotiation, and litigation becomes necessary. Our San Diego employment attorneys have decades of experience representing clients in more than 1,000 employment litigation matters through all phases of cases up to an including trial, post-trial and on appeal.

We work as experienced business litigation attorneys in San Diego, protecting your proprietary information and trade secrets, and defending you against claims from other businesses.

We provide aggressive, efficient, and effective representation to protect our clients’ rights and achieve the best possible favorable outcome.

At Berger & Williams, LLP, we understand that employment law matters are complex and emotionally challenging. That’s why we’re dedicated to providing compassionate and effective legal representation to employees and employers throughout San Diego and across California.

Contact us today for a free consultation with one of our experienced employment law attorneys in San Diego.