Experienced Employment Lawyers Advocating For Clients Across California
Thakur Law Firm is one of the rare law firms that possess the versatility and depth necessary to provide effective representation to both employers as well as employees. Unlike most firms that brand themselves as either an employee or employer-side firm, we choose not to apply arbitrary labels ourselves simply to conform with practices of most firms.
From its inception, Thakur Law Firm has refused to limit itself to representing just one type of client or taking one type of case. We pride ourselves on our ability to selectively choose our clients and cases based on their unique merit and the success of our firm over time has born out the wisdom of our unique approach. Thakur Law Firm’s attorneys possess a broad range of expertise in employment law, drawing on decades of experience in which we have achieved positive results for our clients in all types of labor and employment law cases.
Success In Representing Employers
We know that today’s employers operate in a workplace that is highly regulated, litigious, and constantly changing. We strive to help employers eliminate legal risks up front in order to avoid costly and distracting litigation. Our attorneys work with our clients to develop strategies to lessen the risks of employee claims and ensure compliance with the ever-changing federal and state employment law landscape. As litigators, however, we stand ready to defend employers against all types of claims. The team of attorneys at Thakur Law Firm has a diverse skill set, allowing us to provide high quality and efficient legal services in all areas related to labor and employment law.
Thakur Law Firm regularly advises and represents employers in the following kinds of labor and employment law matters:
- Wage and Hour Class Action
- Discrimination and Harassment
- Employee Handbooks
- Labor Arbitration
- Hiring, Disciplinary Management and Terminations
- Workplace Investigations
- Leaves of Absence and Disability Accommodation
Employment Litigation And Trials
When faced with litigation, employers choose Thakur Law Firm for its courtroom skills and track record of success. Our experienced litigators know how to devise a winning strategy and carry it out. We have litigated numerous difficult employment law cases and consistently achieved favorable results for our employer clients. We have experience at every phase of employment litigation, and clients often retain us from prelitigation to judgment.
We represent employers in a variety of industries, from healthcare to construction, and our clients range from small businesses to large corporations. We have litigated cases in state and federal courts, building upon our collective experience to provide high quality representation for our clients. We have the extensive experience and strategic know-how to handle all aspects of employment litigation. The substantive law areas commonly covered include:
- Whistleblower and retaliation claims
- Sexual or racial harassment
- Discrimination
- Disability accommodation
- Wrongful termination
- Protected leaves
- Wage and hour class actions
- Arbitrations
Thakur Law Firm keeps its fingers on the pulse of the ever-changing landscape of employment law so our clients do not need to worry about whether they will be caught unawares by a new type of litigation matter. We are aware of the current trends in litigation so we can help our clients navigate the fluid changes in employment law and be ready for any claim. Our experience ranges from the trial courts and all levels of appeals, allowing us to over a long range perspective on litigation matters.
Class Action Litigation
Thakur Law Firm has effectively defended clients in discrimination and wage and hour class action and representative action cases. Our goal is always to help the client achieve the best possible outcome, and our clients are regularly impressed and even surprised by the favorable resolutions we have been able to obtain for them.
Wage and hour class actions can be some of the common and difficult claims facing employers today. With the increased number of complaints, we know that employers need strategies that will lead to a fast resolution so they can get back to business as usual. Our proven litigation strategies have allowed us to prevail on key motions on the merits, eliminating claims and limiting potential liability, amounting to savings potentially worth millions of dollars.
We have also represented numerous employers facing investigations by federal and state labor and departments and other government agencies. Our expertise has helped clients resolve the matters early, at the investigation stage before going to an administrative hearing. Thakur Law Firm has successfully negotiated numerous resolutions on behalf of our clients, resulting in substantial savings and restoring the status quo.
Thakur Law Firm is skilled at determining a strategic focus early in the litigation. That strategy is carried out through resolution, either by settlement or trial. We help our clients avoid needless legal action, minimize their risks and successfully resolve issues in arbitration and in court. Above all, Thakur Law Firm is always aware of our clients’ business needs.
Contact Thakur Law Firm today for your labor and employment litigation and trial needs.
Labor And Employment Law Advice And Counsel
At Thakur Law Firm we take our role seriously in advising employers to develop proactive strategies, up-to-date employment policies and business-oriented solutions. We recognize the importance of having forward-looking policies and practices to ensure that employment relationships are properly formed and maintained to cultivate a workforce that is engaged, productive and diverse. We provide our clients with uniquely tailored legal advice and multi-disciplinary strategies that lead to practical solutions that allow employers to thrive in the ever-changing legal landscape employers face today.
Our primary goal is to help you manage day-to-day employee-related issues with minimal interruption to your business. We take care to address every phase of the employment life cycle from recruitment and selection, to onboarding and training, and to performance management and exit.
Employee Handbooks And Policies
Ensuring employee policies and practices, including employee handbooks, are up to date in the face of the constantly shifting legislative and regulatory landscape can be a daunting task. But Thakur Law Firm’s attorneys take pride in staying abreast of the latest developments in the law and keeping our clients informed of the latest and most important changes affecting employers today.
We offer specifically designed policies and employee handbooks prepared from scratch, as well as comprehensive review and guidance relating to existing policies and handbooks. Either way we have the experience, skill and resources to ensure that your business remains compliant with federal, state and local law. Our team will provide you with valuable insights in the review and preparation of other employment-related documents, including job advertisements, employment applications, background check paperwork, employee notices and agreements, discipline, evaluation and termination documentation and employee job descriptions.
We know that employers face questions every day that may implicate various employment law disciplines including wage and hour, disability and leave management, labor relations and privacy and data security, and the answers may differ depending on the jurisdiction. We are skilled in providing legal counsel that embraces a multitude of relevant disciplines and transcends jurisdictional boundaries to furnish our clients with complete and comprehensive advice.
Discipline And Terminations
Thakur Law Firm provides strategic advice to assist employers in mitigating risks associated with employee discipline and terminations, including documenting progressive discipline in order to help defend potential claims down the road. We regularly review situations on an urgent basis and provide a rapid response that employers can rely on. We also assist clients with developing and implementing performance improvement plans and crafting written employee warnings.
The employment relationship poses challenges before, during and after an employee is hired and at work. Thakur Law Firm will help your business to craft advertising language and recruitment strategies that minimize risks that can arise from the recruiting and hiring process. Our philosophy is that managing the employment relationship up front is the most effective strategy for the unforeseeable, but often unavoidable reality of separation, when it arises, presenting a complex host of compliance and regulatory requirements. We have helped employers navigate numerous sensitive and often stressful separations.
Southern California Employment Lawyers Fighting for Workers’ Rights
At Thakur Law Firm, we are proud of our commitment to helping workers across all industries, sectors, and professions achieve positive results in all kinds of employment matters. We specialize in representing employees in complex cases and against large corporations and public entities. Our skillful and attentive approach to litigation has helped working individuals navigate tough situations to get just compensation so they can reclaim their livelihoods and care for their families.
Cases We Handle
Our firm has handled numerous employment law cases that cross the spectrum of all areas of employment law. We possess the know-how and have the dedication bring cases to favorable resolutions in all of the following types of cases :
- Discrimination because of any protected characteristic, including, but not limited to, race, national origin, age, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, and pregnancy.
- Harassment based on any protected characteristic, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment and harassment based on race.
- Wrongful termination, including constructive discharge (i.e., being forced to quit) and severance negotiations.
- Wage and hour, including minimum wage violations, meal and rest break claim, and wage theft.
- Whistleblower retaliation, where an employee is subjected to an adverse personnel action for complaining about the employer’s illegal conduct.
- Breach of Contract, where the employer violates the terms of an employment agreement.
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) violations, including denial of the right to take leave and retaliation for taking leave.
Employment Discrimination
Our attorneys have won favorable verdicts and settlements in discrimination cases involving cutting-edge issues and against powerful employers.
We have litigated discrimination cases on behalf of both current and former employees and are well versed in matters involving:
- Use of epithets
- Age discrimination
- Failure to accommodate disability
We have successfully represented victims of wrongful termination, denials of promotion, wage inequity and/or loss, and other forms of adverse employment action.
Workplace Harassment
Harassment based on any protected characteristic is unlawful. Sexual harassment, in particular, has become a serious and sometimes high profile problem in the workplace. Employees have a right to work in a place where they can be free from conduct that is harassing and abusive.
Sexual harassment cases usually come in two forms:
- “Quid pro quo” harassment
- And hostile work environment harassment
What is the difference between “Quid Pro Quo” and hostile work environment harassment?
“Quid pro quo” harassment occurs when someone makes work benefits conditioned upon sexual favors or threatens adverse action if sexual favors are not granted, whereas a hostile work environment can be created by as little as a single harassing comment.
Examples of sexual harassment include, but are not limited to:
- Sexual comments
- Unwelcome advances
- Unwanted touching
- Leering
- Intrusive questions about the employee’s sex life
- And sexually explicit materials or photos circulated among employees
Cases involving harassment based on other protected characteristics typically involve unwanted and offensive behavior or comments that are derogatory and disparaging in nature.
If you have experienced harassment at work, you should immediately report the incident(s) to your employer’s Human Resource Department. Reporting the incident will put pressure on your employer to adequately resolve the issue and also creates a traceable record that shows you took the necessary steps to report and end the harassment. You should also keep a written record of each incident of harassment you experience.
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Violations
Thakur Law Firm has represented working people in matters under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and its state law counterpart, the California Family Rights Act (CFRA). Cases of this kind sometimes include pregnancy discrimination and actions against people who took leaves from work to care for a seriously ill child or other family member.
Employees may suffer violations of law relating to family and medical leaves that take many forms, including, but not limited to, the denial of a person’s right to an unpaid or partially paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child, or for his or her own serious health condition or that of an immediate family member, and termination or the threat of other employment retaliation for taking a qualified leave.
Wrongful Termination
Thakur Law Firm has successfully litigated wrongful termination cases for employees in a broad range of industries and professions, including, but not limited to, high-level executives, healthcare workers, and construction and building trades workers.
Employees have a right to be free from wrongful termination. Unfortunately, not all employers respect this right and subject employees to a termination based on an unjust reason.
Thakur Law Firm is highly experienced in wrongful termination cases and can provide the skill needed to enforce a worker’s rights if fired for an invalid reason.
We have obtained millions of dollars in settlements and judgments for our clients and significant institutional changes at these companies.
Whistleblower Retaliation
As a whistleblower, employees have a protected right to report activities of safety violations, fraud, crime, and employment law violations in the workplace, and more. Often employees find themselves in the difficult situation of having knowledge of their employers wrongful practices, but might fear retaliation if they bring that information to a public authority or even a higher manager.
Thakur Law Firm can help. We will carefully assess your situation and the laws pertaining to your case. We have a track record of success when it comes to vindicating employees from retaliation in whistleblower cases. We will keep your identity confidential, or protect you from retaliation.
It is illegal for an employer to retaliate against an employee for engaging in protected activity, like reporting a violation of a state or federal law or noncompliance with a local, state, or federal law or for refusing to engage in the conduct reasonably believed to be unlawful.
The law protects employees who report the illegal activity to their superiors or other members of management, internal watchdogs, the police, and other authorities.
Breach of Contract
Thakur Law Firm’s attorneys are well-versed in the law of employment contracts. We regularly represent employees, including corporate executives and learned professionals, when their employers refuse to comply with the terms of their employment agreement.
Contracts afford employers and employees broad latitude in making decisions based on business needs and priorities, but not all contract provisions are enforceable or lawful. Employment contracts can include protections against arbitrary actions like termination and discipline without good cause.
The terms of an employment contract can also provide for a severance to be paid to the employee if the employer terminates the relationship. Thakur Law Firm has won substantial verdicts and settlements involving breaches of employment contracts, obtaining maximum damages for our clients.
Wage and Hour
Whether you are dealing with a minimum wage violation, overtime violation, meals & breaks violation or unsafe work conditions, Thakur Law Firm has the ability to vindicate the rights of employees. Sometimes employers will fail to properly compensate employees due to technical errors or even intentionally. Such violations are serious and our lawyers will take action to ensure our clients receive the compensation that they earned.
California labor laws were designed to protect employees’ wage and hour rights. Employees must be treated fairly and according to the law, which means they must receive the correct minimum wage, overtime pay, required rest breaks, and meal breaks.
When an employer violates wage and hour laws, their employees are the ones who suffer. California workers may suffer loss of income, job termination, wage theft, and other negative consequences.
Some employers violate California wage and hour laws to avoid paying their workers adequately. When an employer is misclassifying employees, they will sometimes claim they are independent contractors to avoid paying them overtime wages, minimum wages, and proper meal periods and rest periods.
Also, all employees are entitled to be compensated for their time spent traveling for business. Failure to do so could result in a wage and hour claim against the employer.
An experienced employment lawyer can help you determine whether you have a valid claim and which laws apply to your case. We are ready and able to provide high-level assistance in evaluating your claims and advising you regarding the potential recovery you might be entitled to.
At Thakur Law Firm we have spent over a decade helping California employees exercise their rights in the workplace. We are ready to provide you the competent counsel and passionate advocacy you need in your employment matter of any kind. Contact our office today to schedule a consultation with one of our attorneys.
We Work for You
Employment law is a complex and ever-changing area of the law. At our firm, we have more than 15 years of experience litigating on our clients’ behalf. Our attorneys’ wealth of legal knowledge allows you to focus on your family and business rather than finding yourself overwhelmed and worried about your legal issues. We are committed to providing our clients with the highest quality legal representation and obtaining the best possible outcome in each case.
Contact Our California Employment Law Attorneys For Help
If you are looking for employment law experts, you don’t have to look far. At Thakur Law Firm, we have successfully represented clients in a wide range of employment law matters, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wage and hour disputes. If you find yourself in need of a lawyer for a case involving employment law and litigation, contact us at 844-394-6430 or send us an email today for a free consultation. We represent clients in Orange County, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego and San Bernardino counties and across California.