Practice Areas

Employment Advice and Counsel

 

At the core of Roddick Legal is its strong advisory and counseling practice aimed to help employers maintain compliance with complex and evolving employment laws in order to manage risk, reduce liability exposure and promote litigation avoidance.  It understands the exigency of providing clear, concise, and practical advice and counseling on employment law matters.  Roddick Legal is proud to offer proactive strategies which are designed to ensure compliance and manage litigation risks, while still keeping in mind its clients’ goals.

Roddick Legal provides legal advice and counsel on day-to-day employment issues, including the following:

  • Employment Policy and Practice Audits 

  • Human Resource Trainings and Compliance 

  • Hiring and Onboarding 

  • Offer Letters and Employment Agreements

  • Inclusion, Equity and Diversity

  • Discrimination and Harassment

  • Disability Accommodations

  • Workplace Investigations

  • Wage and Hour Compliance

  • Independent Contractor Classification 

  • Exemptions and Misclassification

  • Remote Employment

  • Performance Reviews 

  • Leaves of Absence

  • Workplace Investigations 

  • Separation of Employment 

  • Severance Agreements

  • Wrongful Termination

Outside General Counsel

 

Roddick Legal serves as outside general counsel to various small and mid-sized businesses, which may not have in-house legal counsel or human resource departments.  It also serves as local counsel for internationally head-quartered businesses throughout Asia and Australia.  As outside general counsel, Roddick Legal works intimately with management and employees on a day-to-day basis relating to general business matters, reviewing contracts, negotiating with service providers and handling personnel and workplace issues.  


International Business

 

Roddick Legal assists international businesses seeking guidance with employing U.S.-based employees, including navigating local and state employment laws and various business-related requirements. Roddick Legal also represents such businesses in providing local counsel in various types of business and contract negotiations.

Litigation

 

Roddick Legal services clients through all phases of litigation, with the goal of minimal business disruption while obtaining favorable results.  It has defended companies and employers in state and federal court and in both bench and jury trials, single and multi-party disputes, and in class actions and representative actions under the Private Attorney General Act of 2004 (PAGA). Roddick Legal has also assisted clients to quickly resolve cases through alternative dispute resolution and settlements on favorable terms.

Select Representative Matters

  • Defending various clients in class action and representative lawsuits involving the misclassification of employees as exempt and/or as independent contractors.

  • Defending major financial institutions in various employment and investor-related disputes.

  • Defending hospitality employers in wage and hour, wrongful termination and sexual harassment matters.

  • Defending wholesale and surplus lines insurance brokers in various coverage disputes.

  • Defending vehicle company in contract dispute.

  • Defending produce company in business dispute.

  • Representing clients before governmental agencies including, but not limited to, the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE), the California Employment Development Department (EDD) and the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH).