Employment Defense

Los Angeles employer defense attorneys at Simantob Law Group represent and defend employers in all types of employment actions in state and federal courts, disputes or claims in mediation and arbitration proceedings and claims, audits and investigations before governmental administrative agencies.

For over twenty years Simantob Law Group’s experienced employer defense lawyers have routinely provided labor and employment legal services to individuals, startups and established businesses in Los Angeles and throughout the state of California.

As a  boutique employment law firm serving businesses and individuals in Los Angeles, our labor and employment litigation legal services include, but are not limited to:

Simantob Law Group’s Los Angeles employer defense attorneys represent and defend Los Angeles employers in California state and federal Courts with respect to:

• Class and representative actions under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) for labor law violations such as:
  • Failure to Provide Meal Periods and Rest Breaks / Pay Premiums (Labor Code Sections 226.7 and 512)
  • Minimum Wage Violations (Labor Code Sections 227.3, 1194, 1197 and 1197.1)
  • Wage Statement Violations (Labor Code Section 226)
  • Overtime Violations (Labor Code Section 510)
  • Expense Reimbursements (Labor Code Section 2802)
• Misappropriation of trade secrets and confidential Information actions
• Work related tort claims
• Employment discrimination and harassment actions based on mental or physical disability, sex, age, medical condition, national origin, pregnancy under such employment laws as the:
  • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  • Employee Leave Law, including the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and California Family Rights Act (CFRA)
  • Age Discrimination in Employment Act
  • Wages and The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
  • California Labor Law and Industrial Commission Wage Orders
  • Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA)
  • Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
• Wrongful termination and retaliation actions
• Employee misclassification and independent contractor claims
• Wage and hour claims including missed meal and rest breaks and overtime
• Enforceability of arbitration agreements and severance agreements
• Breach of employment contracts/breach of fiduciary duty
• California Prevailing Wage claims by workers on retroactive payment of prevailing wag

Simantob Law Group’s employer defense attorneys represent and defend Los Angeles employers in claims, investigations and audits made by federal and state administrative agencies, including:

• State Labor Commissioner wage and hour hearings
• Audits conducted by the EDD or the DLSE
• Discrimination, retaliation and harassment charges filed with the federal EEOC or State DFEH on the sex, race, age, religious, sexual orientation
• Workers Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) — “serious and willful misconduct” and discrimination charges under California Labor Code Section 132a
• Workplace injury citations issued by CalOSHA
• Investigations by the Federal Department of Labor (DOL)
• Proceedings before the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE)
• California Labor Commissioner enforcement actions on retroactive prevailing wage payments

Simantob Law Group California employer defense attorneys represent Los Angeles employers in mediation and arbitration proceedings. We are cost efficient and effective advocates in presentations to arbitration neutrals and mediators in the full range of employment matters including:

• Discrimination
• Harassment
• Wrongful termination
• Wage and hour claims

Simantob Law Group also designs enforceable arbitration and mediation policies for clients and is retained to serve as mediators in employment disputes.

• EXPERIENCE.  Our founder and lead employment defense attorney – Lisa D. Simantob, Esq. has over 30 years’ experience as a Los Angeles employer defense attorney serving clients in Los Angeles and throughout California
• HIGHEST QUALITY SERVICE. Ms. Simantob strives to provide the highest quality legal services to all clients in Los Angeles and throughout California
• STRATEGIC GUIDANCE.  Our Los Angeles employer defense attorneys provide strategic guidance to ensure the most favorable and expeditious resolution of employment claims and actions
• COST EFFECTIVE.  Our legal fees are reasonably priced
• BROAD INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE.  We have worked with various Los Angeles businesses in a vast number of industries and have knowledge of their intricacies
• HIGHEST CLIENT SATISFACTION.  Reviews of our firm demonstrate the highest level of client satisfaction

TO DISCUSS YOUR EMPLOYER DEFENSE & LITIGATION MATTER AND HOW WE MAY HELP YOU, PLEASE CONTACT OUR LOS ANGELES EMPLOYER DEFENSE ATTORNEYS AT (310) 281-0041, MESSAGE US ONLINE, OR EMAIL US AT INFO@BUSINESS-ATTORNEY.COM TODAY AND SCHEDULE A CONSULTATION.