Labor and Employment Law

We have extensive experience in litigating and counseling clients on employment law and discrimination matters. Our firm routinely represents employers of all sizes in matters involving the full spectrum of employment law issues including discrimination, wrongful discharge, noncompetition and confidentiality agreements, employee benefits, and state law wage issues, Americans With Disabilities Act ("ADA") issues, Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") issues, workplace substance abuse issues, and other state and federal employment problems.

As a former City Manager attorney DeAguilera has considerable experience with employment matters including wrongful terminations, discrimination and whistle blower actions. Attorney DeAguilera represents both public and private sector employees. Attorney DeAguilera has handled many cases before civil service commissions and the State Personnel Board. He has represented school district employees, city and county employees and state employees. Because California is a "at-will" employment state special skills and knowledge are required for any lawyer to prosecute a case for a wrongful termination for a private sector employee. Attorney DeAguilera has these skills and knowledge.

As part of this practice area, we have counseled companies, and litigated, both in court and at the administrative level, on the following:

• Discrimination (gender, sexual harassment, age, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, race, and pregnancy)
• Employment agreements
• Employee handbooks
• Employment applications
• Discipline and Discharge Advice
• FMLA issues
• Severance agreements
• Noncompete agreements
• Confidentiality agreements
• Wrongful discharge issues
• State wage & hour laws
• Disabilities and the ADA
• Consulting and independent contractor agreements
• Employee privacy issues
• Drug and alcohol policies and testing issues