Swerdlow Florence Sanchez Swerdlow Wimmer

The Scope of our Legal Services

As labor and employment attorneys representing employers, SWERDLOW FLORENCE SANCHEZ SWERDLOW & WIMMER provides legal assistance to hundreds of business organizations of all sizes, in over 70 different types of industries and professions. We specialize in providing the following:

Preventive advice to management concerning myriad workplace-related matters, e.g., employee discipline and discharge, discrimination, sexual harassment, wage and hour issues, personnel practices audits, workplace violence, and employee dispute resolution;

Comprehensive counseling and planning services for employers, including developing and implementing personnel policies, drafting employee handbooks and agreements, management training on various legal issues and pre- and post-employment practices, and planning for workforce reductions, growth and reorganization;

Dispute-resolution and litigation expertise in California and federal courts concerning a variety of employer-employee matters, including allegations of wrongful termination, discrimination, and breach of contract;

Representation before California and federal administrative agencies concerning most employer-employee matters, including the National Labor Relations Board, the U.S. Department of Labor, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, the California and federal occupational safety and health agencies, the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board;

Maintaining a union-free employment force;

Preventing and defending against union-organizing campaigns;

Negotiating collective bargaining agreements, and protecting our employers' interests during strikes and lockouts; and,

Litigating grievances and arbitrations under collective bargaining agreements.

SWERDLOW FLORENCE SANCHEZ SWERDLOW & WIMMER encourages its clients to prevent, rather than resolve, employer-employee problems. This is achieved by getting us involved as soon as is reasonably possible before decisions are made, actions are taken, or events occur that may have significantly adverse personnel, legal, and economic consequences. A successful preventive approach also involves education by us to enable an employer to rapidly recognize when legal risks are present. Our experience consistently demonstrates that a rigorous preventive approach will save many thousands of dollars otherwise spent for management time and legal fees.

:: Scope of Legal Services ::

The Scope of our Legal Services