Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP is a firm with a real labor practice - not simply litigators who attempt employment cases. On a comparative basis for a company our size, we have among the biggest employment and labor groups in California. Each of our attorneys works carefully and personally with employer customers to develop proactive compliance and conflict resolution methods. Our company believe this one-on-one therapy is much more efficient than an unwieldy group. We deal with clients to help them prevent workplace issues, but where controversy is inevitable, we have handled actually numerous jury trials, administrative trials and appeals before courts and administrative agencies across the country.

JMBM is acknowledged as a Go-To Law Office & reg; for the leading 500 business in the United States in the areas of labor lawsuits and labor & work law, as determined by American Lawyer Media's (ALM) yearly study of in-house counsel at FORTUNE 500 & reg; business. Because labor and employment problems typically include high stakes and intense time pressure, our lawyers are devoted to providing employers the most immediate service possible. We react quickly and without stop working, with straightforward suggestions from a skilled lawyer who won't pass your problem off to somebody else. Issues like unwanted sexual advances and workplace violence need immediate attention- and we offer it.

Employers in the middle of a dispute over an arranging drive or an unfair labor practice complaint depend on our aggressive and prompt action. Accountability and ease of access are our watchwords, and you get direct access to the person who can fix your issue or answer your question.

One of the strengths of our labor and employment group is the diversity of the employers we represent. Public and personal business in business sectors ranging from fundamental production to innovation, garments to aerospace and from healthcare to monetary services all depend on JMBM labor attorneys, no matter the issue. Many clients have been with us 10 to 20 years-in lots of cases dealing with the very same experienced lawyer who totally comprehends their organization.

Our industry-specific avoidance and readiness strategies can avoid or reduce costly claims. We work carefully with senior executives and in-house counsel to craft personalized, efficient work policies - total with an emphasis on appropriately training managers and HR personnel on legal rights and commitments. Our services work to guarantee compliance with national and state labor laws, minimize conflicts with staff members, and maximize tactical advantage if lawsuits is needed. We stress imaginative planning and aggressive advocacy for each customer.

There are organization sectors where we have special ability in managing work matters. Many law firms rely on us for counsel on concerns including staff and attorneys, and we often encourage broker-dealers on non-compete and disciplinary controversies. Our lawyers likewise effectively represent lots of health care and hospitality industry clients in collective bargaining and other labor and employment issues.

Any protected class of employees-by age, race, gender, special needs, religion-could bring fit against an employer under the discrimination statues. We have actually effectively prosecuted and solved all kinds of discrimination matters brought under such work laws as the:

- Americans with Disabilities Act

- Family Medical Leave Act

- Age Discrimination in Employment Act

- Fair Labor Standards Act

- Family and Medical Leave Act


The finest way to handle any claim is to prevent it from being filed, and we give customers efficient assistance right from the start to manage grievances appropriately and keep them from ending up being claims. If litigation is necessary, our lawyers investigate thoroughly and prepare a strong position that can negate plaintiff claims.

We supply strong defense in state and federal court, in administrative actions before the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and before all the California state companies - the Department of Labor Standards Enforcement, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and the Employment Development Department.

Often overlapping with discrimination issues are claims for wrongful termination, vindictive treatment and whistle blowing. We comprehend the need in such cases to demonstrate that an employer's actions appertained, and regardless of the prestige that is sometimes involved, we have actually had considerable success at showing that company conduct was legitimate and employment dealt with effectively.

Whether your service currently has third party representation or looks for to keep a workplace without such involvement, our highly effective labor relations counsel can be essential to assisting maintain a competitive workplace while decreasing disputes and maximizing management flexibility. Employers that deal with union organizing drives depend on our help to:

- Maintain a positive workplace with open interaction with all employees

- Adhere to NLRB election laws

- Counter aggressive unionizing efforts without producing a "union-busting" debate


In unionized offices, our company is a highly experienced and responsive partner that works alongside business personnels and labor relations workers to:

- Engage in cumulative bargaining - consisting of multi-union, multi-location talks

- Respond to complaint and arbitration actions

- Manage decreases in force, drug testing, discipline procedures and strikes

- Provide representation in NLRB proceedings


Responsiveness, decision and focus are what set our labor relations counsel apart from that of other law office. We provide immediate response, round-the-clock schedule in crisis scenarios and aggressive defense of all companies' rights.

We safeguard many companies against class action suits in which workers take legal action against for back overtime pay-and countless dollars in damages-claiming that under company policies the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime pay exemption no longer uses to them.

JMBM labor legal representatives can help employers prevent category issues that cause suits by:

- Auditing existing income policy and pay practices

- Reviewing the language of written work policies to make sure they adhere to FLSA requirements for exempt and non-exempt employees

- Ensuring all exempt employee task descriptions involve management and guidance


If you as a company are faced with a wage and hour claim, whether under federal law or California wage and hour statutes, we mount an energetic and reliable defense. Your JMBM lawyer will seek to deny class certification and work to protect an effective and effective settlement that dismisses unproven claims and safeguards your interests.

Disputes over non-compete contracts including trade secrets often pit employers against each other - particularly in California, where the state's Unfair Competition Law (Section 17200) makes it particularly challenging to implement non-compete terms. We've handled litigation representing both workers' previous and current employers, and are proficient at protecting and withstanding TROs and permanent injunctions to safeguard employer interests in either type of case.