Are you searching for proven employer labor hearing representation in San Diego? The employer defense attorneys at the Watkins Firm have more than four decades of experience representing and defending San Diego employers before hearings of the California Labor Commissioner and other state and federal agencies. If you have received a notice or have been invited to attend an “informal” conference with a representative of the Labor Commissioner’s Office this is an immediate red flag.
There is nothing informal about these “conferences.” Our proven employer labor hearing representation in San Diego begins with extensive preparation heading into the hearing. We help our clients to organize the right information and prepare it for presentation in a manner which will diffuse the situation.
The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) in California has described their work as “prevention of wage theft.” What is wage theft in this context? It can be as simple as piece work or piece rate violations or a complex as the misclassification of an independent contractor. Alleged wage and hour violations can often trigger an employee complaint, or a departmental “investigation.”
The “Notice of Claim and Conference” can make it sound like an invitation to an informal meeting for a brief discussion and review of the agency’s concerns. This meeting are actually quite formal and include witness testimony and the provision of evidence. The agency’s goal is to catch unsuspecting employers without a working knowledge of all of California’s complicated employment laws and the documentation to defend their position. What follows the “informal” hearing is a “settlement conference.” This is when they ask you to break out your check book.
You need proven employer labor hearing representation in San Diego from the moment you receive the notice through the closing of your case. Our goal is to protect San Diego employers by helping to prepare them for the hearing, organizing the information necessary to answer the complaint at hand and to develop cross-examination strategies to protect your interests.
We invite you to review the strong recommendations of our clients and contact the Watkins Firm or call 858-535-1511 for a complimentary consultation today.
