The Watkins Firm has more than four decades of experience successfully representing San Diego employers in a labor hearing or ‘Berman Hearing’ before the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, the Labor Commissioner, and other state and federal agencies. It has never been more difficult for a San Diego or...
Employer Defense Begins With a Good Offense
Employer defense begins with a good offense in San Diego and across the State of California. Unfortunately, California has the harshest laws, procedures, requirements and exposures for employers in all of the United States. Preparing our employer clients and defending employers in San Diego and throughout California in the inevitable...
Should an Employer Turn Over an Employee File to The Worker or Their Attorney in California?
Should an employer turn over an employee file to the employee themselves or their attorney in California? California is the hardest state in which to be an employer. The employer defense attorneys at the Watkins Firm have served San Diego and California employers for more than 40 years. Our state...
Defending a California Employer in a Dispute or Labor Conference
Are you searching for an attorney or law firm with extensive experience defending a California employer in a dispute or labor conference? The Watkins Firm has represented and defended San Diego employers for more than four decades. We have a strong proven track record at trial in these cases. The...
California Employer Defense Attorney for a Class Action or PAGA Dispute
Are you searching for a California employer defense attorney for a class action or PAGA dispute? The Watkins Firm has been defending employers in class action and PAGA actions in San Diego and throughout the State of California for more than four decades. Class Actions Represent a Substantial Risk: Financial...
Out-of-State Entities Need a California Business Attorney
What happens when a company which was formed or has business in another state or states begins to transact business in California? Why do out-of-state entities need a California business attorney and how can the Watkins Firm apply our more than 40 years of experience to help to protect your...
Employer Defense in a California Labor Hearing or Conference
Do you need an attorney for employer defense in a hearing or conference associated with an employee complaint in San Diego? The Watkins Firm provides employer defense in a California labor hearing or conference, as well as other actions associated with state and federal agency inquiries. What is “Wage Theft”...
Employer Defense in California Employment Litigation
The Watkins Firm has decades of experience in employer defense in California employment litigation and disputes. The number of lawsuits faced by employers may never be higher than at this point in our history. Employers face continuous allegations of sexual harassment, discrimination, wrongful termination, retaliation and wage and hour related...
Employer Defense Attorneys for PAGA and California Labor Commission Hearings
Are you searching for employer defense attorneys for PAGA and California Labor Commission conferences and hearings? Are you a San Diego or California employer who has been contacted by the California Labor Commission regarding an “informal” hearing or conference? Have you experienced odd behaviors and communications from employees, or heard...