Today more than ever, defending an employer requires experience from a proven San Diego employer defense attorney at the Watkins Firm.   Providing counsel to and defending California employers has been a central focus of our practice over our 40+ years of experience serving the business, science and tech, real estate and medical / healthcare communities here in San Diego and across California.

California Employers are Under Constant Attack from Plaintiff’s Attorneys

San Diego businesses are governed by more federal, state and local laws, agencies, and mandates than at any time in history, and California can present interesting legal challenges for our employers.

Plaintiffs’ attorneys are aggressively marketing to employees in many industries in order to target employers for unpaid overtime or wage and hour or employment related violations.  Once they find a single employee with a perceived grievance they ask that new client to identify others with whom they presently work as well as those who may have had an issue with your company in the past. This can result in a PAGA action exposing the employer and the company to extensive financial liability.

If you are a San Diego business owner or employer, and a dispute has arisen between you and an employee, supplier or customer the most important thing is to act.  Immediately.  Defending an employer requires experience and extensive legal skill.  Your Watkins Firm employer defense attorney can help to diffuse the situation and reduce exposure to a federal or state labor agency hearing or any potential lawsuit.  Protecting San Diego employers requires experience, legal skill and the ability to resolve disputes and diffuse potentially harmful issues before they grow into something worse.  The Watkins Firm has decades of experience protecting employers from legal liabilities in San Diego and Southern California.

Pro-Tip: “We can help protect you as an employer, even after you’ve been sued, like in a class action, there’s a case called “Pickup Sticks.” Now pickup sticks is odd because it’s actually the name of a restaurant, they were the defendant in the action. And it’s kind of funny that their name also is been codified with a defense. Meaning pick up any members of the class and settle with them in a correct fashion. And you can take all the wind out of the sails of a class action. But if you do it wrong then it could be determined to be retaliation.

But if you get us involved early we can look at all the things you’ve done and you’ve been accused of doing and determine if the steps to remedy these problems with these people will cost a fraction of what it would cost just to defend it. We can help our clients to attack the problem, use pickup sticks, case law and other strategies that to get your case resolved before you spend hundreds of thousands of dollars in attorney’s fees due to a class action. Plus, if you don’t remediate or mitigate your exposures up front, you might have to pay penalties on top of the remedies. It’s a fraction of the cost to have a Watkins Firm lawyer who’s up to speed on getting these things solved and out of your life as fast as possible.” – Dan Watkins, Founding Partner

Defending an Employer Requires Experience and a Proven San Diego Employer Defense Attorney

Are you looking for an experienced San Diego law firm with extensive employer defense experience? We invite you to review our podcast Episode 28 – Common Employer Disputes and Defenses as well as the strong recommendations of our clients and contact the Watkins Firm or call 858-535-1511 for a complimentary consultation today. Speak with seasoned business attorneys with decades of experience resolving liabilities for San Diego employers.

Defending an employer requires experience and extensive legal skill.  We’ve seen some fairly heavy accusations that would seem almost insurmountable melt away after the completion of our legal work. It’s all about the witnesses, and establishing a record of the patterns of behavior before, during and after an alleged issue or event. Our quick decisive action will make the difference between resolving an issue before it ever gets going, and facing a substantial contingent liability.