If you are a Southern California employer you will need sound business counsel and a proven San Diego employer defense attorney on your side. The Watkins Firm has almost four decades of experience protecting our business clients when an employer needs legal defense for any employment related dispute, agency hearing or lawsuit.
Successful Outcomes Even When Our Clients Thought There Was No Chance in Their Case
Many of our clients have gone into their case feeling that they were not in a strong position or that the Courts might be stacked against them. This is simply not the case. We have achieved outright victory in court for clients who thought the evidence was overwhelmingly against them. This is due to our legal skill, experience, discovery and trial skills and the high legal bar that must be established for a plaintiff to defeat an employer in many employer defense cases including (but not limited to):
- Wage and Hour Issues including Unpaid Overtime
- Private Attorneys General Act or PAGA Lawsuits
- Misclassification of Employees (Such as Independent Contractors)
- Employee Contract Disputes
- Discrimination
- Sexual Harassment
- Wrongful Termination
- Retaliation
The Best Defense is a Good Offense
As general business counsel and a proven San Diego employer defense attorney I can tell you it’s all about the details and the documents. The attorneys at the Watkins Firm help our clients to integrate strategies, practices, policies and procedures to reduce or eliminate their exposure to these claims before a dispute arises. We work with clients to develop internal documentation and records keeping strategies to support efforts in preventing and/or defending employee allegations.
The Process of a Proven San Diego Employer Defense Attorney Lays the Foundation for Success
The process of a proven San Diego employer defense attorney at the Watkins Firm lays the foundation for success from the outset. Our experienced litigation team aggressively investigates the facts and supporting documents in the case, as well as the behavior of the principles before, during and after allegations surfaced. We interview critical witnesses including other employees, the management team as well as friends and family members of the accuser.
Social media posts by the employee also provide a wealth of valuable information and insight into the mindset of the employee and the impact (or lack thereof) of the issues at hand on their life. Our lawyers take a unique approach to litigation designed to resolve your case as quickly and cost-effectively as possible. We apply our decades of experience, legal skill and expertise and investigation tactics to help your case to have a positive resolution.
Fast Action Achieves the Best Results
Wage and hour and PAGA actions against area employers have skyrocketed over the past few years. Plaintiffs attorneys are aggressively advertising to find disgruntled current or former employees who might have some basis upon which to base a lawsuit or PAGA class action. The best piece of advice we can give to any San Diego or Southern California employer is to take immediate action at the first sign of any employee-related dispute. This is especially true if an employer receives correspondence from a law firm or legal team requesting information about a current or former employee.
Place a call to the Watkins Firm for a substantive and free consultation at the first sign of trouble. We provide insight and can help to evaluate the genuine risk(s) you might be facing and the immediate action(s) you can take to mitigate or remediate existing or contingent risks. There is often a short time frame (30 days or less) to take the action which could stop a potential lawsuit in it’s tracks. The actions taken in the first few weeks often mean the difference between a minor challenge and a major lawsuit.
If you are a San Diego employer facing an employment related dispute, lawsuit or hearing before a federal or state agency 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.
