Bay Area and Northern California Employment Law Attorney
Employment Law Representation for Employers
At the Law Office of Lynnette Ariathurai, a Professional Corporation, we want local businesses and employers see us as their "in-house counsel" for any issue they may be facing. We confidently and professionally handle a wide range of employment law matters on behalf of Bay Area employers in Alameda County and Santa Clara County, and throughout Northern California.
To set up a consultation about your company's employment law needs, contact the Law Office of Lynnette Ariathurai, a Professional Corporation, today.
Independent contractor and employee contracts, issues of employee classification, and disputes can have a serious impact on your business. We help employers by:
- Advising clients on hiring practices
- Drafting, reviewing and advising clients about employment agreements and executive compensation
- Drafting, reviewing and advising clients about independent contractor agreements
- Counseling clients on pitfalls of calling "employees" independent contractors
- Creating a checklist for determining the classification of employees versus independent contractors
Employee handbooks: Our firm guides clients through the process of creating employee handbooks that establish clear, enforceable policies and procedures for your business. We can help you draft, review and update handbooks and train management and human resources personnel in implementation of personnel policies and avoidance of disputes.
Employee benefits: The extension of benefits to employees is highly regulated and must be closely monitored. Our firm aids employers in dealing with a wide range of benefits, including:
- Advising regarding compensating officers and directors
- Vacations, family and medical leave (FMLA), and other time off
- Offering medical, dental, life insurance benefits, bonuses, 401(k) plans, retirement benefits, and other benefits for employees
- Car allowances, reimbursement of expenses
- Stock options and shares to employees, officers and directors
Employee discipline and termination: We advise clients on how to discipline and terminate employees while complying with California law. Lynnette Ariathurai is an experienced Employment Law attorney who is skilled at helping clients resolve disputes with disciplined and/or terminated employees through negotiation, arbitration, mediation, and before administrative agencies (such as the Labor Commissioner).
Employee claims: Should a dispute with an employee arise, we can represent you in negotiation, mediation, arbitration, or before administrative agencies:
- Discrimination claims (based on age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race, national origin, religion and other protected classifications)
- Sexual harassment complaints
- Wage and hour disputes
- Wrongful termination claims
Trade secret protection: We protect employers from trade secrets violations by employees, independent contractors, consultants and others who may have access to proprietary information through effective confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and appropriate employee Internet use policies. We also advise our clients when they are considering hiring employees, contractors or consultants who have existing NDAs with other companies.
If you are an employer with a contract, transactional, policy or operational need, or if you need to resolve a dispute, we can provide the experienced guidance and representation you need. Contact the Law Office of Lynnette Ariathurai, a Professional Corporation, today.