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Labor & Employment

We represent both large and small employers across diverse industries in all areas of labor and employment law involving litigation, counseling and advice, and traditional labor law.

We work with our clients to create innovative, cost-effective and practical solutions to the most complex problems facing employers in California, as well as provide effective representation in court and in administrative proceedings. 

"Deep expertise in employment law issues. A full-service firm in that respect. They provide great counsel."

- Chambers USA

EXPERIENCE

In addition to federal and state litigation court practice, our attorneys regularly appear on behalf of management before administrative agencies such as: 

  • California Department of Fair Employment and Housing 
  • U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 
  • National Labor Relations Board 
  • U.S. Department of Labor 
  • California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement 
  • California Employment Development Department 
  • Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (132a and “serious and willful” matters)

RECOGNITIONS

The Allen Matkins Labor & Employment Practice Group was recognized as one of the best in California by Chambers USA in 2010-2018, and 2021. 

The 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America recognizes 40 Allen Matkins attorneys. In addition to the individual acknowledgments, Allen Matkins received Metropolitan Tier 1 Rankings for Employment Law-Management, Labor Law-Management and Litigation-Labor & Employment in Orange County.

Corporate Counsel magazine's survey of the Top 500 U.S. Companies chose Allen Matkins as a "Go-To" law firm for labor and employment in 2006, 2008–2014.

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  • Immigration

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  • Management Training

  • Policies and Procedures

  • Traditional Labor Law

  • Wage/Hour and Employment Class Actions

  • Workplace Safety and Health

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