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Our San Jose, California employment attorneys at Gates Eisenhart Dawson apply decades of experience in labor and employment law in assisting employees and employers who need legal representation.
We have a long history of obtaining successful results for employees in wrongful termination, retaliation, and wage and hour cases. Building on that tradition of success, we provide a unique and valuable perspective when representing employers and small businesses facing a legal claim or employment issue.
Our extensive knowledge of employment law allows us to effectively represent clients in both trial and appellate courts, as well as before administrative bodies such as the state Labor Commissioner’s Office. Our small business clients also find significant value in our litigation-avoidance advice and compliance audits.
In the employment arena, we represent both employers and employees in a wide range of disputes, including: wage and hour issues, wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation, fraud, breach of contract, and EDD benefits claims. Our extensive experience in employment matters includes representing clients in State and federal trial courts, appellate courts, and binding arbitration, as well as administrative hearings with the DLSE, EDD and CalPERS.
Based in Silicon Valley, our employment practice extends throughout California and to other jurisdictions in select matters.
Obtained one of the largest settlements of its kind for a female high-tech executive in a glass-ceiling discrimination case. Represented many employers in wage and hour, EDD benefits, and wrongful terminations claims. Our attorneys successfully appealed grant of unemployment benefits in a case where an employee was fired for misconduct. Represented a retired fireman against the local municipality in a lawsuit related to a broad denial of his retirement benefits, including sick pay cash out, medical premium reimbursements, CalPERS benefits, and more. In the end, the municipality settled, providing the fireman all of the above and more, including significant tort damages. Assumed representation of a disability discrimination plaintiff’s case against a well-known employer. Previous counsel withdrew from the case when the client thought a $15k settlement was too low. After vigorous litigation, including fighting back the employer’s summary judgment motion and more, we obtained a $400k settlement for our client. Represented a C-level executive working for a foreign privately-held corporation in a reverse discrimination and retaliation wrongful termination lawsuit. The matter was decided in binding arbitration in favor of the plaintiff, awarding client significant damages and an entitlement to prevailing party attorneys’ fees. Represented an employee suing for retaliation based upon her offering deposition testimony favorable to a discrimination lawsuit plaintiff in an unrelated matter. We successfully opposed employer’s attempts to compel the dispute to binding arbitration, leading to settlement. Represented an employee in a wrongful termination lawsuit based upon breach of an implied employment contract. The employee turned away a $20k severance offer in favor of filing suit and won a settlement almost ten times that amount.
See below for more information about our employment practice. Contact GED to discuss how we may be of service in your employment matter.
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