​EMPLOYER DEFENSE, REPRESENTATION & ADVOCATE SERVICES​
Have you received a notice, claim or complaint from the Department of Labor (DOL), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), California Department of Labor and Standards Enforcement, or California Employment Development Department? Have you received notice that you are facing litigation for claims of employment law violations?

​The Business & People Strategy Consulting Group has provided California employers guidance, investigations, and employer representation for over 15 years.

Our team of highly skilled labor and employment law, compliance and human resources professionals have extensive experience in business and state and federal administrative labor law, thus bringing a higher level of experience and knowledge necessary for successfully representing and defending against employee claims. ​

Services
  • Investigating claims and complaints
  • Responding to agencies, claims, complaints, and requests
  • Liaison with agencies and employee/employee representative 
  • Appearing for employer at hearings and conferences
  • ​Litigation in local, state and federal courts
  • Preparing appeals
Our defense and litigation services include (but are not limited to) claims against the employer for:

  • Discrimination
  • Exempt employee misclassification
  • Independent contractor misclassification
  • Leave of absence violations
  • Meal and rest period violations
  • Overtime violations
  • Paid sick leave violations
  • Privacy violations
  • Retaliation
  • Sexual and other harassment
  • ​Unemployment claims
  • Wage and hour violations
  • Wage statement violations 
  • Whistleblower claims
  • Workplace disability violations
  • ​Workplace injuries
  • Wrongful termination 
​California​ Department of Labor and Standards Enforcement 
​Department of Industrial Relations 
​Wage and hour violations:
  • Minimum wage
  • Overtime
  • Meal periods
  • Rest periods (breaks)
  • Lactation breaks

Protected leaves of absence violations:
  • Victim of domestic violence and/or a victim of sexual assault leave
  • Victim of a crime leave
  • Volunteer firefighter, reserve police officer, or emergency rescue personnel leave
  • School appearance leave
  • School visitation leave
  • Jury duty
  • Witness duty
  • Kin care leave
  • Organ donation leave
  • Bone marrow donation leave
Adverse actions against an employee (for):
  • Engaging lawful conduct during non-work hours off company premises
  • Filing or threatening to file a claim/complaint with the Labor Commissioner 
  • Testifying in a proceeding against the employer
  • Disclosing information about the employer’s working conditions
  • Not disclosing information about arrests or detentions not resulting in conviction
  • Not disclosing convictions related to possession of marijuana where the conviction is more than 2 years old
  • Denial of reasonable accommodation to enroll/participate in adult literacy education program
  • Engaging in political activity
  • Whistleblowing 
  • A single garnishment against the employee
  • Failing to provide the employee with a copy of a shipping investigator’s report before the action was taken when it is based upon conduct, performance or honesty
  • Complaining about safety or health conditions or practices
  • Seeking information about employee rights related to the Labor Code
  • Disclosing their wages to others
​U.S. Department of Labor
  • ​Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) violations​
  • ​Family and Medical Leave (FMLA) violations
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) 
​Discrimination and retaliation due to:
  • Age (over 40)
  • Disability
  • Equal compensation
  • Genetics
  • Harassment
  • National origin
  • Pregnancy​
​Discrimination and retaliation due to:​​
  • Race/color
  • Sex/gender
  • Sexual harassment
  • Sexual orientation
  • Marital status
  • Political affiliation
  • Status as a parent