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Carter Carter Fries & Grunschlag provides the full range of legal
services clients typically require in labor and employment matters. We have
expertise advising clients on workplace policies and practices and
prosecuting and defending cases in both California and federal courts, as
well as before administrative agencies such as the Department of Fair
Employment & Housing, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the
Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, and the National Labor Relations
Board. Unlike many labor and employment law firms, CCFG has expertise in
representing employees as well as employers, giving our firm a detailed and
balanced knowledge of the field. While our main area of emphasis is on
labor and employment matters, we also have extensive experience in contract
drafting and negotiation, as well as various types of civil litigation. One
of our partners, Robert Fries, is an experienced mediator who both conducts
and teaches about mediation and mediation techniques.
Our attorneys
collectively have over 150 years of experience providing labor and
employment advice and litigating employment cases in California. The types
of cases we have handled include: all forms of discrimination, sexual and
other forms of unlawful harassment, retaliation, reasonable accommodation
(disability and religion), wage and hour, trade secrets and unfair
competition, ADA compliance, Family Medical Leave Act/California Family
Rights Act, National Labor Relations Act, Railway Labor Act, Fair Labor
Standards Act, wrongful discharge, employee privacy, independent
contractor/employee litigation, and general business disputes, among
others.
We advise
management in collective bargaining negotiations, in responding to unfair
labor practice charges, in union organization and election matters, and on
strikes/picketing issues.
We emphasize the
use of preventative measures, including development of clear and consistent
workplace policies and training of management in best practices as well as
methods of informal dispute resolution. We use litigation avoidance
techniques to resolve the disputes that inevitably arise in the
workplace. When litigation is called for, we combine passionate
advocacy with an expeditious and cost-effective approach.
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