This past Friday I spoke with a potential client who was recently terminated by his employer.  I concluded that he did not have a case worth pursuing and any claims he did have were likely not worth pursuing if it meant giving up the severance his employer had already offered to him.

At the end of the consultation he said he was surprised at my response because he had spoken to…

Some employees (and some employee-rights attorneys) believe that if they are wrongfully terminated and able to get a new job just days later, they will only be able to recover a few thousand dollars and it would not be “worth it” to pursue a claim, especially if they have to pay an attorney to get it. However, in California victims of employee rights violations can recover their own attorney’s fees…

One question our California employment law clients always have on their mind is how they will be able to afford paying an attorney to represent them in pursuing a case against their employers. After all, many of our clients recently lost their job and are either still unemployed or are trying to get back on their feet after unemployment.

We take many of our case on a “contingency-fee” basis, which generally means…