Employer Defense Lawyers Near San Jose
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Looking for employment defense lawyers near San Jose? Are you an employer looking for legal counsel? Has an employee made false claims against you?
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We are Employment Defense attorneys providing profound legal knowledge and expertise for clients in San Jose.
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Our law firm has been helping employers in San Jose achieve their legal objectives for more than 30 years.
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We place a strong focus on quality service, attention and care leading to just resolutions of our clients’ legal matters.
Full-Service Employment Defense
Employer Defense Legal Services in San Jose
Workplace Retaliation
Workplace employment retaliation allegations are not uncommon. We understand the difficult circumstances employers face when burdened with the task of defending legitimate employment decisions. Our experienced San Jose employment defense lawyers will help prevent costly and time-consuming retaliation complaints.
Employment Contracts
Have you been accused of breaching your employment contract? We diligently review contracts to defend against unjust allegations.
Wage & Hour Disputes
San Jose falls under California state law and Federal law. These laws outline wages, overtime pay, vacation days, safety and more.
Workplace Harassment Law
A complex area of the law for which our expert workplace harassment attorneys navigate assiduously and with experience .
Discrimination Allegations
We gather important evidence to refute allegations, preserve reputations and build strong defenses for our clients.
Wrongful Termination
We guide San Jose employers to prevent and defend against wrongful termination claims.
Unfair Labor Practices
We provide vigorous defense in administrative hearings, arbitration proceedings and court processes involving litigation.
Understanding Employment Law in San Jose
Both federal and state laws govern employment practices. Federal laws set the minimum standards, while California laws often provide more protections to employees. Some of these federal laws include the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) that stand against discrimination. There is also the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) that sets the pace for minimum wage, overtime pay, etc.
California sets a statewide minimum wage that rises each year, and San Jose adds its own city minimum wage on top of it, recalculated annually for inflation and set above the state floor. Nonexempt employees also earn overtime at 1.5 times their regular rate after eight hours in a day or 40 in a week, plus double time past 12 hours in a day. For the technology, hardware, and manufacturing employers that anchor the South Bay, those daily overtime rules and the state’s meal and rest break requirements are where wage claims most often begin.
Employment disputes in San Jose are filed in the Santa Clara County Superior Court, and civil matters are heard at the Downtown Superior Court at 191 N. First Street. Many claims start earlier as an administrative complaint with the California Civil Rights Department (CRD, formerly the DFEH), the agency that enforces the state’s Fair Employment and Housing Act and issues the right-to-sue notice that opens the courtroom door.
Local employers most often see leave-law compliance questions, discrimination and harassment claims, and wage and hour disputes. Each one moves in your favor when counsel reviews it at the first notice rather than after a filing.
San Jose Employer Defense Consultants
The risk of being sued by frustrated or unhappy employees comes with the territory of owning your own business. At Novian & Novian, we are experts in all aspects of employment law serving the San Jose area. Allow us to minimize the disruption a case may cause by having us protect your rights during the process.
Our Employer Defense Attorneys
Farid Novian
Farid Novian has over 30 years of experience representing a wide variety of clients in business and real estate transactions and litigation in the San Jose area. Learn more about Farid.
Farhad Novian
Farhad Novian has advised, counseled and represented San Jose businesses and individuals in a broad range of corporate/business transactions. Learn more about Farhad.
Situations Requiring a San Jose Employment Defense Lawyer
As an employer in San Jose, you work under the same at-will rules as the rest of California, plus the added exposure that comes with a Silicon Valley workforce. The region runs on engineers, contractors, equity compensation, and fast-scaling headcount, and each of those creates its own kind of risk. A San Jose employment defense lawyer helps you answer a claim, protect your company’s reputation, and keep a single dispute from spreading across a team.
Worker classification is one of the sharpest issues in the South Bay. Startups and established tech firms alike lean on independent contractors, and under California’s ABC test a misclassified contractor can trigger back pay, unpaid overtime, missed-break penalties, and unpaid payroll taxes. We review your contractor agreements and pay practices before a classification question turns into a class or PAGA action.
Wrongful termination claims can follow a layoff, a reorganization, or a single firing an employee believes was tied to discrimination, retaliation, or a protected complaint. We assess the claim, document the lawful business reasons behind the decision, and represent you through settlement talks or trial.
Discrimination and harassment suits often name the company and its managers together. We investigate the allegations, defend the lawsuit, and put policies and training in place so the same issue does not surface twice.
Wage and hour exposure runs high in a county where San Jose sets its own minimum wage and California’s daily overtime rules apply. We audit pay practices, respond to claims filed with the Labor Commissioner or in court, and adjust policies to bring them into compliance.
Trade secrets and confidentiality questions follow employees who move between competitors. California does not enforce most non-compete agreements, so we protect proprietary information through enforceable confidentiality terms and, when needed, litigation under the state’s trade-secret law.
Novian & Novian litigates nationwide from our Century City base, and we represent San Jose and greater Bay Area employers in state and federal forums. You get a firm that knows both California’s employee-protective rules and the venues where South Bay disputes are decided.
Employment Defense Law Firm Serving San Jose
“I had a hard time finding a lawyer I could trust for a privacy issue. Farhad Novian and his team were beyond helpful, responsive and trustworthy. They gave me piece of mind and helped settle my case in a timely manner. I highly recommend Farhad Novian and his team.”
“I have been a client of Novian & Novian for over 10 years and consider Farhad Novian as a highly experienced business and corporate litigator. His extensive legal experience and considerable success allows him to apply the most effective legal strategy, resulting in a successful outcome on a wide spectrum of litigation matters.”
“I cannot offer a more resounding recommendation for Novian & Novian or be more grateful to Farhad Novian & his staff for their exemplary work on my behalf. I am forever grateful and unequivocally recommend this exceptional firm.”
Employment Defense Lawyers San Jose
Novian & Novian, offers a range of employer defense legal services in San Jose. With over 30 years of experience, we provide quality service and attention in getting resolutions for our clients’ legal matters.
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