We Help Clients Proactively Manage a Broad Range of Legal Compliance and Employee Relations Issues
The Los Angeles, California employment law firm of Miller | Williams LLP provides advice and counseling services to employers regarding a wide range of California and federal employment, discrimination, and wage and hour laws. We work with businesses to improve their organizations and conserve resources by helping them:
- Proactively manage employee-related litigation risk;
- Achieve compliance with state and federal employment laws; and
- Elevate employee relations.
On-Going Counseling by Employment Lawyers Who Understand Your Business
One of the best ways for businesses to conserve resources is to avoid lawsuits by proactively complying with employment laws and handling employee relations issues timely and strategically. A wise Benjamin Franklin once said that “a penny saved is a penny earned,” but our litigation experience has taught us that a penny wisely spent in the present can result in many, many more pennies saved and earned in the future.
Proactive compliance and timely management of employee relations issues is best accomplished by having experienced employment counsel on your business’ team of advisors. Outside employment counsel who is familiar with your business and its employees needs less time to get up to speed each time a new employment issue arises and can work with management and human resources executives to act quickly, legally, and effectively. At Miller | Williams, our lawyers work with businesses on an on-going basis to help them prevent employment related issues from hindering their businesses’ success.
Advice & Counseling from Employment Attorneys with Real-World Business Experience
Partner Kirsten E. Miller’s pre-law school experience as a business owner and Partner Meredith Davis Williams’ experience in-house and working with start-ups gives them a unique perspective on the challenges businesses face in managing their relationships with employees – including hiring, discipline, and termination of employees – and also uniquely positions them to provide relevant advice on how to meet those challenges.
This real-world business experience, combined with experience as employment litigators, counseling and defending small, mid-sized, and Fortune 500 companies, enables Ms. Miller and Ms. Williams to offer practical, customized advice on a wide range of compliance and personnel matters, including:
- Preparing and revising employee handbooks;
- Preparing Internet use and privacy policies;
- Ensuring consistent enforcement of workplace policies;
- Conducting workplace investigations of discrimination and sexual harassment claims;
- Evaluating compliance with wage and hour laws and overtime exemption classifications;
- Complying with sexual harassment training requirements;
- Complying with pregnancy and family medical leave laws;
- Handling disability accommodations and the interactive process;
- Managing the overlap between workers’ compensation, disability, and leave laws; and
- A wide range of additional federal and California laws and regulations.
Additionally, we also provide workplace training, including workplace harassment training. To learn more, please see our workplace training and investigations legal services page.
Contact Us to Learn More
To learn more about how our lawyers can assist you, please contact us at (213) 426-2123.
