California Employment Disputes
Los Angeles Employment Litigation Attorney
David Freedman represents employers in a wide range of employment disputes, including claims of breach of employment contracts, wrongful discharge and retaliation, discrimination, harassment, disability accommodation, wage-and-hour violations, and misappropriation of trade secrets. He regularly appears before state and federal courts and before government enforcement agencies on behalf of his clients.David Freedman frequently helps his clients resolve employment disputes before legal costs and risks escalate. While he recognizes that most employment disputes are best resolved early and through negotiated settlements, his considerable trial experience provides a significant option for clients who wish to pursue an effective and aggressive defense against claims they believe have no merit. His extensive experience as a trial lawyer has included:
- Defense of an insurance company through trial on claims of whistleblower retaliation and wrongful discharge
- Defense of an insurance company through trial on claims of retaliation and wrongful discharge brought by an in-house attorney
- Defense of newspaper publisher through trial on claims of race discrimination brought by a former manager
- Defense of health care provider through trial on claims of disability discrimination brought by a former therapist
- Defense of investment banking firm through trial on claims of disability discrimination and whistleblower retaliation by former executive
- Defense of investment firm through binding arbitration on claims of age discrimination by former officer
- Defense of mortgage broker through trial on claims of sex harassment by former broker
- Defense of manufacturer through trial on claims of retaliation and unpaid wages by former supervisor
- Defense of manufacturer through arbitration on claims of discrimination by disabled machine operator
- Defense of manufacturer through arbitration on claims of disability discrimination