Virginia H. Gaburo & Associates' California Employment Law Practice

VIRGINIA H. GABURO & ASSOCIATES' CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT LAW PRACTICE

Virginia H. Gaburo & Associates has been handling employment law cases for over 20 years. Virginia Gaburo has lectured extensively at California State Bar continuing legal education programs for lawyers, and at conventions, seminars and meetings for non-lawyers, in the field of employment law. Topics included are wage and hour law, employment contracts, non-compete and confidentiality clauses and agreements, and the elimination of bias in the workplace. She has served as Chair of the Labor Law Legislation Subcommittee of the San Diego County Bar Association and has served as the labor and employment law floor leader for the San Diego Delegation to the Conference of Delegates of California Bar Associations for several years. She has drafted numerous legislative proposals and bills introduced into the California Legislature to revise and correct employment law legislation.

We handle a wide variety of employment law cases and issues, including but not limited to the following:

• Age, sex, race, national origin, disability, pregnancy, religious and sexual orientation discrimination
• Sexual harassment
• Hostile work environment
• Wage and hour laws
• Prevailing wage laws in public works projects
• Negotiation, drafting and enforcement of:
  • Employment contracts
  • Independent contractor contracts
  • Confidentiality and trade secret agreements
  • Non-competition agreements
  • Employment termination settlement and release agreements
• Whistle-blower claims
• Retaliation claims
• Section 132a claims that arise in the Workers' Compensation context
• Consultation on and drafting of employee policies and employee manuals
• Employee stock options and stock grants
• Employer-provided insurance, stock and pension benefit claims
• Drug testing
• Privacy in the workplace and California Penal Code eavesdropping statutes
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) claims
• Tortious discharge in violation of public policy
• Commission compensation
• Illegal wage deductions and charge backs
• Illegal medical inquiries and disclosure requirements
• Arbitration agreements and arbitration of employment law disputes
• Prevention counseling for employers
• Fraudulent inducement to move to accept employment

We have represented employers and employees of some of the largest business employers in the country, as well as employers and employees of small businesses, sole practitioner professionals, and colleges and universities. We also represent employers and independent contractors, and provide counseling and assistance in all aspects of their employment and independent contractor relationships. We will give your employment law matter our focused attention, and will aggressively protect all of your legal rights.