Employment Law Overview

Don Featherstone, P.L.C.

Representing Small and Large Businesses in All Employment Law Matters

Southern California employers look to the experience and reputation of the law offices of Don Featherstone, P.L.C., for knowledgeable guidance and representation in a full range of employment law matters. Contact Don Featherstone, P.L.C. through this Web site to schedule a consultation on any of the following:

• Employee Manuals

A large part of the employment law practice of Don Featherstone, P.L.C., consists of counseling employers in the process of updating personnel handbooks which will offer the greatest protection for the employer while also ensuring compliance with new state and federal employment laws. The firm offers on-site workplace training for human resources personnel and managers.

• OSHA Citations

As the firm prepares to appeal OSHA citations, attorneys simultaneously assist employers in responses to related matters such as Workers’ Comp claims, appeal of Workers’ Comp claims, petitions for unsafe workplaces, ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) related claims, and state FEHA (Fair Employment and Housing Act) claims.

• Workers’ Compensation Insurance Defense

Approval of a Workers’ Compensation claim has the potential to expose employers to risk in other types of claims or lawsuits, as well. Therefore, employers are advised to seek the assistance of an experienced employment law attorney to coordinate defense of a Workers’ Compensation claim together with defense of civil rights or workplace safety claims.

• Fair Employment Housing Claims / Civil Rights / Failure to Accommodate Disability

Often, the disability in question in a civil rights, FEHA, or failure to accommodate disabilities claim has come about as a result of an injury that was at the center of a Workers’ Comp claim. The law offices of Don Featherstone, P.L.C., maintain a thriving practice that encompasses both Workers’ Compensation defense and civil rights or FEHA claims.

• Discrimination Claims

Retaliatory lawsuits against employers who discriminate against employees who have made FEHA claims; Workers’ Compensation claims for stress-related injuries stemming from sexual harassment or discrimination claims; and “failure to accommodate a disability” claims are also potential discrimination claims.

• Subrogation

If the negligence of a third party causes an employer or an insurance carrier to pay out Workers’ Compensation benefits, that employer or insurer has the right to participate in any plaintiff’s claim that arises from an injury claim. Skillful legal advocacy is a necessary component of successful subrogation.

• Workers’ Compensation Appeals

In addition to filing workers compensation writs of appeal, we advise employers in a preventative capacity to alert them to related claims that might be filed; lawsuits that might be initiated; administrative denials that may occur; and appeals that may be necessary.

Contact the law offices of Don Featherstone, P.L.C., to schedule a consultation with an experienced lawyer on any employer-side employment law concern.