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The Scurrah Law Group
- Wrongful Termination
- Discrimination
- Sexual Harassment
- Wage and Hour
- Union Avoidance
- "Safeguard" Rules
- BPC § 17200 - unfair & deceptive practices
Firm Profile
- Mr. Scurrah carved a unique niche in the employment law community by providing legal representation while applying principles of preventive law thereby enabling his clients to understand the various ways to avoid litigation.
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- Periodically update personnel policies, forms and practices to fully integrate your status as an "at-will" employer.
- Learn how to hire the best people for your business.
- Communicate a strong policy against unlawful harassment, and establish investigation procedures in compliance with state and federal EEO agency guidelines.
- Establish personnel policies that can protect your business against allegations of unlawful employment discrimination.
- Effectively deal with drug and alcohol possession, use and abuse.
- Assure that employee discipline is appropriate and properly administered and that employee misconduct is neither tolerated nor ignored.
- Establish leave of absence policies in compliance with the FMLA and CFRA.
- Create legally sound pay plans for all salaried, hourly and incentive paid employees to avoid costly wage disputes, back pay assessments and related penalties.
- Draft attendance, leave of absence and related policies and procedures to reduce the cost of workers' compensation claims and other charges.
- Assure that key management personnel are trained and competent to handle personnel matters.
Management Advisory Center
- Employer Hotline
- Management Training Workshops
- Creating, Reviewing and Assessing
- "Safeguards" Rule, Implementation and Risk Assessment
Preventive Law
- Employer Hotline
- Management training:
- Managing workers' compensation cost through preventive personnel policies
- Understanding the employment relationship and its legal implications
- Proper hiring practices
- Employee discipline
- Sexual harassment and other discrimination issues
- Proper documentation of the employment relationship
- Employee handbooks and personnel manuals
- Compliance audits
- Internal investigations concerning suspected employee or management wrongdoing, government inquiries, administrative procedures, court action, pending or threatened litigation
- Job descriptions based on Department of Labor data and ADA criteria which clearly identifies essential job functions
- Identity theft - Privacy issues including protection of non-public consumer information
- Installation of "Safeguard" procedures with follow-up risk assessment
Employer Hotline
- Americans Disabilities Act
- Age Discrimination
- Arrest & Conviction Records
- Attendance and Tardiness
- Cost of Living
- Company Rules & regulations
- Discrimination
- Discipline
- Documentation & Record Keeping
- Employee Benefits
- Exempt & Non-Exempt
- Employment to Minors
- Employment References
- Hiring & Firing
- Garnishments
- Independent Contractors
- Insubordination
- Inspection of Personnel Files
- Immigration
- Leaves of Absence
- Meal & Rest Periods
- Maternal Leave
- Nepotism
- Overtime Compensation
- Job Descriptions
- Personnel Files
- Posters
- Polygraph
- Pre-employment Practices
- Progressive Discipline
- Record Keeping
- Reporting Pay
- Religious Discrimination
- Race Discrimination
- Sexual Harassment
- Standby Times
- Terminations
- Time Keeping Requirements
- Time and Payment of Wages
- Unemployment Insurance
- Wage Setoffs & Deductions
- Wrongful Discharge
- Wage Payable at Terminations
- Workers' Compensation
- Wage & Hour Regulations
- Workweek & Workday
