Practice Areas
California Employment Law Practice Areas
ShortLegal, APC represents California employees in serious workplace disputes, including wage-and-hour litigation, class actions, PAGA representative actions, wrongful termination, retaliation, discrimination, harassment, severance and separation agreement review, and related employment matters.
Led by Brian R. Short, an attorney with more than 20 years of complex litigation and class action experience, ShortLegal brings serious litigation judgment to employee-side workplace claims. Brian’s employee-side work has helped recover more than $50 million for employees, and, across his complex class-action career, he has been part of litigation teams that recovered more than $1.7 billion for clients.
Employment Litigation Focused on the Right Strategy
Employment disputes can involve more than one legal issue. A termination may involve retaliation. A separation agreement may release wage claims. A wage dispute may reveal a broader employer policy. A discrimination or harassment complaint may lead to retaliation, discipline, or forced resignation.
ShortLegal evaluates both the legal substance of the employee’s claims and the best procedural path for pursuing those claims.
Severance Review
Offered a Severance Agreement? Review It Before You Sign.
Severance is not a gift. It is a contract. Employers rarely offer severance without asking for something in return. In exchange for money or benefits, employees are usually asked to release claims, waive rights, accept confidentiality or non-disparagement terms, limit future communications, make representations about wages or workplace events, or agree to other obligations that may affect them after employment ends.
Don’t sign away your rights.
Have an employment lawyer review the agreement first.
Review My Severance AgreementWage & Hour Litigation
Unpaid wages, overtime, meal and rest breaks, wage statements, final pay, reimbursement, misclassification, and related Labor Code violations.
Learn MoreWrongful Termination
Termination involving retaliation, discrimination, whistleblowing, wage complaints, medical leave, disability accommodation, and other unlawful actions.
Learn MoreClass Actions & PAGA
Complex employment litigation involving workplace practices, payroll issues, wage-and-hour claims, and representative claims when supported by facts and law.
Learn MoreRetaliation
Punishment after complaining about wages, reporting misconduct, requesting accommodation, taking protected leave, or asserting workplace rights.
Learn MoreSeverance Agreement Review
Review and negotiation before employees sign away legal rights, waive claims, or accept post-employment obligations.
Learn MoreDiscrimination & Harassment
Discrimination, harassment, hostile work environment, failure-to-prevent, disability accommodation, medical leave, and related workplace claims.
Learn MoreSee representative wage, class, and PAGA results.
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