Public Agency Employment Law Services
Rutan represents governmental agencies on a wide variety of personnel matters. We have successfully represented public agency clients in literally hundreds of legal proceedings before civil service and personnel boards, arbitrators, the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB), state and federal EEO and other administrative agencies and the courts. We have developed personnel systems for our clients, handled both grievance and disciplinary hearings and disability and retirement matters and defended agencies in labor disputes. We have also counseled clients on both federal and state wage and hour requirements, and have successfully represented public agency clients and their officials in harassment, discrimination, retaliation, whistle-blowing, and Labor Code section 132a (discrimination due to workers compensation) claims. Our office routinely responds to discrimination complaints filed with the EEOC and DFEH. We regularly advise public agency clients on a full range of personnel and labor law matters, including compliance with the ADA, FLSA, FMLA/CFRA, employee benefits and other applicable labor laws, rights to privacy, First Amendment issues, due process issues, proper documentation of problem employees, layoffs and reductions in force, and related issues.