Employer Liability

California employers are subject to a broad range of state and federal laws governing employer-employee relations. The attorneys at Horvitz & Levy LLP are well-versed in these laws, and the firm frequently represents employers on appeal in both the California and federal appellate courts.

In recent years, we have handled cases involving claims as diverse as violation of the wage and hour laws, whistle blower retaliation, breach of implied contract, termination in violation of public policy, and discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, gender, age, and disability. See a representative list of employment cases handled on appeal by Horvitz & Levy LLP.

In one of our cases, Prachasaisoradej v. Ralphs Grocery Company, the Supreme Court reviewed whether the wage laws of California prohibit employers from paying profit-based bonuses. Our petition for review received wide support from employer groups following a Court of Appeal decision that effectively outlawed such bonuses. The Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeal, holding that the employer's profit-based bonus plan did not violate California labor laws because the employees had no expectation of ascertainable compensation amounting to a wage until store profit was calculated by deducting store expenses from store sales.

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