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California Employment Law Attorneys

Employment Attorneys

At Backstrom & Heinrichs, we are passionate advocates for both employee and employer rights. Our experienced employment law attorneys handle wage and hour claims on behalf of employees throughout California. We also handle employment issue that face small, medium and large businesses.

Employee Advocates

We handle class action litigation. Due to the large number of employers who violate California wage and hour laws and the large number of employees who are damaged as a result of wage and hour violations, we use the power of class action litigation to turn the table on corrupt employers and restore the balance of power back to employees. Additionally, we take individual employee claims for violations of law involving: wage and hour, overtime, off the clock, un-reimbursed expenses, meal periods, rest periods, labor commissioner penalties, private attorney general act claims (PAGA), misclassification (exempt or non-exempt status), discrimination, harassment, contract disputes, etc.

Employer Advocates

As with all of our clients, we work hard to give excellent advice and cost effective results. We pride ourselves in our ability to listen to our clients and resolve their problems in the most efficient way. When we represent employers, we strive to listen, analyze, and fix legal problems. When necessary, we litigate, but we always look for less costly alternatives that will achieve excellent results. The businesses that retain Backstrom & Heinrichs will get our complete attention.

Experienced and Aggressive Trial Lawyers

Our attorneys, Karin Backstrom and Ward Heinrichs, are known for their passionate defense of client's rights. They work diligently to seek the best possible result for the people they serve.

Attorneys Backstrom and Heinrichs are true trial attorneys, who diligently prepare and fight for the rights of employees who have suffered wage and hour violations.

A Proven Record of Success

At Backstrom & Heinrichs, we have handled a significant number of employment law claims on behalf of employees and employers. We have extensive experience in a wide range of wage and hour disputes, including overtime pay violations, meal and rest break violations, Mass Layoffs (WARN Act), failure to pay earned incentives/commissions, independent contractor misclassifications, and employee misclassifications.We have also handled many other types of employment issues, including, unemployment, labor commission citations, and wrongful termination, just to name a few. If you need help with an issue related to employment law, contact an attorney at our firm to learn more about your legal rights.

Contact Our San Diego Office

To contact our law office in San Diego, California, call 858-633-0449, or contact us by e-mail. For toll-free assistance, call 866-264-6543.