Employment Disputes Attorney in Van Nuys

Worker-Only Representation. Corporate Insight. Based in Van Nuys.

When your job, your wages, or your rights are on the line, where your attorney sits matters. Laurel Employment Law is based in Van Nuys, CA, and represents workers across the San Fernando Valley exclusively. We don’t represent employers. Every case we take, every strategy we build, is on behalf of the employee facing a company that already has counsel preparing its defense.

That dynamic is something our founding attorney, Joshua White, understands from the other side. He spent over a decade in corporate leadership before founding Laurel Employment Law, and that background shapes how we approach every dispute: by anticipating how employers and their attorneys will frame a decision, construct a paper trail, and position a termination as routine business. We start building your case with that framing in mind from day one.

Consultations are free, and we work on a contingency fee basis, meaning you pay nothing unless we achieve a recovery on your behalf. Bilingual staff are available for Spanish-speaking clients, and appointments can be scheduled in person or virtually.

If you’re facing a workplace dispute in Van Nuys, don’t wait for the situation to resolve itself. Call us at (310) 929-6371 to schedule a free consultation, available in person or virtually, at no cost and no obligation.

Employment Disputes We Handle

Employment disputes take many forms, and the legal claim that fits your situation depends on what happened, when it happened, and what changed in your employment before or after you took a protected action. Below are the core dispute types we handle.

Wrongful Termination
A termination, layoff, or demotion tied to a protected characteristic, a prior complaint, or a protected leave can be actionable under California law, even when an employer frames it as a standard business decision. The at-will rule doesn’t shield conduct that crosses legal lines.

Wage & Hour Violations
Unpaid overtime, missed meal and rest breaks, denied commissions, misclassification as an independent contractor, and withheld final wages are all independently actionable under California law, regardless of any other workplace issues involved.

Discrimination & Harassment
These claims require showing that a protected characteristic, such as race, gender, age, disability, national origin, pregnancy, religion, or sexual orientation, was a factor in how you were treated. California law covers more employers and more protected classes than federal law alone.

Workplace Retaliation
If adverse action followed a complaint, a protected leave request, whistleblowing, or participation in a workplace investigation, that sequence is the starting point for a retaliation claim. Timing matters, and so does documentation.

Leave & Accommodation Disputes
When a medical leave, pregnancy leave, or disability or religious accommodation request is delayed, denied, or quietly used against you afterward, that conduct can give rise to a legal claim separate from any underlying discrimination issue.

Severance Agreement Review & Disputes
Employers present severance agreements quickly and under pressure for a reason: they want a release of claims before you understand what rights you may be giving up. We can review, negotiate, and challenge the terms of separation packages before you sign anything.

Why Van Nuys Workers Bring Their Cases to Us

Joshua White’s corporate background isn’t just background. It’s a practical advantage. He’s sat in the rooms where employment decisions get made and documented. Our team doesn’t guess at how an employer will defend a termination or a denial. We anticipate it.

We don’t treat cases as passive files. Our proprietary case management system keeps your matter organized and moving, and we communicate proactively: you’ll know what is happening in your case and what comes next.