Ernie Malaspina

About Ernie Malaspina

I enjoy providing practical, real-world answers and advice that my clients can use and…

Experience

1. Partner

   Lathrop GPM LLP

   Jan 2000 — Present · San Jose, CA, US

   I am a member of the Employment Law Department and the Litigation Department, and served as the firm\'s Managing Shareholder and Executive Committee member in recent years.I come from a background that lends itself to practical counsel. Practical from a management standpoint, practical in terms of the application of the law, and practical if a situation ends up in litigation.I advise private and public sector employers on a wide range of employment issues, including: Hiring Practices Employment policies and procedures Wage and Hour compliance Employee discipline Discrimination Harassment Retaliation Wrongful Discharge Unfair Competition and Protection of Trade Secrets, and Effective strategies to avoid litigation.I also represent clients in a wide range of complex employment disputes involving claims of wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, breach of contract, as well as single plaintiff and class action wage and hour disputes, among other disputes.

Skills

• Wrongful Termination
• Legal Research
• Class Actions
• Employment Tribunal
• Wage
• Trade Secrets
• Discrimination
• Employment Contracts
• Dispute Resolution
• Retaliation
• Courts
• Arbitration
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Dispute
• Policy
• Commercial Litigation
• Employment Law
• Restrictive Covenants
• Employment Litigation
• Human Resources
• Unfair Competition
• Breach of Contract