REPRESENTATION

We Provide Representation before the following Administrative Agencies:

• National Labor Relations Board

Pacific Employers provides expert representation before the Federal Agency that promotes unions and collective bargaining by holding elections, investigating unfair labor practices, enforcing bargaining orders, and enforcing arbitration of union grievances. Pacific Employers will represent you, appeal unfair decisions and appear for you in all hearings. Pacific Employers is skilled in elections, negotiations, hearings, unfair labor practices and arbitrations.

• Unfair Labor Practice Charges

Pacific Employers will represent you, appeal unfair decisions and appear for you in all hearings. Pacific Employers is skilled in elections, negotiations, hearings, unfair labor practices and arbitrations.


• Agricultural Labor Board (ALRB)

Pacific Employers provides expert representation for farmers, ranchers, dairymen and anyone involved in agriculture before the California agency that encourages agricultural unions and collective bargaining by holding elections, investigating unfair labor practices, enforcing bargaining orders, and enforcing arbitration of union grievances. Pacific Employers will represent you, appeal unfair decisions and appear for you in all hearings. Pacific Employers is skilled in elections, negotiations, hearings, unfair labor practices and arbitrations.


• California Occupational Safety & Health Administration (Cal/OSHA)

Administers the California Occupational Safety and Health Act. Pacific Employers will represent clients in the development of their SB 198 Injury and Illness Prevention Program, inspections, safety training and safety consulting. You can also count on Pacific Employers to appeal and represent you before Cal/OSHA if an inspection or injury subjects you to citation and fines.


• Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH)

Enforces the State's equal employment laws. One of the fastest growing areas of regulatory compliance. Also now one of the fastest growing areas of Employer abuse. Pacific Employers represents you in all stages of the complaint, investigation and hearings of this broad area. Areas covered by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing include sex, race, color, ancestry, religious creed, national origin, physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), mental disability, medical condition (cancer), age, marital status or the need for family care leave.


• State Unemployment Department (EDD)

Your reserve fund is under attack and you will be required to replenish it when an employee who quits or is let go for misconduct draws unemployment! Pacific Employers will represent you, appeal unfair decisions and appear with you in all hearings.


• Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC)

Enforces the Federal Government's equal employment laws. One of the fastest growing areas of regulatory compliance. Also now one of the fastest growing areas of Employer abuse. Pacific Employers represents you in all stages of the complaint, investigation and hearings of this broad area. Areas covered by the EEOC include sex, race, color, ancestry, religious creed, national origin, physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), mental disability, medical condition (cancer), age, marital status or the need for family care leave.


• Federal Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Administers the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act. Pacific Employers will represent clients in the development of their SB 198 Injury and Illness Prevention Program, inspections, safety training and safety consulting. You can also count on Pacific Employers to appeal and represent you before Federal OSHA if an inspection or injury subjects you to citation and fines.


• State & Federal Wage and Hour Agencies

State Labor Commissioner: Charged with the responsibility of enforcing the California Labor Code, the wage and hour laws, including record-keeping, overtime and prompt payment requirements as well as the state Industrial Welfare Commission Orders. We also have expertise in representing employer's interests when representing before The Department of Labor and The Industrial Welfare Commission. Pacific Employers will represent you, from the time you receive a complaint, through the investigation and the appeal of unfair decisions and appear on your behalf in all hearings.


• International and Local AFL-CIO Unions
• For over 30 years, Pacific Employers has been recognized for the breadth and experience of our consultants in representing and assisting employers in all aspects of labor-management relations. Representing employers in their dealings with labor unions is a keystone of Pacific Employer's experience.

• Pacific Employer's complete representation includes:
   
  • Consulting with employers on legitimately maintaining a union-free workplace.
  • Counseling employers during union organizing drives and campaigns.
  • Representing employers before the National Labor Relations Board, the Agricultural Labor Relations Board and state labor relations agencies in representation cases, unfair labor practice disputes, jurisdictional dispute matters, decertification cases and unit clarification proceedings.
  • Functioning as negotiators and as planner during collective bargaining.
  • Analyzing and interpreting collective bargaining agreements.
  • Advising unionized employers in discipline and discharge cases.
  • Working with union representatives for the purpose of resolving disputes.
  • Representing employers in labor disputes including contractual grievance and arbitration proceedings, as well as in picketing and strikes.

Pacific Employers' Services

For over 40 years Pacific Employers has been committed to
the principle that quality service includes an understanding
of our clients' objectives, combined with technical expertise
and timely service.