Employer Counseling in Litigation
Responding to demand letters, LWDA notices, and lawsuits.
The first response to an employment claim often determines how the rest of the matter goes. Akers Law advises employers from the moment a demand letter, agency notice, or complaint arrives.
First steps
- Preserve records. Suspend routine deletion of time records, payroll data, emails, and messages.
- Do not retaliate. Adverse action against the employee who complained creates a second claim.
- Limit internal discussion. Communications that do not involve counsel may be discoverable.
- Calendar the deadlines. Agency notices and complaints carry short response periods.
What Akers Law does
The firm reviews the claim against the records, estimates realistic exposure, and recommends a course: correct and resolve, negotiate, or defend. If the matter proceeds, Akers Law handles it through discovery, motion practice, and trial.