Richard A. Leasia is experienced in a myriad of labor and employment law matters. He handles federal and state court litigation at the administrative, trial and appellate levels under various labor and employment laws and regulations, including:Richard regularly appears in state and federal courts and before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor, the National Labor Relations Board, the California Labor Commissioner, the California Department of Industrial Relations, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing and the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration, as well as in private arbitration forums. He has extensive knowledge of federal and state laws regarding:In addition to representing employers in litigation, Richard regularly provides guidance and counsel to clients seeking to understand and comply with legal requirements. He helps to create materials designed to protect employers and ensure compliance with labor protective legislation and judicial decisions by drafting and reviewing employment agreements, bonus and commission plans, and handbooks and policies.Richard also represents employers in collective bargaining and other negotiations with labor organizations, state and federal agencies, and with individual employees and their representatives. He provides counsel to employers resisting union organizing and offers representation in union grievance and arbitration proceedings.Richard works with the following types of clients: