John Valentine Jr. has over 20 years of experience representing employers and employees in discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination and wage/hour cases. He provides legal advice to employers on various employment law issues including discipline, termination, harassment training, and wage payment. Mr. Valentine also represents both employers and employees in trade secret misappropriation cases and provides counsel on trade secret protection and unfair competition. Discrimination based on characteristics like age, sex, disability, and genetic information is prohibited under state and federal law. Employers must provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities and engage in an interactive process. California is an at-will employment state but terminations cannot be for illegal reasons. Wage/hour laws require overtime pay rates for

1. Disability Discrimination Attorney & Labor
Employment Attorney in Los Angeles johnvalentinejr.com
John Valentine, Jr. has more than 20 years experience representing employers and
employees in discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination and wage and hour cases
in state and federal courts. He also provides advice to employers in all aspects of
employment law including discipline and termination, harassment training and
investigation, wage payment issues and employee privacy. Mr. Valentine has also
represented employers and employees in misappropriation of trade secret cases. He also
provides advice to employers and employees concerning trade secret protection and unfair
competition.
Employment Discrimination
Discrimination in employment is prohibited by state and federal law. The law prohibiting
employment discrimination in California is the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA).
The FEHA prohibits discrimination based on the following characteristics: age (if 40 or
over), race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, physical or mental disability,
medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and genetic
information.
Disability Discrimination
Disability discrimination is illegal under state and federal law. Disability discrimination in
California is prohibited by the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). The FEHA also
requires that employees with disability be provided a reasonable accommodation for their
disability. The FEHA also requires employers to engage in the interactive process with
employees who have a disability.
Wrongful Termination

2. Los Angeles wrongful termination attorney John Valentine, Jr. has more than 20 years’
experience representing employers and employees in employment law litigation California
is an “at will” employment state meaning that an employer can terminate the employment
of an employee for any reason so long as it is not an illegal reason. Wrongful termination
cases generally fall into five different categories.
Wage and Overtime Claims
California law requires employeers to pay employees overtime for all hours worked in
excess of eight (8) in a workday and forty (40) in a workweek. An employer must pay time
and a half for all hours worked in execess of eight (8) in a workday and forty (40) in a
workweek. An employer must pay double time for all hours worked in excess of twelve
(12) in a workday and all hours in excess of eight (8) on the seventh consecutive day of
work.
Employment Advice and Counseling
e counsels employers on preventative practices, works with them on focusing on how to
maintain proper and low-risk work environments, trains and helps them adapt to legal
changes, and ultimately, works to reduce the risk of litigation.
Trade Secrets
California law prohibits the misappropriation of trade secret information.
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