Lisa K. Horgan advises and represents employers in broad range of employment law matters, including:
- Day to day advice and counseling, including issues related to leaves of absence, disability, paid sick leave, complaints and investigations, training, hiring, performance issues and discipline, and separation of employment
- Discrimination and harassment claims, including claims based on race, religion, national origin, sex, and disability
- The development, implementation, and application of multistate employment documents, agreements, and communications, including offer letters, policies, handbooks, separation agreements, reduction in force documents, and interactive process/leave of absence templates
- Wage and hour issues, including claims involving minimum wage obligations, overtime wage compensation obligations, the regular rate, classification of employees as overtime exempt, and meal and rest break issues
- Whistleblower claims, under both California and federal law
Lisa is a trusted advisor to employers of all sizes in California, throughout the United States, and globally. She regularly counsels employers on how to address workplace issues before they become lawsuits. Lisa is an experienced litigator and uses this background to help employers prevent litigation and, when that is not possible, to ensure that they are in the best possible position to defend themselves. Lisa prides herself on practical and actionable advice that takes business realities and business goals into account. She often works with clients in the technology, biotech, venture capital, private equity, construction, retail, and healthcare industries but has experience in a wide array of industries.
Lisa has been named a Stand-Out Lawyer by Thomson Reuters on multiple occasions. Stand-Out Lawyers are independently nominated by senior in-house counsel as one of the three most outstanding lawyers they have worked with in the last three years.
