Richard S. Falcone concentrates on the representation of management in all aspects of employment and labor law and litigation. He regularly appears before state and federal courts and administrative agencies and focuses his practice on:
- Wrongful termination
- Discrimination claims of every nature
- Sexual harassment
- Wage and hour
- Trade secrets misappropriation and unfair competition
- Labor relations
- Occupational safety and health
- Workplace violence restraining orders
Rich also counsels and advises employers on all issues arising under state and federal employment and labor relations laws, including:
- Litigation avoidance
- Employee terminations
- Workplace investigations
- Drafting compensation and severance packages
- Protection of proprietary information
- Reductions-in-force
- Workplace violence
- Employee training
Rich has achieved many significant results in litigation on behalf of his clients during his 30 years of practice, including several cases in which he represented a national grocery chain. In the first, he obtained a motion to declare the plaintiff a vexatious litigant, and in the second, the court dismissed the case and awarded the client recovery of some of its attorney's fees. He also handled a case for a major bank, in which he obtained the dismissal of a wage and hour class action, and another in which the court granted his motion for summary judgment, dismissing the case and awarding the client recovery of its costs.
Richard is a regular speaker on various subjects, such as:
- eDiscovery
- Leaves of absence
- Sexual harassment
- Union organization issues
He also gives litigation overview presentations for human resources professionals and managers.
In law school, he was associate editor of the Santa Clara Law Review.