Eric J. Wu

Eric J. Wu focuses his practice on California business and labor & employment law matters. He has extensive experience providing advice and counsel to employers on all aspects of labor and employment law. Eric also regularly advises companies on business and corporate transactional matters. His clients include small to mid-market companies in the aerospace, entertainment, food production, manufacturing, medicine, retail, service, technology, and transportation industries.

Eric provides clients with practical solutions to workplace problems, including recruitment and hiring, negotiating employment and severance agreements, personnel policies, employee compensation, discipline, and separation of employment. He helps business owners navigate California’s complex employment laws to avoid unnecessary litigation. Where legal matters do necessitate litigation, Eric possesses a successful track record of litigating claims for both public and private employers.

Eric has experience with a wide range of employment matters involving:

• Labor & Employment Litigation

• Business Litigation

• Corporate Transactional Law

• Arbitration and Mediation

• Collective Bargaining Agreements/Grievance Administration

• Discrimination (Disability, Age, Race, Sex, Pregnancy, Religion, National Origin)

• Employment Agreements

• Employee Benefits

• Employee Classification (Exempt, Non-Exempt, and Independent Contractors)

• Employee Hiring, Retention, and Separation

• Employee Handbooks/Policies & Procedures

• Harassment

• Human Resource Audits

• Leaves of Absence

• Retaliation

• Wage and Hour Law

• Workplace Investigations

• Wrongful Termination

As a former co-founder and president of a small business, Eric possesses a unique insight into the needs and concerns of entrepreneurs and business owners. Eric regularly advises company owners and boards of directors on a variety of corporate transactional matters, including business formation, operation, corporate governance, business transactions, and related contracts and agreements.