Legal Services
workers compensation | employment law | workplace investigations
Why Lee & Lee
Multi-Discipline Insight. Unified Perspective
Workplace legal issues are often addressed through separate specialties — workers’ compensation, employment and labor law, disability and leave compliance, union processes, and workplace investigations.
Each specialty is critical. But workplace risk rarely develops within a single legal category.
Our experience has shown that the most significant challenges arise when multiple legal frameworks are triggered by the same employee, incident, or decision — and are unfolding at the same time.
An employee may be out on workers’ compensation while also requesting accommodation, taking disability leave, and participating in a grievance or arbitration process. Each process may operate under different legal standards, timelines, and decision-making structures, yet all may influence the same employment outcome.
Without coordination, organizations may face:
Uncertainty about which legal framework controls key decisions
Conflicting guidance across specialties
Unintended consequences in parallel claims or proceedings
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Our Advantage
Our experience across these disciplines allows us to understand how these systems interact in real time.
When conducting workplace investigations, we serve as neutral, independent fact-finders while understanding the broader legal environment in which findings may exist.
When providing advisory or strategic support, we help organizations understand how decisions in one legal framework may affect outcomes in another.
Our role is not to replace specialized counsel.
Our role is to help ensure complex workplace issues are addressed with full awareness of how legal systems intersect.
Because in complex workplace matters, the greatest risk is often not in any single issue — but in how multiple issues connect.
Workers’ Compensation
We represent employers, insurers, and third-party administrators in all aspects of California workers’ compensation litigation, with a focus on complex or catastrophic claims.
Our practice includes:
Defense of specific injury and cumulative trauma claims
Management of high-exposure cases, including psychiatric claims, Labor Code § 132a, Serious & Willful misconduct, and death claims
Coordination and analysis of medical-legal evidence (QME/AME strategy, deposition preparation, and cross-examination)
Discovery, hearings, trials, and appeals before the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board
Settlement strategy and negotiation, including Compromise & Release and Stipulations with Request for Award
Counseling on return-to-work issues, disability management, and claim mitigation
We approach each case with a clear understanding of the client’s operational realities and business goals, tailoring defense strategy to balance cost, risk, and long-term exposure.
Labor & Employment advice and Counsel
We advise employers on day-to-day and strategic labor and employment matters, helping organizations navigate complex issues while minimizing legal risk and disruption.
Our counseling services include:
Employee relations and performance management
Discipline, corrective action, and termination decisions
Compliance with California and federal employment laws
Policy development, review, and implementation
Disability accommodation, leaves of absence, and return-to-work issues
Risk assessment and proactive problem-solving before disputes escalate
We provide clear, pragmatic guidance tailored to each organization’s culture, workforce, and operational needs—helping decision-makers act confidently and defensibly.
Workplace Investigations
California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) makes it unlawful for employers to fail to take all reasonable steps necessary to prevent harassment, discrimination, and retaliation in the workplace. Once an employer becomes aware of a complaint, it has an affirmative legal duty to promptly conduct an impartial, thorough, and well-documented investigation.
When allegations involve senior leadership, board members, or other high-level officials, employers should strongly consider retaining a qualified outside investigator. Internal investigations in these circumstances are frequently subject to heightened scrutiny and may be perceived as lacking independence or objectivity.
We have extensive experience conducting sensitive, high-stakes workplace investigations involving allegations of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, hostile work environment, bullying, and other misconduct. Our investigative work spans private companies, nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and public safety entities, including matters involving C-suite executives, board members, board chairs, and senior leadership.
Our investigators adhere to professional standards and best practices established by the Association of Workplace Investigators (AWI). We regularly work directly with boards, executive leadership, and human resources professionals on matters requiring discretion, neutrality, and sound judgment.
Drawing on our litigation backgrounds, we are uniquely positioned to identify legally significant issues, conduct effective and trauma-informed witness interviews, analyze complex evidence, and prepare clear, well-reasoned investigative reports. Our investigations are designed to withstand legal scrutiny while providing organizations with practical, defensible findings.
As a boutique firm, our clients work directly with experienced attorneys throughout the investigative process, ensuring responsiveness, continuity, and careful attention to each matter.
Contact Us
info@leeleelaw.com
Phone
(415) 507-3918
Office
336 bon air ctr #326,
Greenbrae cA 94904