Encino Employment Lawyer

By Aidin Ghavimi, Managing Attorney

Encino is just west of our Sherman Oaks office on Ventura Boulevard. We represent the medical and professional office staff, restaurant workers, and household employees who work here.

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Household Employees Have Rights Too

Encino’s residential neighborhoods employ a lot of housekeepers, nannies, caregivers, and gardeners, and household workers are often the least aware of their rights. Working for a family instead of a company doesn’t take you out of California’s wage laws.

Overtime depends on what you do. Under the Domestic Worker Bill of Rights, a nanny or caregiver who spends at least 80 percent of their time supervising, feeding, or dressing a child or someone who needs care is generally a “personal attendant,” owed overtime after 9 hours in a day or 45 hours in a week. Housekeepers and other household workers who don’t live in the home are generally owed overtime after 8 hours in a day or 40 in a week. Household workers are also owed at least the Los Angeles minimum wage for work in Encino: $18.42 an hour since July 1, 2026.

California wage protections apply regardless of immigration status, and it’s illegal for an employer to threaten to report someone’s status because they complained about pay.

Medical and Professional Offices

Ventura Boulevard through Encino is lined with medical, dental, and professional offices. Common problems in smaller practices include overtime on four-day schedules, breaks, and pregnancy and disability accommodations. Office assistants are also commonly misclassified as exempt.

Cases We Handle

Unpaid wages and overtime, including for household workers
Wrongful termination
Pregnancy and disability discrimination
Sexual harassment
Retaliation

Final pay is due right away when you’re let go, and late final paychecks can carry a penalty of up to 30 days of wages when the delay is willful. The nearest Labor Commissioner office is in Van Nuys, and our office is a few minutes away.

Nearby Areas We Serve

Call us at (310) 424-9971 or send us a message for a free consultation. We work on contingency, so there are no attorney fees unless we recover money for you.

Our Sherman Oaks Office

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