Law Offices of Sejal Mistry
Employment Counseling and Compliance
With over 20 years of experience, Sejal provides practical, solution-oriented employment law expertise tailored to fit your business. Sejal’s practice focuses on working with technology companies ranging from the IPO readiness stage to mature public companies. She approaches legal advice with a business point of view informed by industry practice, trends and intelligent risk. Sejal thrives on building long-term trusted relationships with her clients, with a focus on providing value.
Services
Hiring and Compliance
- Developing and implementing hiring procedures including offer letters, proprietary information and invention agreements, arbitration agreements and legally required new hire documentation.
- Drafting and updating employee handbooks/policies.
- Wage and hour audits including job classification analysis, and review and implementation of compliant payroll practices.
Employee Relations Advice
- Performance management.
- Disability accommodation.
- Managing leaves of absence.
- Guiding internal investigations of discrimination, harassment or retaliation.
- Protection of company proprietary information.
Managing the Conclusion of the Employment Relationship
- Wrongful discharge avoidance and risk assessment.
- Preparation and negotiation of severance agreements.
- Planning and implementing reductions-in-force.
- Handling pre-litigation matters such as demand letters and agency charges.
About
Before founding her practice in 2007, Sejal spent seven years as a member of the Labor and Employment Group at Bingham McCutchen (formerly McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen) focused on employment law advice and counseling, and managing the defense of individual and class action lawsuits. Sejal earned her law degree from the University of California Hastings College of the Law and her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan.
Contact
For more information, please contact Sejal at sejal@sejalmistrylaw.com or 510.459.1120.