Our Commitment to California Employers

The broadly named “home care industry” includes medical and non-medical services provided for aging and infirm individuals who wish to remain in their homes; reside in independent living facilities, various levels of skilled care facilities, hospices and hospitals; and who receive government benefits through the California Regional Centers and similar programs. With the “baby boomers,” this industry has grown enormously over the past twenty years and will continue to do so for years to come.  As employment lawyers exclusively representing business, we understand why and how California wage hour and employment laws are unique and nuanced when it comes to home care.  Practices that may be lawful for office or retail workers often are not for home care workers.

Elizabeth Murphy founded Murphy Employment Defense primarily because of her deep knowledge and understanding of the home care industry and her desire to help home care business owners to navigate California’s nuanced and complex home care employment laws without having to pay big firm prices.  Ms. Murphy has been representing home care employers for over twenty years and working with the California Association for Health Care at Home (“CAHSAH”) and other industry groups through educational trainings, seminars, and various speaking engagements to help home care owners understand and apply the law, remain compliant, and avoid litigation.

Our team has the depth of knowledge to provide immediate support with policies, training, employee coaching and development, separation, litigation support. and other services listed below. We represent our clients in federal and state courts, arbitration, and before government bodies like the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR), the California Department of Civil Rights (CDCR), the Unemployment Development Department (EDD) and their federal counterparts.  We are transactional, regulatory, advice and counsel, and trial lawyers. Most recently, our litigation team obtained a defense judgment in a discrimination case that had been pending for over nine years.