Maria Esmeralda Vizzusi

I advice and represent employees going through work grievances. I assist with investigation of claims, obtaining your H.R. records, and preserving evidence. I assess your rights, and provide counsel on how to proceed. I handle pre-litigation negotiations with your prior or current employer. I draft complaints, file claims in superior court or through arbitration forums. I guide you through the discovery process, help you gather critical evidence. I advocate for you during mediations or settlement conferences. I help you recover wages, or costs associated with losing your job.

I focus on employment law rights including but not limited to: wage and hour (failure to pay overtime, failure to pay bonuses, failure to provide rest breaks, etc.); and civil rights claims such as pregnancy disability leave, discrimination, harassment, retaliation and wrongful termination of protected advice and represent employees going through work grievances. I assist with investigation of claims, obtaining your H.R. records, and preserving evidence. I assess your rights, and provide counsel on how to proceed. I handle pre-litigation negotiations with your prior or current employer. I draft complaints, file claims in superior court or through arbitration forums. I guide you through the discovery process, help you gather critical evidence. I advocate for you during mediations or settlement conferences. I help you recover wages, or costs associated with losing your job. I focus on employment law rights including but not limited to: wage and hour (failure to pay overtime, failure to pay bonuses, failure to provide rest breaks, etc.); and civil rights claims such as pregnancy disability leave, discrimination, harassment, retaliation and wrongful termination of protected categories.

Skills: Disability Discrimination · Pregnancy Rights · Legal Contract Review · Settlement Agreements · PAGA · Overtime Violations · Labor and Employment Law · Legal Advice · Wrongful Termination · Civil Rights · Negotiation · Severance Agreements · Wage and Hour · Sexual Harassment · Mediations · Civil Litigation · Class Actions · Mediation

I am a fluent spanish speaker. I practice in Monterey, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, San Benito, Central California.