Matthew B. Golper

Matthew B. Golper serves as a trusted advisor, litigator, and business partner to employers of all sizes, ranging from startups to Fortune 500 businesses, in all aspects of employment law and related litigation. Matt’s litigation practice is focused on providing employers with aggressive, but goal-oriented, representation in complex wage-hour matters, including class, collective, and PAGA representative actions. He also regularly defends employers in discrimination, harassment, retaliation, breach of contract, and wrongful termination actions.

Drawing on his litigation experience and a deep understanding of the ever-evolving California employment law landscape, Matt also regularly serves in an advisor role to human resources, management, and in-house attorneys in the development of strategic risk-mitigating personnel practices and procedures. He regularly provides advice and counsel to employers on day-to-day employee relations issues and related-compliance, including recruiting, hiring and compensation; employee discipline, performance management and terminations; leave law compliance; complaint investigation; and wage-and-hour compliance. Matt’s experience includes developing training materials and providing training on various employment law issues (anti-harassment, EEO, and wage and hour) to management and human resources professionals; developing human resources practices from the ground up for startup entities; and conducting comprehensive wage-and hour-related audits for mature entities. Matt also drafts and reviews employee handbooks and related policies, executive and independent contractor agreements, separation agreements/releases, and commission/incentive compensation agreements.