Harry Decourcy - Walnut Creek Workers Compensation Lawyer Reviews & Ratings

Practice Areas. Leaves of Absence and Disability Accommodation Wage and Hour Complex Litigation and Jury Trials Discrimination and Harassment Workers' Compensation. Overview. Harry M. DeCourcy focuses his practice exclusively on employment and labor law. He has extensive experience in California workers' compensation law with an emphasis on its direct impact on employers and its interrelation with other employment laws. His expertise extends to representing clients, big and small, in employment civil litigation and arbitration.. Harry regularly handles matters venued before state and federal courts as well as various government agencies including the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, United States Department of Labor, National Labor Relations Board, and the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. He represents clients in mediation and in the litigation of wage and hour class actions and claims involving employment disability, discrimination and harassment.. In addition, Harry regularly counsels employers in pre-litigation workers' compensation issues, disability accommodation and leave issues as well as related policy implementation. He has lectured to human resources groups on the subject of California workers' compensation and related employment law. He is a contributing author to Littler's annual employer book series, The California Employer.. Professional and Community Affiliations. §  Member, State Bar of California. §  Member, Alameda County Bar Association. §  Member, Contra Costa County Bar Association. Education. J.D., University of San Francisco School of Law B.A., Indiana University Bloomington. Bar Admissions. California. Courts. U.S. District Court, Northern District of California U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Publications & Press. January 2, 2014 Littler Elevates 16 Attorneys to Shareholder Littler Press Release. August 1, 2008 An Employer’s Perspective on Severance Agreements Contra Costa Lawyer. Speaking Engagements. October 29, 2014 Wage and Hour Issues for California Residential Care Homes Rally at the Capitol - , Sacramento, CA. October 2, 2014 Injuries in the Workplace: Practical Tips and Policy Advice to Assist Employers Managing Employees with Preexisting Injuries and Other Disability Accommodation Issues Webinar, Lorman Education Services. July 15, 2014 Managing Financial and Business Relationships with Clients: Best Practices and Simple Solutions Contra Costa County Bar Association, Pleasant Hill, CA. June 25, 2014 The Employee From Hell BB&T, Santa Clara, CA. April 29, 2014 The Employee From Hell Littler Mendelson, San Francisco, CA. February 6, 2014 New Employment and Labor Laws for 2014 and 2015 Littler Mendelson, Walnut Creek, CA