Employee Focused. Trial Ready.
Decisive advocacy for California workers in serious workplace disputes.
ShortLegal, APC represents California employees in wage-and-hour, wrongful termination, retaliation, discrimination, harassment, and severance matters — and related class action and PAGA litigation — from early negotiation through trial.
California Employment Litigation
The $50M+ reflects ShortLegal’s recoveries for employees; the $1.7B+ reflects complex class-action work earlier in Brian R. Short’s career as part of larger litigation teams. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.
Serious Claims. Serious Judgment.
Serious Employment Claims Require Serious Litigation Judgment
Employment disputes rarely involve a single isolated event. A termination, resignation, severance offer, unpaid-wage issue, or workplace complaint can involve multiple overlapping claims, deadlines, and documents — each with its own litigation strategy.
ShortLegal evaluates the facts, the legal claims, the available leverage, and the appropriate procedural path — individual claims, negotiation, mediation, arbitration, litigation, and class or PAGA representative actions where the facts and law support them. Not every matter is a class action; the goal is the right vehicle for your case.
Practice Areas
How ShortLegal helps California employees
A representative selection of the employment matters we handle — not a complete list.
Wage & Hour Litigation
Unpaid wages, overtime, meal and rest breaks, wage statements, final pay, reimbursement, misclassification, and related Labor Code violations.
Learn MoreWrongful Termination
Termination involving retaliation, discrimination, whistleblowing, wage complaints, medical leave, disability accommodation, and other unlawful actions.
Learn MoreClass Actions & PAGA
Complex employment litigation involving workplace practices, payroll issues, wage-and-hour claims, and representative claims when supported by facts and law.
Learn MoreRetaliation
Punishment after complaining about wages, reporting misconduct, requesting accommodation, taking protected leave, or asserting workplace rights.
Learn MoreSeverance Agreement Review
Review and negotiation before employees sign away legal rights, waive claims, or accept post-employment obligations.
Learn MoreDiscrimination & Harassment
Discrimination, harassment, hostile work environment, failure-to-prevent, disability accommodation, medical leave, and related workplace claims.
Learn MoreSeverance Review
Severance is usually a contract, not a gift.
Employees are often offered money or benefits in exchange for releasing legal claims, waiving rights, agreeing to confidentiality or non-disparagement language, and accepting other post-employment obligations. ShortLegal reviews and negotiates severance and separation agreements for California employees before they sign.
Don’t sign away your rights.
Have an employment lawyer review the agreement first.
Review My Severance AgreementRepresentative Results
Substantial wage, class & PAGA settlements
ShortLegal’s employee-side work has helped recover more than $50 million for employees, including substantial wage-and-hour, class action, and PAGA settlements.
View Case ResultsPast results do not guarantee future outcomes.
What Clients Say
Clients who trusted ShortLegal
“His work is very thorough and dealt with my case with total professionalism and urgency. His communication was always clear and always placed my best interests at his utmost priority. The outcome was everything that I had hoped for.”
“Brian was amazing in helping me understand what went wrong and the laws in California. He is extremely knowledgeable and really put his heart and soul behind my case. He put me at ease through the whole process and settled my case with a very favorable outcome.”
“I went through 8 different firms and no one seemed like they really cared to follow up — but this firm went out of their way. Nothing is left unsaid, everything is brought to the table. Don’t pass up these guys.”
Peer Recognition
“Brian is a tireless fighter. He is a highly skilled litigator who recovers for his clients. He enjoys an impeccable reputation in the California legal community.”
Individual reviews reflect personal experiences and do not guarantee future results.
Led by Brian R. Short
Work directly with the attorney
Brian R. Short brings more than 20 years of complex litigation and class action experience. Clients work directly with an attorney who understands both individual employment claims and the broader strategic issues in wage-and-hour, class, and PAGA litigation.
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Do I have a case?
Tell us about your situation. Initial consultations are confidential and at no cost to you. ShortLegal will review your submission and reach out if it appears we may be able to help.
Prefer to talk now? Call (619) 272-0720.