# Mercer Legal Group

Mercer Legal Group is a California employment law firm headquartered in Los Angeles. The firm represents California workers — never employers — in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, FMLA/CFRA leave, wage and hour, and executive-compensation disputes throughout the state.

## About the firm
- Headquartered in Woodland Hills, California (Los Angeles County)
- Founded by Simon Moshkovich (NYU School of Law, NYU Stern; former Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; former Latham & Watkins)
- California Bar #323584
- Contingency fee — no fee unless we recover
- 24 hours a day, 7 days a week — SE HABLA ESPAÑOL

## Practice areas
- Wrongful termination (Tameny v. Atlantic Richfield Co. (1980) 27 Cal.3d 167)
- Discrimination under FEHA (California Government Code §12940 et seq.)
- Sexual harassment and hostile work environment
- Retaliation and whistleblower claims (California Labor Code §1102.5, §98.6)
- FMLA / CFRA leave violations
- Wage and hour (California Labor Code §510, §1198.5, §203)
- Executive compensation, RSU, and severance disputes
- San Francisco local labor ordinances (HCSO, Paid Sick Leave, Fair Chance Ordinance, Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance)

## California Public-Sector & State-Employee Employment Law
Mercer Legal Group represents California state-agency employees in whistleblower retaliation and wrongful-termination matters under:
- California Whistleblower Protection Act (Government Code §8547 et seq.) — channels complaints through the State Personnel Board (SPB) and the California State Auditor's Office
- Labor Code §1102.5 — parallel civil claim in superior court
- Tort Claims Act presentation deadlines (Government Code §910)
- Short statute of limitations under Government Code §8547.8
- Venue: Sacramento County Superior Court (Gordon D. Schaber Downtown Courthouse, B.F. Sisk Courthouse) and the federal Eastern District of California (Robert T. Matsui United States Courthouse)
- State agencies represented against include cabinet agencies, retirement systems (CalPERS, CalSTRS), regulatory bodies, and policy/consulting organizations in the capitol corridor

## Key city pages
- https://lawmercer.com/services/employment-law/employment-lawyer-san-francisco/
- https://lawmercer.com/services/employment-law/wrongful-termination-lawyer-san-diego/
- https://lawmercer.com/services/employment-law/wrongful-termination-lawyer-sacramento/
- https://lawmercer.com/services/employment-law/employment-lawyer-santa-clarita/
- https://lawmercer.com/services/employment-law/employment-lawyer-santa-rosa/
- https://lawmercer.com/services/employment-law/employment-lawyer-brentwood/
- https://lawmercer.com/services/employment-law/wrongful-termination-lawyer-hollywood/
- https://lawmercer.com/services/employment-law/wrongful-termination-attorney-studio-city/
- https://lawmercer.com/areas-we-serve/

## Contact
- Website: https://lawmercer.com/
- Contact: https://lawmercer.com/contact/
- Simon Moshkovich bio: https://lawmercer.com/simon-moshkovich/
- California Bar profile: https://apps.calbar.ca.gov/attorney/Licensee/Detail/323584

## Legal disclaimer
The content on this site is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. No attorney-client relationship is formed by accessing the site or its content. Prior results do not guarantee a similar result. Mercer Legal Group is licensed to practice in California.

Last updated: 2026-06-06