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Judith C. Wolff Law
Legal representation for California employees
1990 N. California Blvd., 8th Floor
Walnut Creek, California
925-378-3896
California SBN 158107
Voted California Super Lawyer 2020-2025
The first consultation is free.
Compassionate, strategic partnership with wronged employee-clients. Together, we seek justice.

How I work.
Frequently asked questions
Performance improvement plans (also called "PIPs") are supposed to be used as a way to guide employees who are performing below expectations to improve the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of their work. However, PIPs are sometimes abused as a way of short-cutting a path to termination. Is your PIP legitimate or retaliatory? It's hard to know without talking to you. A retaliatory PIP can be countered with careful rebuttal and/or possibly an internal complaint, best handled by an attorney --or coaching by one, at least.
This is a pretty common scenario, where an employee endures some type of harassment, doesn't complain when he/she/they have the chance, and are then laid off due to reorganization or reduction in force (RIF). You don't lose your right to sue just because you've been laid off or terminated. Let's talk.
Judith C. Wolff Law focuses on employee-side employment matters in California. You can reach out if you need help with harassment, retaliation, discipline, leave issues, investigations, wrongful termination, or another workplace dispute. If you are not sure whether your situation fits, a consultation can help you sort it out.
Before our consultation, please send me your offer letter and any agreements you may have before becoming an employee; performance reviews, if you have them; documentation of any workplace disputes occurring in the last year; a proposed severance agreement; your termination notice, and a timeline of what happened. The more detailed the timeline is by date, the better.
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