Twentynine Palms Employment Attorneys

Our seasoned employment lawyers are prepared to enforce and protect the rights of Twentynine Palms residents.

About Twentynine Palms

Twentynine Palms is city located in San Bernardino County.  Twentynine Palms covers almost sixty square miles.  It is home to roughly 27,000 residents.  Twentynine Palms lies within zip codes 92277 and 92278. The City of Twentynine Palms, California, located in the southern Mojave Desert, is renowned for its unique features. It serves as the headquarters and northern entrance of Joshua Tree National Park, famous for its breathtaking desert landscapes and iconic Joshua trees. Additionally, the city is home to the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, the world’s largest Marine Corps training base. Twentynine Palms is known for its stunning natural beauty, including clear skies, star-filled nights, expansive desert vistas, and picturesque mountains. This makes it a haven for nature enthusiasts and photographers. The city has a thriving artistic community, featuring world-class murals and public art, making it an attractive destination for artists and art enthusiasts alike. It offers a friendly environment for small businesses and entrepreneurs, supporting economic growth. The city provides a family-friendly lifestyle with various amenities, parks, sports programs, and cultural attractions like museums, art galleries, and a community theater. Notably, it is home to one of the last remaining drive-in movie theaters in the United States. Twentynine Palms is also renowned for its stargazing opportunities, with the Sky’s the Limit Observatory & Nature Center offering free star-viewing events. Public education is provided by the Morongo Basin Unified School District, while higher education options are available at Copper Mountain College and Chapman University. Healthcare services are readily accessible, with the 29 Palms Naval Hospital, Hi-Desert Medical Center, and family health clinics serving the community. Housing options in the city are diverse, accommodating various preferences and budgets, from modern residences to apartments and artist studios. This diversity attracts artists, musicians, early retirees, and urban escapees, creating a vibrant and welcoming community.

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Featured Employment Case

Wellpoint Health Networks, Inc. v. Superior Ct., 59 Cal. App. 4th 110, 68 Cal. Rptr. 2d 844 (1997)

A former employee brought action against employer alleging employment discrimination and retaliation in violation of Fair Employment and Housing Act. After sustaining employer’s demurrer to second amended complaint, the Superior Court, Los Angeles County, No. BC138067, Mary Ann Murphy, J., granted employee’s motion to compel evidence. Employer sought writ of mandate requesting stay. The Court of Appeal, Baron, J., held that: (1) attorney–client privilege and work product doctrine may apply to attorney retained to investigate employee claims of discrimination; and (2) issue of whether employer waived attorney–client and attorney work product privileges by raising defense of adequate investigation in employment discrimination action could not be determined after demurrer to second amended complaint had been sustained.  The Court explained in its opinion: “In this case we are asked to resolve two issues: (1) whether a law firm’s prelitigation investigation into the circumstances surrounding the claims of an employee who may have suffered discriminatory treatment is protected by the attorney-client privilege and/or the attorney work product doctrine, and (2) if so, whether the employer waives these protections when it raises the investigation as a defense to the employee’s ensuing discrimination lawsuit. The trial court ruled that a prelitigation investigation of an employee’s discrimination claims did not result in attorney-client communications or attorney work product and so did not reach the second issue. After review of the record, we conclude that no substantial evidence supports the trial court’s ruling concerning the inapplicability of the privilege and the work product doctrine. We further hold that resolution of the waiver issue is dependent on the claims asserted in the complaint and the defenses raised thereto. As there was neither a complaint nor an answer on file when the trial court made its ruling, the order compelling discovery was premature. We, therefore, instruct the trial court to vacate its order requiring production of the investigative files prepared on behalf of petitioners. We do this without prejudice to the employee’s ability to bring a motion to compel production of the subject documents at a later stage in the proceedings.”