Wrongful Termination
Representation for employees terminated after reporting misconduct, taking protected leave, requesting an accommodation, or for other unlawful reasons.
California & Hawaii Plaintiff Employment Law
Employment Counsel
When the Stakes
Are Personal
Benelli Law represents employees and executives across California and Hawaii when employers cross the line. The firm handles wrongful termination, retaliation, sexual harassment, discrimination, wage violations, and compensation or equity disputes.
What happened at work matters. So does what happens next.
A Different Perspective
Legal Strategy Informed
by Business Reality
Jonathan Benelli understands employment disputes from inside the corporate world. He began his legal career practicing complex litigation in California.
He later spent nearly a decade building high-growth technology companies. As Director of Enterprise Sales, he helped drive a SaaS company’s growth from $6 million to $43 million in revenue, managed a 16-person team across the United States, and negotiated complex deals with Fortune 500 executives.
That combination provides an uncommon view into how executives evaluate performance, make compensation decisions, and shape internal narratives. Benelli Law brings that understanding to employees facing companies with far greater resources—and uses it to hold employers accountable.
California & Hawaii Representation
Employment Practice Areas
Retaliation & Whistleblowing
Claims involving reports of unlawful conduct, workplace safety concerns, wage violations, discrimination, fraud, or other protected activity.
Sexual Harassment
Claims involving unwanted sexual conduct, coercion, hostile work environments, and an employer’s failure to prevent or correct workplace harassment.
Workplace Discrimination
Claims involving sex, pregnancy, age, race, religion, national origin, and other protected characteristics, including an employer’s failure to prevent discrimination.
Disability Discrimination & Accommodation
Claims involving denied accommodations, failures to engage in the interactive process, medical leave, disability-based bias, and termination connected to a physical or mental health condition.
Executive Compensation & Equity
Disputes involving commissions, bonuses, ownership interests, stock or equity promises, compensation agreements, and severance negotiations.
Wage, Hour & Classification Claims
Claims involving unpaid wages, overtime, meal and rest periods, unreimbursed expenses, and the misclassification of employees as exempt workers or independent contractors.
Equal Pay
Claims involving unequal compensation for substantially similar work, unlawful pay disparities, and violations involving compensation transparency.
Start the Conversation
Tell Us What Happened.
If you believe your employer acted unlawfully, contact Benelli Law to request a confidential consultation. Reaching out early can help preserve evidence, identify deadlines, and clarify your options before you make your next move.
(808) 400-9013info@benellilaw.com
1003 Bishop Street, Suite 2700
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 96813
Representing employees throughout California and Hawaii