California CERL Lawyers

Disability Retirement Attorneys Assisting
California County Workers Covered by CERL

Have you been told you no longer have a job after leaving work to recover from an injury or illness? Do you feel you are being forced into early retirement?

Surprisingly, employers are often unwilling to make accommodations for recovery from a disability. Instead, they urge or force the employee into early retirement. In other cases, employees who choose to file for disability retirement benefits meet with resistance from their employer.

The Temecula, California law firm of Faunce, Singer, Oatman & Woodson is the only firm in the state that focuses specifically and solely on the employee rights of public employees in disability retirement issues.

Our narrow focus enables us to provide aggressive and confident representation of all public workers covered by two statewide retirement systems, including CalPERS and the 1937 County Employees Retirement Law, more commonly known as CERL. We represent employees who work in both sworn and non-sworn positions in the 20 California counties covered under CERL.

California County Employees’ Retirement Associations Covered by CERL:
Alameda County Imperial County Marin County Orange County San Diego County Santa Barbara County Tulare County		Contra Costa County Kern County Mendocino County Sacramento County San Joaquin County Sonoma County Ventura County		Fresno County Los Angeles County Merced County San Bernardino County San Mateo County Stanislaus County

Faunce, Singer, Oatman & Woodson represents county workers throughout California in all issues related to disability retirement pensions. We represent members of all 20 county employees’ retirement associations, both sworn employees (sheriff’s deputies, firefighters, and other public safety personnel) and non-sworn employees (clerical, construction, maintenance, administration, etc.).

County employees covered by CERL are eligible for disability retirement benefits after 5 years of service if the disability is not work-related, and automatically eligible for a retirement pension if the disability was service-related (such as repetitive stress injuries).

These benefits are equal to 50 percent of your income, tax-free, for life, and pass to a surviving spouse if you die. Don’t take chances with an asset that may be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars or more. Contact a disability retirement lawyer who will stand up to your employer, guide you through the benefits application process and, if necessary, appeal your case to higher courts.

We represent members of all 20 county employees’ retirement associations covered by CERL. Contact Faunce, Singer, Oatman & Woodson today to arrange a free initial consultation to discuss the merits of your disability case.

Don’t delay! Contact the California labor law attorneys of Faunce, Singer, Oatman & Woodson. We will give you an honest assessment of your case in a free initial consultation, and we can represent most clients on a contingency fee basis.

California’s Leading CERL Lawyers
Faunce, Singer, Oatman & Woodson