García Blanca Abogados

What García Blanca Abogados is

García Blanca Abogados is an Albacete firm focused on Spanish employment and Social Security law. José Manuel García Blanca founded it in 2000. The firm reports more than 25 years of professional practice and more than 10,000 matters handled, serving both employers and workers through advice, consulting and courtroom representation.

Services for employers

• Employment disputes and legal advice
• Employment and financial audits
• Criminal compliance programs
• Insolvency proceedings
• Collective bargaining
• Workplace equality plans
• Corporate restructuring plans
• Workplace information-technology policies

Services for workers

• Dismissals
• Collective or temporary workforce adjustment proceedings, known in Spain as ERE and ERTE
• Damages claims
• Workplace accidents
• Claims involving Spain's Wage Guarantee Fund, FOGASA
• Unpaid-wage and other monetary claims
• Workplace harassment
• Temporary- and permanent-disability benefits
• Social Security benefits

Contact and location

Address: Calle Concepción 9 bis, 02001 Albacete. Phones: +34 967 192 493 and +34 967 192 494. Fax: +34 967 655 903. Email: info@garciablancaabogados.es. The firm also offers advance video appointments; its published page described them as complimentary.

Office hours

Winter hours: Monday–Friday 9 a.m.–2 p.m. and 4:30–7 p.m. Summer hours: Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–3 p.m. Closed Saturday and Sunday.

A first conversation can establish which Spanish limitation or filing period applies, the documents needed, who will handle the matter, professional fees, court or expert costs and whether the video meeting includes legal analysis or only an initial intake.