Overview of Services
Our premier labor and employment practice focuses exclusively on management-side employment law. We partner regularly with clients in a wide variety of industries, including construction, manufacturing, health care, senior housing and care, finance, transportation and logistics, government and public agency.
We represent prominent national clients, as well as clients with a statewide and regional presence. We proudly have many longstanding client relationships, including some lasting more than 30 years.
Our attorneys have a reputation for strategic thinking, problem solving and leading edge advocacy. We provide a comprehensive range of services, including complex class action litigation defense, single and multi-plaintiff litigation defense, representation in arbitrations and other traditional labor law matters in unionized workplaces, and employment law advice and counseling.
Areas of Expertise
- Civil Rights and Impact Litigation
- Complex Employment Class Actions
- Employment Discrimination Class Actions
- FLSA Collective Actions
- PAGA Representative Actions
- Wage and Hour & Meal and Rest Break Class Actions
- Contractual Employment Arbitrations
- Disability Accessibility Issues
- Disability and Reasonable Accommodation Litigation
- Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation Litigation, including EEOC and DFEH Matters
- Employee Benefits Litigation
- Employment Agreements
- Employment Law Advice and Counseling, including Managing Leaves of Absence, Discipline, Performance and Separation
- Harassment Investigations and Trainings
- Labor Arbitrations
- NLRB Hearings and PERB Hearings
- Personnel Policies and Handbook Review
- Reductions in Force and Layoffs
- Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition
- Union and Collective Bargaining Matters
- Wage and Hour Advice and Litigation, including Class Actions, Labor Commissioner Claims, and DLSE and DOL Investigations
- Whistleblower Litigation
Key Contacts
News & Resources
Weed And The Workplace: California’s New Law Protecting Employee Cannabis Use
California’s new law will prevent employers from punishing employees or refusing to hire applicants based on off-duty cannabis use, or for failing a drug test that detected non-psychoactive metabolites in their system
2022 Mid-Year Labor & Employment Seminar On-Demand Video
On-Demand video from the 2022 Mid-Year Labor & Employment Seminar
U.S. Supreme Court Finds That Individual PAGA Claims Can Be Compelled To Arbitration
The U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana
New Masking Guidance for California Employers
California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issues new guidance on the state's masking requirements to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
California Re-Issues 80 Hours of COVID-19 Sick Leave Mandates – SB 114
Employees again are entitled to up to 80 hours of employer-paid sick leave for COVID-related absences through September 30, 2022
The 'Pokemon' Case – Court Upholds Termination Based on Unintentional In-Car Dash Cam Recording of Peace Officers Hunting a Snorlax
Police officers who missed a radio call while playing an augmented-reality mobile game based their appeal on eavesdropping claim
Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Requirements for COVID-19-Related Absences
California employers will once again be required to provide supplemental paid sick leave to employees for COVID-19-related absences
New CDPH Recommendations and Revisions to Cal/OSHA's COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards in Effect on January 14
On December 16, 2021, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board readopted the Emergency Temporary Standards, but included several revisions which will go into effect on January 14, 2022
Additional Law Enforcement Reform Amendments, Expansions, and Changes Signed Into Law by Governor
California's Governor signed laws impacting law enforcement agencies, their operations, and the review of conduct of peace officers.
U.S. Supreme Court Permits Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Program To Proceed Without Religious Exemption, But EEOC Continues the Exemption In Latest Guidance
The U.S. Supreme Court permits mandatory COVID-19 vaccination program to proceed without religious exemption, but the EEOC continues the exemption in its latest guidance