Client Collaborations
All Representative Cases
Advises managers and HR personnel on accommodation issues and light-duty requirements related to disabilities, workplace injuries, pregnancy, and religious practices, including strategies to avoid retaliation claims.
Provides compliance assistance on a myriad of COVID-19-related matters, from design and implementation of workplace safety and health strategies to Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and other COVID-related leave policies and administration, to managing a remote workforce, vaccine mandates, and return-to-work planning.
Successfully represent clients in responding to and resolving BOLI complaints.
Obtained summary judgment for employer on all of employee’s claims that termination was in violation of various state discrimination statutes.
Defended employer in arbitration alleging sexual harassment, FMLA discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful discharge. Defense verdict on all claims.
Conducted full payroll and policy audit for growing construction company, identifying and mitigating considerable potential liability.
Frequently advised employers on changes of employment laws, including pay equity, transparency, and independent contractor regulations.
Drafted, revised, and audited employment policies and handbooks for multiple employers, including ensuring legal compliance for local and state wage and hour regulations, leave laws, and benefits.
Drafted noncompete agreements for large technology employers, sport franchises, and other employers, and reviewed existing restrictive covenants to determine enforceability and legality in a quickly changing legal landscape.