Find Lawyers in Los Angeles, California for Employment Law - Management
Practice Area Overview
Employment law is the practice area of lawyers who advise employers about workplace related issues.
Regulations governing the way employees are hired, managed, disciplined, and terminated are complex and constantly evolving. These laws affect companies differently depending on size, industry, and workforce makeup. Businesses must ensure that employment policies, training program, and everyday practices are in compliance – or risk crippling lawsuits. Employment law practices emphasize preventive counseling to minimize liability and potential business interruption for employers. Employment law audits are frequently utilized to expose problem areas before they become legal nightmares.
Despite the best efforts of conscientious employers to comply with the law and to treat employees fairly, lawsuits can occur. Such suits present problems both obvious – large verdicts, for example – and more insidious – such as the waste of management’s time and resources which can interfere with productive, efficient business operation. This ever-increasing scope of employment litigation intersects with virtually all types of business litigation including class actions, products liability, premises liability, traditional torts, and business contract disputes of all types. The employment litigation practice continues to expand with each new right or legal obligation enacted by federal and state legislators or recognized by the courts.
Ivy Kagan Bierman’s practice includes the representation of entertainment and related companies in labor, production, distribution, technology and other business matters. She handles both transactional and litigation matters for clients. Ivy is one of a select few entertainment industry labor lawyers looked to for representation in guild and union matters by film and television production companies, digital companies and networks, cable networks, public broadcasting companies, distribut...
Bill Emer, a partner in the firm's Labor & Employment practice, has more than 30 years of experience in labor and employment law in the areas of traditional labor relations, negotiation of collective bargaining agreements, discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, class actions, labor and employment counseling, California and federal wage-and-hour counseling and litigation, and the representation of employers before administrative agencies. He negotiates collective bargaini...
Mia Farber is a Shareholder in the Los Angeles, California office of Jackson Lewis P.C. She serves on the firm's Management Committee and is the Coordinator of the firm's Southwest Regional offices. Ms. Farber has extensive experience in all facets of employment litigation. At Jackson Lewis, she has represented employers in all types of employment litigation, including sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination. Ms. Farber also has vast experience in the area of ...
Louise Ann “Luzann” Fernandez is co-chair of the Labor and Employment practice group, with more than 30 years of experience. Luzann is a fierce litigator who is hired by corporations, hospitals, and celebrities for high profile and exposure cases. Luzann does not back down from challenges facing her clients and comes up with out of the box and novel theories. Luzann is also active as an independent investigator. Using her litigation experience, Luzann investigates claims of discri...
Yesenia M. Gallegos focuses her labor and employment practice on a wide range of matters, including restrictive covenants, wage and hour law, discrimination and harassment claims, executive employment agreements, leaves of absence, employee terminations and reductions in force. Yesenia represents employers in employment litigation—including class actions—pending in both state and federal court. She also represents employers in actions against former employees in trade-secret and e...
For close to 40 years, Robert Millman has represented employers in proceedings and unfair labor practices before the National Labor Relations Board and in employment discrimination and wrongful termination litigation, including complex class actions. He also represents clients in arbitration and mediation, and in collective bargaining negotiations in both the public and private sector. Appearing in federal and state courts at the trial and appellate levels, Robert also practices before the De...
Maria C. Rodriguez advises US and international corporations with regard to employment law compliance and mergers and acquisitions; and defends employment cases and class action litigation. She is a trusted advisor to clients helping them avoid or resolve disputes and protect resources through proactive and strategic planning. She is experienced working with clients in the sports, media and entertainment, technology, food and restaurant, airline, transportation and distribution, health care a...
Arthur Silbergeld is a partner in Dickstein Shapiro’s Employment Practice. He has defended employers in over 100 trials in federal and state court and arbitrations, including trials of wage class actions, and he is annually identified as one of the top employment litigators in California. Mr. Silbergeld has defended numerous employers in federal and state bench and jury trials in class action and individual claims. Mr. Silbergeld advises major and midsize companies on all aspects of wag...
Ken focuses his practice on class actions involving wage and hour, FLSA, California Labor Code and EEO matters. He is widely recognized as one of the top lawyers in his field, frequently quoted by national media and called upon to serve as an expert witness or consultant in major wage & hour class action matters. Sulzer specializes in complex class-action litigation and has represented and advised clients on a wide variety of matters, including labor-management relations, trade secrets an...
Scott J. Witlin is a partner and the administrator of the Labor & Employment Department in the firm's Los Angeles office. He is Co-Chair of the firm's Wage and Hour Practice Group and a member of the firm's Entertainment, Media and Sports Practice Group. Scott assists companies in dealing with the challenges of employing workers in California and throughout the U.S. Scott's practice includes both traditional labor and employment law matters, including wage and hour class actions, arbitrat...
Jeffrey Bils, Esq. is an accomplished Senior Attorney at Wilshire Law Firm who has practiced law for over nine years while fiercely advocating for his clients. Jeffrey represents clients in the legal areas of employment class and representative actions, as well as employment single-plaintiff actions. Jeffrey brings diligence and integrity to his practice to ensure that his clients receive the justice that they deserve. Jeffrey’s successful approach to law is seen in his triumphant victo...
Brian Casillas focuses his practice on all aspects of employment litigation and counseling. He has experience in California and federal civil procedure including discovery, motion practice, defending depositions and negotiating settlements. He represents clients against claims under the Fair Employment & Housing Act, Labor Code, Cal/OSHA and Americans with Disabilities Act. Brian also advises corporate clients and individuals across various industries including technology, manufacturing, ...
Caroline represents employers in a range of actions involving harassment, retaliation, discrimination, wrongful termination, and wage and hour claims, including class actions. Beyond litigation and agency representation, Caroline counsels senior management on day-to-day human resources and employee relations issues, including wage and hour compliance, disciplinary and performance counseling, reasonable accommodation, termination decisions, internal complaints and investigations, and employee ...
Valorie Ferrouillet has experience advising and representing employers in labor and employment law. Valorie advises her clients on a wide range of employment matters, including complaints of employment discrimination, sexual harassment and other related allegations at the state and federal level. She is a well-versed in handling jury trials in both the Los Angeles Superior Court and the United States District Court, in addition to a number of bench trials and judicial arbitrations. Prior to j...
Grace Kim's legal practice encompasses all manner of labor and employment law issues. A significant portion of her practice involves defending both public and private employers in state and federal courts in employment matters involving allegations of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Grace also regularly advises employers on drafting employee handbooks, complying with wage and hour laws, hiring practices, background checks, leaves of absence, reasonable accommodations, good faith ...
Min Kim's legal practice is focused on the representation of management clients in labor and employment law matters. Min's innovative and practical legal counsel is aimed at finding the most cost-effective resolutions for her clients which can involve the use of arbitration, mediation and conciliation, among other alternate resolution tactics. Her experience includes representing public and private sector clients in all aspects of employment litigation, including discrimination, harassment, r...
Aymara Ledezma is an associate in the firm's Los Angeles office. She represents employers in all aspects of labor and employment law, including matters involving wage and hour issues, allegations of discrimination and harassment, and wrongful discharge. Aymara also assists employers in their efforts to comply with state and federal law, advising them on wage and hour law, exemption status, meal and rest break policy, harassment training, termination steps, and reasonable accommodations, among...
Jennifer McGeorge vigorously defends public and private employers in employment litigation, with a particular focus on class and representative actions involving claims for wage and hour violations. Jennifer has obtained numerous successful results for her clients as lead counsel before state and federal courts, the State Labor Commissioner, and in arbitration. Jennifer also has written and argued appeals and writ petitions before California Courts of Appeal, and is a zealous advocate for her...
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