Areas Of Expertise

Employers

State and federal court litigation and arbitration of employment matters:
- Discrimination and harassment (including based on sex, disability, age, national origin, race, sexual orientation, religion, etc.)
- Leave issues, including under the Family and Medical Leave Act and California Family Rights Act
- Disability accommodation and the interactive process
- Pay equity, including compliance with reporting requirements and Equal Pay Act litigation
Administrative proceedings (EEOC, Civil Rights Department, etc.)
Personnel policies review and preparation
Advice and counseling on day-to-day workplace issues

Counseling on issues unique to higher education, including:
- faculty and staff discipline and terminations
- denial of tenure
- student discipline
- reasonable accommodation and leave issues for faculty, staff, and students
- responding to campus sexual assault
Defense of:
- Petitions for writ of administrative mandamus filed by students or faculty challenging the results of internal disciplinary proceedings
- State and federal court litigation and/or writs of administrative mandamus filed by faculty members denied tenure
- High profile matters, including allegations of sexual misconduct under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
- State and federal court litigation of all employment-related issues