Unfortunately, the societal ills of workplace harassment, discrimination, and retaliation can be expected to continue during and after the COVID-19 emergency. Investigating worker complaints remains extremely important during the upheaval brought on by the pandemic. Failing to properly investigate…
The CARES Act, signed by the president on March 27th, authorizes up to $349BN to the Department of Treasury to create the Payroll Protection Program (“PPP”), and it allocates $10BN to the Small Business Administration Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program for the specific purpose of…
On Friday, President Trump signed the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”). The CARES Act provides the third wave of federal emergency relief to those suffering the economic fallout of COVID-19. While much attention has been devoted to unemployment…
Many Los Angeles employers were relieved on Monday when the City Council announced that it had suspended its scheduled meetings for the next two weeks. That relief is minimal and temporary, however, as the suspension only delayed the Council’s consideration of two looming motions for emergency…
On March 24, 2020, the San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE, responsible for enforcing the City’s wage and other employment laws) issued new guidance regarding use of paid sick leave applicable to San Francisco employees for reasons relating to COVID-19, superseding the guidance…
For over 25 years, CDF has distinguished itself as one of the top employment, labor and immigration firms in California, representing employers in single-plaintiff and class action lawsuits and advising employers on related legal compliance and risk avoidance. We cover the state, with five locations from Sacramento to San Diego.
Robin Largent has a regular presence in California state and federal courts and has been lead defense counsel and appellate counsel for large and small California employers in litigation (and arbitration) ranging from individual discrimination and harassment claims to complex wage and hour representative and class actions. She also leads the firm’s appellate practice, having substantial experience and success handling appeals, writ petitions, and amicus briefs in both state and federal court on issues such as class certification (particularly in the wage and hour arena), manageability and due process concerns associated with class action trials, exempt/non-exempt misclassification issues, meal and rest break compliance, trade secret/unfair competition matters, and the scope of federal court jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act.
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