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Tressler Talks: The Elimination of Bias in Employment Law
We are pleased to invite you to our upcoming virtual Tressler Talk:The Elimination of Bias in Employment Law Join us for a special presentation on eliminating bias in employment law. Tressler’s experienced attorneys will discuss prohibited discriminatory conduct in employment law and best practices for …
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California Employers Beware: California Supreme Court’s New Meaning of “Disclose” in Labor Code 1102.5(b) Whistleblowing Claims
On May 22, 2023, the California Supreme Court decided People ex rel. Garcia Brower v. Kolla’s, Inc. (SC S269456 5/22/23). The question presented was whether a report of unlawful activities made to an employer or agency that already knew about the violation is a protected …
California Passes Legislation Simplifying Flight Attendant Rest Rules
In December 2022, Tressler’s Employment Blog explored the implications of a Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) rule requiring rest breaks for flight attendants. The new rule increased the minimum rest period from nine consecutive hours to 10 consecutive hours for crews with scheduled duty of 14 …
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Bicvan Brown Elected President of the Vietnamese American Bar Association of Southern California
Tressler attorney Bicvan Brown has been elected President of the Vietnamese American Bar Association of Southern California (VABASC). Bicvan is a partner in Tressler’s Orange County, California office, Chair of the firm’s national Labor and Employment Practice Group and Chair of our national Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee. …
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Bicvan Brown is a partner and Chair of Tressler’s Employment Group as well as Chair of the firm’s national Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee. Bicvan focuses her practice in all aspects of employment matters, including employment trials, arbitrations and mediations. She defends employers while providing advice and counsel against claims such as wage and hour (individual and class actions), PAGA, wrongful termination, sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation and whistleblowing. She defends employers before state and federal agencies such as the EEOC, NLRB, California Labor Commission and California Department of Fair Employment and Housing. She is fluent in Vietnamese and Spanish and she provides advice about as well as translates workplace policies, employee handbooks and agreements. She regularly speaks at seminars with the purpose of helping employers and their insurers regarding best practices to minimize risk in California.
Karl Schlecht is a partner in Tressler’s Professional Liability and Employment Group in the Orange County office. He provides management-side labor and employment litigation defense before federal and state courts in class actions, single-plaintiff litigation and administrative agency proceedings involving the Fair Labor Standards Act, the ADA, Title VII, the ADEA and OSHA. His practice also includes a variety of other federal, state and local wage and hour, discrimination, breach of contract, wrongful discharge, labor and workplace tort claims.