Message From the Chair

By Ramit Mizrahi

Ramit Mizrahi is the founder of Mizrahi Law, APC in Pasadena, where she represents employees exclusively. She focuses on discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination cases. She can be reached at ramit@mizrahilaw.com.

The beginning of the year is a time of reflection for many of us. We reflect on what we want to achieve—and even more basically, who we want to be—in the year ahead. Common resolutions, unsurprisingly, include: taking better care of one’s health (exercising more, eating better, losing weight, quitting smoking, and drinking less), spending less/saving more money, spending more time with family and friends, finding another job or gaining a new skill/hobby, and enjoying life to the fullest.¹

For us labor and employment lawyers, the goals of better self-care and making life more meaningful are particularly important. Our 2016 Section-wide survey found that while 85% of us are satisfied with our careers, a stunning 60% report suffering anxiety or depression in a typical month, and 30% feel that our stress levels are unhealthy.² In addition, more than 60% of Section members also direct their aspirations outward, wishing to do more to help people who really need it.³