Labor and Employment Law
Ca. Labor & Emp't Rev. July 2017, Volume 31 No. 4
Content
- Labor & Employment Law Section Executive Committee 2016-2017
- California's Anti-Slapp Act Was Not Intended to Thwart Feha Claims
- Cases Pending Before the California Supreme Court
- Employment Law Case Notes
- Inside the Law Review
- Masthead
- MCLE Self-Study: the Anti-Slapp Statute: Much Worse, and Not As Bad, As You Think It Is
- Nlra Case Notes
- Public Sector Case Notes
- Wage and Hour Case Notes
- Message From the Chair
Message From the Chair
By Bryan Schwartz
Bryan Schwartz is the Chair of the State Bar of California’s Labor and Employment Law Section. He also serves on the boards of the California Employment Lawyers Association, Legal Aid at Work, and the Foundation for Advocacy Inclusion and Resources (FAIR). His Oakland-based firm (www.BryanSchwartzLaw.com) represents employees in individual, class, and multi-plaintiff actions prosecuting discrimination, whistleblower, wage and hour, and other workers’ rights claims in federal and state court and a variety of administrative venues.
Confronting the Challenges and Embracing the Opportunities of a Diverse Bar
It is an honor to serve as Chair of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the Bar. When people ask me what I do, though, I do not usually say that I am a labor and employment lawyer. I say that I am a civil rights lawyer. It is why I came into this business. I came here to enforce protections that will foster a diverse and inclusive society. Promoting diverse workplaces, in my view, gives us the best chance of real social change—if everyone is working together, advancing and earning equally, then we can break cycles of bias and poverty.