Labor and Employment Law Section

Mark your calendars for not one, but two premier events this summer at the Pasadena Hilton! Read more

Join us for CLA’s Labor and Employment Law Section’s Public Sector Conference on May 1, 2026 in Sacramento. Earn up to 6.25 hours of MCLE credit. This full-day, in-person conference is designed for attendees interested in the latest developments in California public sector labor and employment law. You’ll have the opportunity to attend several concurrent sessions featuring experienced speakers who will provide updates on court decisions, legislation, and administrative decisions from the past year, as well as address hot topics and information and analysis critical to California public sector labor and employment lawyers.  Immerse yourself in insightful discussions and gain practical knowledge from industry experts in the field. Highlights include: In One Year and Out the Other: Year in Review; Free Speech and Protected Concerted Activity; practical strategies for discovery in public sector cases; and Immigrant enforcement, worker rights and public sector readiness. Early Bird pricing through April 10, 2026. Read more

In honor of International Women’s Day this past month, the Labor & Employment Section compiled a history of notable female leaders in our practice area: Read more

I warmly invite you to join us at our upcoming conferences, where we will bring together leading practitioners and thought leaders for timely, substantive discussions on the issues shaping our field. The Annual Public Sector Conference will be held in Sacramento, on May 1, 2026. Register here before April 10, 2026, to get Early Bird Pricing. Our Wage and Hour Conference and Annual Meeting are set to take place on July 24 and 24, 2026, in Pasadena. More information about those events can be found here. Read more

The Rule Against Perpetuities. Ferae Naturae. A to O. While many legal profundities learned in law school may seem a bit muzzy now, there’s one that likely comes to mind and stays there: Get the fee first. Good advice. But often hard to follow, given the plethora of fee-shifting statutes and varying judicial glosses related to it. In the March issue of the Law Review, Berkeley sole practitioner Richard Pearl takes on the topic, with a focus on the numerous… Read more

Over 200 participants joined the Labor & Employment Law Section’s annual New Employment Practitioners Conference, which was held remotely on February 5 and 6, gaining invaluable insights from experienced practitioners in the areas of employment discrimination, harassment, and retaliation; workplace investigations and their role in litigation, the intersection between labor and employment law, wage and hour, workplace accommodations and the interactive process, and motion practice in employment cases. Many thanks to the wonderful panelists who volunteered their time and shared their expertise! Read more

First, our Advanced Wage & Hour Conference on Thursday, July 23, 2026, is designed specifically for practitioners who focus on wage and hour cases. This is your opportunity to hear from California's foremost experts on the cutting-edge issues and legal developments shaping this practice area, and to build skills alongside advanced practitioners and judges. Read more

The recent remarks by the President of the United States, in which he personally attacked members of the U.S. Supreme Court, are deeply concerning and cross a dangerous line. Such statements risk undermining the safety of the judiciary and the integrity of our judicial system. Coming in the wake of the Court’s ruling on tariffs, the President’s characterization of the justices as “a disgrace to our nation” and “disloyal to the Constitution” threatens to erode public trust in an institution that depends on independence and public confidence to function. Read more

While many legal profundities learned in law school may seem a bit muzzy now, there’s one that likely comes to mind and stays there: Get the fee first. Good advice. But often hard to follow, given the plethora of fee-shifting statutes and varying judicial glosses related to it. Read more

The Labor & Employment Section is proud to partner with the Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality & Anti-Discrimination Law! Join the 2026 Gender Justice Summit on January 29–30, 2026 at Berkeley Law. Read more