- Advice, Training and Audits: Design and deliver employment and compliance training, wage and hour audits, and conduct independent investigations. Regularly advise employers on various California and federal employment laws, and provide strategic advice to ensure compliance.
- Litigation Defense and Dispute Resolution: Litigation practice with emphasis on complex employment litigation and wage and hour class actions. Obtained summary judgment on various employment cases involving claims of wrongful discharge, discrimination, trade secret, harassment, wage and hour and other employment-related claims.
Mandana's representative results include:
- Represented client on age and disability discrimination claims; obtained defense verdict at arbitration.
- Obtained summary judgment for defendants on all claims, including those based on wrongful termination, race and medical leave discrimination.
- Obtained dismissal of complaint alleging claims of dress code violation pursuant to the PAGA.
- Obtained summary judgment on complaint with claims of failure to pay wages, provide meal breaks, paystub violation, waiting time penalties and unfair competition claims.
- Obtained summary judgment on complaint with claims for wrongful termination and sexual harassment.
- Won demurrer and motion to strike on plaintiff’s claims for emotional distress, national origin, race, age and sex discrimination.
- Won motion to dismiss on complaint of failure to pay overtime wages, failure to pay wages, failure to provide meal and rest breaks, the PAGA and unfair competition claims.
- Obtained summary judgment of plaintiff’s claims for intentional infliction of emotional distress and constructive termination and resolved remaining claims for nominal value.
- Obtained summary judgment on disability discrimination and wrongful termination claim.
- Represented client in constructive discharge, retaliation, emotional distress and false imprisonment case. Obtained an early favorable resolution following plaintiff’s deposition.
- Represented client in unfair competition, misappropriation of trade secrets, interference with prospective economic advantage claim. Obtained favorable resolution after start of trial.
- Obtained summary judgment on all complaint of sexual harrassment, discrimination, battery wrongful discharge and unfair competition.
Representative Clients:
- Class Action Litigation: Extensive experience in defending against class action litigation involving claims of misclassification, off-the-clock work, failure to pay overtime wages, failure to provide meal and rest breaks, dress code, paystub and other employment related claims alleged pursuant to California wage and hour laws, California Business and Professions Code Section 17200, et. seq., and the FLSA. Mandana has successfully won motions to strike and motions to dismiss complaints alleging wage and hour class allegations. A sample of Mandana’s wage and hour class action experience includes:
Sample of Results:
- Dauod v. Ameriprise Financial (USDC, Central Dist.) - Won motion for summary judgment, pre-certification; obtained dismissal of all class action and representative claims (including meal and rest break violations, failure to pay wages, pay stub violations, etc. raised under California Labor Code and FLSA).
- King v. Merrill Corporation (LASC) - Won motion to strike all class and representative allegations in meal and rest break class action. Obtained dismissal of all class action claims.
- Narouz v. Charter Communications (USDC, Central Dist.) - Won motion to strike limiting statute of limitations on meal break and itemized wage statements to only one year (instead of three) and obtained nominal settlement.
- Dauod v. Ameriprise Financial
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- Jennings v. Mattress Gallery
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- Fletcher v. The Toro Company
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- Mitchelle v. Dardin Restaurants
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- Mancuso v. Dardin Restaurants
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- Levine v. 24 Hour Fitness
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- Seewoster v. 24 Hour Fitness
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- Reed. v. Sunrise Healthcare
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- Everrett v. Borders Books
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- De La Torre v. Mexi-Grill
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