Laura has successfully represented employers in court proceedings, binding arbitrations, mediations, and administrative proceedings, including hearings before the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (CUIAB), the California Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board (OSHAB), and the California State Labor Commissioner. Laura regularly advises employers on workplace issues including discipline and discharge, employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, FMLA/CFRA and family rights, disability and reasonable accommodation, wage and hour issues those involving meal and rest breaks, pay stubs and prevailing wages, compliance issues, and trade secrets and unfair competition issues. She also represents and counsels employers in traditional labor law matters including labor arbitrations, unfair labor practices, and grievance resolution. Laura has litigated a wide variety of employment disputes and has tried several cases, including individual and class actions. She has argued before the California Supreme Court and Third District Court of Appeal, in cases that have resulted in precedential, published decisions. She graduated from Santa Clara University School of Law, where she served as editor of the Santa Clara Law Review. She earned her B.A. magna cum laude from UC Santa Barbara.
