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Yvette Davis

Yvette Davis

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Orange County
2030 Main Street
Suite 1525
Irvine, CA 92614
Los Angeles
555 South Flower Street
Forty-Fifth Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Direct: 714.426.4607
Fax: 714.754.0826
Direct: 213.542.8069
Fax: 213.542.8100
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Overview

Ms. Davis is the leader of the Employment & Labor Practice Group and co-chair of the Construction Law Practice Group. Her practice concentrates on defending clients in a wide variety of matters including sexual harassment, wrongful termination, discrimination, wage and hour, and claims under the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) in both State and Federal Courts. She also has experience handling complex construction defect litigation for developers, and is well versed with construction litigation representing subcontractors and owners in both residential and commercial settings.

Ms. Davis regularly advises and counsels clients regarding compliance with complex and evolving employment laws and regulations in areas that include:

  • wage & hour issues
  • hiring, retention, firing and references
  • defamation
  • discrimination and harassment
  • employee privacy issues
  • workplace investigations
  • performance reviews and discipline
  • employee leave laws
  • ADA interactive process/workplace accommodation
  • severance agreements

Her clients include Fortune 500 companies, award-winning advertising agencies, facility services providers, and national retailers among others.

Ms. Davis routinely represents clients in employment administrative proceedings appearing before the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) under the Labor Commissioner’s office and the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board.

Prior to rejoining Haight Brown & Bonesteel, Ms. Davis interned in the Labor & Agencies Department of a national insurance client, working closely with Human Resources.

News

June 2024
Firm Leadership – New Co-Chairs for the Construction Law Practice Group
May 2024
Partner Yvette Davis is Speaking at ALFA International’s Hospitality & Retail Seminar on May 30 in Cabo San Lucas
Presentation by Yvette Davis
March 4, 2023
Haight Sponsors 45th Annual Scholarship Fundraiser and Installation Gala for the Hispanic Bar Association of Orange County on March 4, 2023
Yvette Davis Speaking about Labor & Employment Hot Topics at ALFAI’s Hospitality and Retail Seminar
Firm News by Yvette Davis
April 25, 2022
Haight’s Orange County Office has a New Address in Irvine
Partner Yvette Davis Speaking About Closing Argument During ALFA International’s International Client Seminar in Cedar Creek, Texas on March 5, 2022
Firm News by Yvette Davis
Partner Yvette Davis Moderating a Discussion on Arbitration Agreements at ALFA International’s Labor & Employment Seminar in Carmel Valley, CA on February 3, 2022
Firm News by Yvette Davis
October 2021
Partner Yvette Davis Elected to ALFA International’s Board of Directors
Firm News by Yvette Davis
Partner Yvette Davis is speaking during ALFA International’s Labor & Employment Regional Seminar in Nashville, TN on September 23-24, 2021
Firm News by Yvette Davis
Partner Yvette Davis engaging in live chat and Q&A Following an Encore Presentation of “Yes in the Age of No: The Transformative Power of Yes”
Firm News by Yvette Davis
Yvette Davis Speaking During the Virtual International Client Seminar Presented by ALFA International on March 4, 2021
Firm News by Yvette Davis
September 18, 2020
Ted Penny and Yvette Davis Explore How SB 1159 Extends COVID-19 Presumption of Compensability in their Daily Journal article
September 2020
Partner Yvette Davis is a co-panelist during ALFA International’s webinar, “The Lost Art of Damages.”
Firm News by Yvette Davis
June 2019
Yvette Davis is Speaking about Impairments Affecting the Workplace at ALFA’s Labor & Employment Seminar
Firm News by Yvette Davis
June 28, 2017
Takeaways from Mechanic’s 10th Circ. Sex Harassment Suit: Yvette Davis Authors Law360 Article
Firm News by Yvette Davis
June 2017
The Critical Question of Credibility: Yvette Davis Co-Authors CLM Magazine Article
Firm News by Yvette Davis
January 18, 2017
Yvette Davis Authors Article on New Electronic Signature Rules in Daily Journal’s New Laws Report
Firm News by Yvette Davis
November 2016
How Will New Overtime Laws Impact California Workers? David Harris and Yvette Davis Author Article in Daily Journal
Firm News by Yvette Davis

Publications & Presentations

May 30, 2024
It’s Only an Ethical Dilemma if You have a Conscience – Ethics Lessons from Hollywood
Presentation by Yvette Davis
October 25, 2023
Shattering Glass Ceilings: Unleashing the Extraordinary Qualities of Women Leaders – ALFA International Annual Business Meeting, Chicago, IL
Presentation by Yvette Davis
July 27, 2023
Employer Held Statutorily Obligated to Reimburse Employee’s Work-From-Home Expenses
Alert by Yvette Davis
March 3, 2023
Brave New “Labor” World
Presentation by Yvette Davis
February 8, 2023
Court of Appeal Finds Arbitration Agreement Presented as a Stand-alone Document was Not Unconscionable
Alert by Yvette Davis
January 27, 2023
Labor & Employment Hot Topics – Back to Work. . . After Tragedy Strikes. . . If Only We Could Go Back to the Future.
Presentation by Yvette Davis
June 23, 2022
Employer’s Inconsistent Application of Written Rest Break Policies Will Not Create Predominance of Individual Inquiries in Class Actions
June 17, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court Finds the FAA Preempts PAGA and Holds Individual PAGA Claims Can Be Compelled to Arbitration
Alert by Yvette Davis
March 5, 2022
THE FINAL ACT: Closing Argument: Ethos and Ethics, ALFA International’s International Client Seminar – Cedar Creek, Texas
Presentation by Yvette Davis
February 18, 2022
Employees No Longer Need to Satisfy McDonnell Douglas Test for Whistleblower Retaliation Claims
February 3, 2022
Arbitration Agreements – Just How Enforceable is Your Agreement to Waive a Jury? ALFA International Labor & Employment Seminar – Carmel Valley, CA
Presentation by Yvette Davis
January 26, 2022
California’s Meal and Rest Break Regulations are Preempted by Federal Hours of Service Regulations for Both Long Haul and Short Haul Commercial Truck Drivers
December 6, 2021
LWDA Pre-filing Notices of Representative PAGA Claims Need Not Specifically Reference Similarly Aggrieved Employees
Alert by Yvette Davis
September 23, 2021
2022 Trends Presentation, ALFA International Labor & Employment Regional Seminar – Nashville, Tennessee
Presentation by Yvette Davis
July 23, 2021
PAGA Strikes Again: The Statute of Limitations Does Not Apply to Representative Plaintiff
Alert by Yvette Davis
July 19, 2021
Employer Beware of “Premium Pay” Calculations
Alert by Yvette Davis
April 27, 2021
“Yes in the Age of No: The Transformative Power of Yes,” encore webinar presentation
Presentation by Yvette Davis
March 25, 2021
California Enacts and Expands COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
March 4, 2021
Yes in the Age of No: The Transformative Power of Yes
Presentation by Yvette Davis
September 18, 2020
SB 1159 Extends COVID-19 Presumption of Compensability
September 16, 2020
The Lost Art of Damages
Presentation by Yvette Davis
September 9, 2020
California Employers Catch New COVID-19 Reporting Obligations
June 16, 2020
Assembly Bill 749’s Effect on Settlement Agreements Between Employers and Ex-Employees
Alert by Yvette Davis
May 26, 2020
Recovery of Attorneys’ Fees Unavailable for Missed Rest and/or Meal Breaks
Alert by Yvette Davis
May 7, 2020
District Manager Was Employer’s Managing Agent Justifying Punitive Damages Against Employer in a Workplace Retaliation Case
April 6, 2020
Employer Required to Pay Out Unused Vacation Under an Unwritten, Unspecified and Purportedly Unlimited Paid Time Off Policy
March 24, 2020
WARN Act Exceptions in Response to COVID-19
Alert by Yvette Davis
March 23, 2020
Emergency Paid Sick Leave and FMLA Leave Updates in Response to COVID-19
Alert by Yvette Davis
March 16, 2020
California Supreme Court Holds that Employees Maintain Standing to Pursue a PAGA Claim After Settling Their Individual Labor Code Claims
March 5, 2020
Ninth Circuit Rejects Creation of Joint Employers’ Rights to Contribution and Indemnification for FLSA Violations
Alert by Yvette Davis
January 7, 2020
Use of Unregistered Acronym on Paychecks Violates Labor Code Section 226
Alert by Yvette Davis
October 29, 2019
Further Clarification of the Employment Relationship for Temporary and Loaned Employees
Alert by Yvette Davis
July 12, 2019
Court of Appeal Rules Employers Not Required to Reimburse for Non-Uniform Clothing
Alert by Yvette Davis
June 14, 2019
Heavens to Betsy! Impairments Affecting the Workplace? Let’s Talk about Strategies for Balancing Safety while Respecting Employee Rights
Presentation by Yvette Davis
March 29, 2019
Arbitration Agreements Are Enforceable Even When Executed After Litigation is Initiated
Alert by Yvette Davis
February 25, 2019
Supreme Court Prevents Employees’ Tort and Contract Claims Against Employers’ Payroll Companies
Alert by Yvette Davis
February 19, 2019
Separate Compensation of Rest Breaks in Piece-Rate System Confirmed
Alert by Yvette Davis
February 6, 2019
Non-Signatories Have Power to Enforce and Compel Arbitration Agreements Based Upon Agency Relationship
February 5, 2019
An Arbitration Vortex: Non-Signatory Corporate Parents and Subsidiaries May Be Compelled to Arbitration
January 9, 2019
Employer’s Failure to Keep Accurate Work Hour Records Opens Door for Employee’s Overtime Claim
Alert by Yvette Davis
January 7, 2019
California Time-Rounding Policies Upheld and Applicable to Meal Periods
Alert by Yvette Davis
July 27, 2018
Davis-Bacon, FLSA and Joint Employment Concerns, ALFA International Construction Seminar – Banff, Canada
Presentation by Yvette Davis
June 28, 2018
Employee Barred By Two-Year Statute of Limitations Period From Bringing Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress Claim
Alert by Yvette Davis
January 23, 2018
Employee Denied Attorney’s Fees Despite Establishing that His Termination was Substantially Motivated by His Disabilities
Alert by Yvette Davis
October 30, 2017
Hotel Housekeeper Overcomes Workers’ Compensation Exclusivity to Maintain FEHA Action for Assault
October 2017
2017 ALFA California Labor & Employment Law Compendium
Article by Yvette Davis
August 21, 2017
Context Is Key in Age Discrimination Cases
Alert by Yvette Davis
August 17, 2017
Employee Given Two Bites of the Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress Apple
June 28, 2017
Takeaways From Mechanic’s 10th Circ. Sex Harassment Suit, Law360
Article by Yvette Davis
June 28, 2017
Court Orders Retreat From Workers’ Compensation Apportionment To Non-industrial Causes
June 26, 2017
Court of Appeal Endorses Multiple Exceptions to the Going & Coming Rule
June 2017
The Critical Question of Credibility, CLM Magazine
Article by Yvette Davis
May 30, 2017
Ninth Circuit Holds Statute of Limitations Applicable to Class Action May Be Tolled By Prior Lawsuit
May 25, 2017
Ninth Circuit: EEOC Has Broad Subpoena Powers
Alert by Yvette Davis
April 21, 2017
Employer’s Refusal To Allow Rescission of an Employee’s Voluntary Resignation Does Not Constitute Adverse Employment Action Under the FEHA
Alert by Yvette Davis
March 2, 2017
Employees Paid on Commission Basis Must Be Compensated Separately for Rest Periods
Alert by Yvette Davis
March 2017
More than a Fable – The Cat’s Paw Theory and Its Role in Employment Discrimination Claims, CLM Magazine
Article by Yvette Davis
January 18, 2017
New California Laws for 2017 – AB 2296: Electronic signature rules, Supplement to the Daily Recorder and Los Angeles/San Francisco Daily Journal
Article by Yvette Davis
November 11, 2016
New Federal Overtime Rules Set to Take Effect in December, Daily Journal
Article by Yvette Davis
November 2, 2016
Webinar, Investigating Claims of Discrimination & Latent Bias in the Workplace, 2016 Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM) Webinar
Presentation by Yvette Davis
October 26, 2016
No Need To Leave The Light On: Motel 6 Not Required To Identify Monetary Value of Employee’s Accrued Vacation on Wage Statement
Alert by Yvette Davis
September 13, 2016
Uber Wins Another Round: Ninth Circuit Holds Arbitration Agreements With Drivers To Be Valid And Enforceable
Alert by Yvette Davis
August 22, 2016
Seven Years from Injury to an Application, But no Laches Defense Available
August 22, 2016
Retirees Have Standing to Assert Statutory Wage Claims
August 15, 2016
California Court of Appeal Resoundingly Rejects A Statutory Right To Access Medical Marijuana Shops By The Disabled
Alert by Yvette Davis
August 3, 2016
EEOC Investigation Can Toll Statute of Limitations in Employment Discrimination Cases
Alert by Yvette Davis
July 12, 2016
The First Appellate District Confirms that the Attorney-Client Privilege and the Attorney Work Product Doctrine Apply to Attorney’s Pre-Litigation Investigation
Alert by Yvette Davis
July 6, 2016
Attorney Fee Awards In Unpaid Wages Cases – Court of Appeal Clarifies Who Is Entitled To Fees Under Statutory Fee Shifting Provisions
Alert by Yvette Davis
June 20, 2016
Disability Disparate Treatment Cases – Ninth Circuit Holds Employee Must Prove Actual Discrimination to Succeed
Alert by Yvette Davis
May 23, 2016
Employers Be Aware – Your Employees May Now Be Eligible For Overtime
Alert by Yvette Davis
May 9, 2016
Ninth Circuit Rejects Ex-Employee’s Claim For $15.02 and One Minute of Missed Pay Because Employer’s Rounding Policy Complied With Federal Law
Alert by Yvette Davis
April 6, 2016
San Francisco’s Mandatory Fully Paid Parental Leave Law – Will It Be California’s New Reality?
Alert by Yvette Davis
March 31, 2016
Overtime, Missed Meals, and Non-Payment of Wage Claims – Who Is Entitled To Attorney’s Fees – Employee, Employer or Neither?
Alert by Yvette Davis
March 2, 2016
Ill Will Not Required – Court Finds Disability Discrimination Even Where Employer Acted In Good Faith
Alert by Yvette Davis
February 16, 2016
When In Doubt Pay The Fee – Court Holds Lifting of Litigation Stay for Failure to Pay Cost of Arbitration is Not Appealable
Alert by Yvette Davis
January 29, 2016
No Free “Train” Ride for This Ex-Employee: Court Sides With Employer And Orders Quitting Employee To Pay Back Training Costs
Alert by Yvette Davis
January 8, 2016
California Court Of Appeal Issues A Utilization Review Determination To Watch
December 9, 2015
Once a Waiver, Always a Waiver: Employee’s Agreement to Waive Meal Break Cannot Be Revoked
Alert by Yvette Davis
November 17, 2015
Firefighter’s Twelve Year Court Battle Over Racial Discrimination Ends in Reversal of His Million Dollar Judgment
Alert by Yvette Davis
November 2, 2015
Labor Code § 2708 Presumption of Employer Negligence is Not Applicable Against Homeowners Who Hired Unlicensed Painting Company
October 30, 2015
Court Crushes Constitutional Challenge To Independent Medical Review
October 7, 2015
Will California’s Fair Pay Act Finally Deliver Equal Pay To Women?
Alert by Yvette Davis
September 11, 2015
California’s New Healthy Workplace Law – A Sick Day May Be More Than Eight Hours Under New DIR Opinion
Alert by Yvette Davis
September 2, 2015
NLRB Revises and Expands Standard for Joint-Employer
September 2, 2015
California Federal District Court Certifies Class of 160,000 Uber Drivers
August 24, 2015
How Not To Write An Employment Agreement Arbitration Clause: Court Of Appeal Rejects One Sided Clause As Procedurally And Substantially Unconscionable
Alert by Yvette Davis
August 14, 2015
Can Arbitrators Rule On Their Own Jurisdiction? The Ninth Circuit Answers Yes
Alert by Yvette Davis
August 4, 2015
Does Threatening To Kill Your Co-Workers Preclude an ADA Claim for Wrongful Termination?
Alert by Yvette Davis
July 27, 2015
Failing To Pay Employees Premium Wages For Missed Meal and Rest Periods Could Cost Big
Alert by Yvette Davis
July 24, 2015
Moderator, Anatomy of an Employment Claims Settlement “You Came to the Table, What Next?” – ALFA International Labor & Employment Seminar, Park City, Utah
Presentation by Yvette Davis
22-Jul-15
“Just Do It” – Nike Convinces Court to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Discrimination Claims Brought On Its Own Turf
Alert by Yvette Davis
July 2, 2015
9th Circuit Throws Lifebuoy to California Drowning In Workers’ Compensation Liens
June 3, 2015
California Supreme Court Lowers The AOE/COE Hurdle In Workers’ Compensation
May 7, 2015
Employers Who Prevail in FEHA Cases Cannot Recover Costs Unless the Employee’s Claims Are Frivolous, Unreasonable, or Groundless
Alert by Yvette Davis
April 14, 2015
Employee Survives Summary Judgment with Self-Serving Testimony
Alert by Yvette Davis
April 2, 2015
Class Certification Provides a Second Bite at the Proverbial Apple for Removing Case to Federal Court
March 5, 2015
Employment Alert: “Something We Cannot Do”: Mies Confirms Limited Review of Class Certification Orders
February 20, 2015
Employment Alert: Employer Is Not Required To Eliminate An Essential Job Function In Order To Reasonably Accommodate Disability
Alert by Yvette Davis
February 12, 2015
Employment Law Alert: IWC Wage Order Found Partially Invalid for Second Meal Period Waiver
Alert by Yvette Davis
February 9, 2015
Due Process Requires the Right to Cross-Examine a Workers’ Compensation Applicant
February 2, 2015
Employment Law Alert: Remaining On Call During Rest Periods is Okay
Alert by Yvette Davis
January 28, 2015
Employment Law Alert: Employee’s Overtime Claim Fails Due to Lack of Facts
Alert by Yvette Davis
January 23, 2015
Employment Law Alert: Parties Ordered to Arbitrate Despite Incomplete Arbitration Agreement
Alert by Yvette Davis
January 23, 2015
Client Alert: Hotel Service Charges Don’t Always End Up in Employee’s Tip Jar
Alert by Yvette Davis
January 21, 2015
Trials and Tribulations of Transitions, Lessons in Succession Planning for Nonprofits, Southern California Association for Nonprofit Housing
Presentation by Yvette Davis
January 13, 2015
Employment Alert: Security Guards Entitled to Compensation for On-Call Hours Spent Under Employer’s Control
Alert by Yvette Davis
January 7, 2015
Workers’ Comp. Alert: Going And Coming Rule Again Narrowed
January 6, 2015
Employment Alert: Court Upholds Waiver of Employer’s Right to Arbitration
December 16, 2014
Employment Client Alert: Court Upholds Enforceability of Ambiguous Employment Contract
December 12, 2014
Speaker, Employment Law Update in California, Lorman Education Services
Presentation by Yvette Davis
December 12, 2014
Employment Client Alert: Punitive Damages Award in Title VII Sexual Harassment Case Does Not Violate Due Process
Alert by Yvette Davis
December 10, 2014
Employment Alert: U.S. Supreme Court – Federal Wage Law Does not Apply to Wait Time for Security Screening of Employees
December 1, 2014
Workers’ Comp. Alert: WCAB Significant Panel Decision Emphasizes Timeliness For A Valid UR Decision
November 20, 2014
Employment Alert: San Francisco Formula Retailers Will Soon Face New Requirements for Hourly Workers
Alert by Yvette Davis
November 17, 2014
Employment Alert: Ninth Circuit Adopts Strict Pleading Requirement for FLSA Violation Claims
November 12, 2014
Employment Alert: Exempt Managers May Maintain Wage and Hour Class Action Against Employer Relating to Work Performed on Non-Exempt Tasks
October 30, 2014
Employment Alert: Federal Law Does Not Preempt California Meal and Rest Break Requirements
October 13, 2014
Workers’ Compensation Client Alert: Dubon Revisited
September 24, 2014
Client Alert: California’s Unfair Competition Law (B&P §17200) Preempted by Federal Workplace Safety Law
September 17, 2014
Employment Law Alert: Holding Companies May Qualify as Employers
Alert by Yvette Davis
September 11, 2014
Employment Client Alert: New California Law Requires Employers to Provide Paid Sick Time Effective July 1, 2015
September 2, 2014
Employment Client Alert: A Franchisor’s Liability for Harassment May Depend Upon Who’s in Charge
Alert by Yvette Davis
August 21, 2014
Employment Law Alert: Employers Subject to Penalties for Untimely Payment of Final Wages to Employees Who Retire
Alert by Yvette Davis
August 19, 2014
Employment Law Alert: Ninth Circuit Rejects Plaintiff’s ADHD Disability Claim
August 13, 2014
Employment Law Alert: Employers Must Reimburse Employees for Mandatory Cell Phone Use
Alert by Yvette Davis
July 25, 2014
Workers’ Compensation Client Alert: Court of Appeal Reopens An Unfair Stipulated Award
July 25, 2014
Employment Client Alert: Employer Can Require Exempt Employees to Use Annual Leave Hours for Partial Day Absences Less Than Four Hours
Alert by Yvette Davis
July 16, 2014
Employment Law Alert: California Supreme Court Rejects Time Warner’s Employee Commission Plan
July 10, 2014
Transportation and Employment Law Alert: Federal Law Does Not Preempt California’s Meal and Rest Break Laws
June 30, 2014
Employment Law Alert: California’s Undocumented Workers Can Sue for Discrimination and Retaliation
Alert by Yvette Davis
June 30, 2014
Workers’ Compensation Client Alert: Off-the-Clock Cardio and Compensable Injuries
June 19, 2014
Workers’ Compensation Client Alert: WCAB Applies Home Health Care Statutes to All Dates of Injury
June 19, 2014
Employment Client Alert: “Delegation Clause,” Is Not Unconscionable
May 28, 2014
Employment Law Alert: Total Permanent Disability Requires Adjustment of Advances in Arrears
May 28, 2014
Employment Law Alert: Conjecture is Insufficient to Establish Actual or Constructive Notice of Off-The-Clock Work
Alert by Yvette Davis
May 22, 2014
Employment Law Alert: No Exception to the Going and Coming Rule Found in Death of Watch Commander
May 13, 2014
Employment Law Alert: Court Finds Car Wash Companies’ Arbitration Agreement Unconscionable and Unenforceable
Alert by Yvette Davis
April 25, 2014
Employment Law Alert: Informant’s Privilege Upheld In FLSA Suit
Alert by Yvette Davis
April 15, 2014
Client Update: One Month Later – WCAB Concludes Regulation is Invalid While Clarifying Medical Legal Process
April 3, 2014
Employment Law Client Alert: Supervisor’s Conduct, Whether Motivated by Sexual Interest or Not, May Constitute Same Sex Harassment
Alert by Yvette Davis
March 26, 2014
Employment Law Alert: Employee’s Agreement to Shorten Limitations Period Held Unenforceable
March 18, 2014
Employment Law Alert: Chase Gets Chased Out of Federal Court – Class Action Fairness Act Does Not Cover California Private Attorneys General Suits
Alert by Yvette Davis
March 12, 2014
9th Circ. Lowers Bar For Sexual Harassment Claims, Law360
Article by Yvette Davis
March 5, 2014
Employment Law Client Alert: Court Awards Attorney’s Fees to Prevailing Defendant Despite Lack of Written Findings
Alert by Yvette Davis
March 4, 2014
Employment Law Alert: Board Rules That the WCAB, Not IMR, Must Decide On Medical Treatment
March 3, 2014
Employment Law Client Alert: WCAB Declares Regulation Invalid While Clarifying Medical Legal Process
March 3, 2014
Employment Law Client Alert: Foster Farms Did Not Run “A Fowl” in FMLA Dispute with Employee
Alert by Yvette Davis
February 19, 2014
Employment Law Alert: Caught on Camera – Drivers in the Transportation Industry may be Continuously Recorded
Alert by Yvette Davis
February 12, 2014
Employment Law Alert: Request for Employment Terms Before Returning to Work is Not a Voluntary Quit
Alert by Yvette Davis
February 4, 2014
Employment Law Alert: Diet Tech’s Declarations Defeat Employer’s Dispositive Motion
Alert by Yvette Davis
January 31, 2014
Employment Law Alert: Context Cancels Cop’s Claim
January 30, 2014
Employment Law Alert: Deputy’s Pursuit Of 4850 Benefits Arrested By Court
January 29, 2014
Employment Client Alert: Donning and Doffing: Changing Clothes
Alert by Yvette Davis
January 28, 2014
Employment Client Alert: Court Crushes Plaintiff’s Attempt To Circumvent Workers’ Compensation Exclusivity
January 16, 2014
Employment Law Alert: Heightened Causation Standard in Wrongful Termination Case Affirmed
January 14, 2014
Employment Law Alert: Employer Liability for Sexual Harassment in Absence of Sexual Motive Reaffirmed
Alert by Yvette Davis
December 18, 2013
Employment Law Alert: Mitigation of Employee’s Damages Not Permitted Because Longer Commute Made Replacement Job Inferior
Alert by Yvette Davis
December 17, 2013
Employment Client Alert: 9th Circuit Upholds Arbitration Provision Despite Delay
December 5, 2013
Construction Client Advisory: Governor Brown Signs Three Bills Affecting Builders
Alert by Yvette Davis
November 19, 2013
Employment Law Alert: Ninth Circuit Rules Immigrant Travel Under Federal H-2A Program Is A Reimbursable Expense
Alert by Yvette Davis
November 14, 2013
Employment Law Alert: Supreme Court Resuscitates Medical-Legal Consultations
November 11, 2013
Employment Law Alert: Employer’s Use of the Word “May” Precludes Enforcement of Arbitration Provision
Alert by Yvette Davis
November 7, 2013
Can Your Attorney Get You Fired? How Should An Attorney Handle Conflicts In The Joint Representation Of Both Employee and Employer?
Alert by Yvette Davis
October 28, 2013
Employment Law Alert: Ninth Circuit Limits Punitive Damages in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
October 21, 2013
Employment Law Alert: Plaintiff Given Enough Rope To Maintain Suit
October 17, 2013
Employment Law Alert: Court Provides Guidance for Incorporating Statutory Discrimination Claims Into Arbitration Clause in Collective Bargaining Agreement
Alert by Yvette Davis
October 14, 2013
Employment Law Alert: Job Duties May be Key to Whether Employee Qualifies as a Managing Agent to Trigger Punitive Damages
Alert by Yvette Davis
October 2-4, 2013
Panelist, California Dreaming – ALFA Labor & Employment Seminar, Half Moon Bay, CA
Presentation by Yvette Davis
September 11, 2013
Employment Law Alert: Court of Appeal Affirms Application of Anti-SLAPP Statute to Aggrieved Employee’s Protected Activity
September 9, 2013
Employment Law Alert: Control Over Employee’s Working Conditions Defeats Employer’s Claim that Employee is Independent Contractor
August 14, 2013
Employment Law Client Alert: Ninth Circuit Limits Subject Matter Jurisdiction Over Wage and Hour Claims
August 13, 2013
Employment Law Client Alert: Employer Wins Apportionment Battle
July 22, 2013
Employment Law Alert: One Year Statutes of Limitation Upheld in Employment Discrimination Case
July 16, 2013
Employment Client Alert: Insurers’ “District Manager” is Independent Contractor
Alert by Yvette Davis
March 13, 2013
Employment Law Case Alert: Non-Disparagement Clause Unenforceable as to Statements Protected by California’s Anti-SLAPP Statute
March 7, 2013
Presenter, Lorman Education Services, “Best Practices in ADA, FMLA and Workers’ Compensation”
Presentation by Yvette Davis
February 28, 2013
Employment Law Client Alert: Employers May Need to Provide “Reasonable Accommodations” under FEHA Even if Employee Has Already Exhausted Statutory Leaves
Alert by Yvette Davis
February 26, 2013
Employment Law Client Alert: Ex Parte Communications with Employees May be Permissible in False Claims Act Actions
Alert by Yvette Davis
February 13, 2013
Employment Law Client Alert: California Supreme Court Limits Employee Damage Recovery in Mixed-Motive Cases
January 1, 2013
California Workers’ Compensation Compendium, ALFA International
December 19, 2012
Employment Law Alert: Are Your Internal Grievance Hearings “Judicial” Enough?
Alert by Yvette Davis
November 14, 2012
Employment Law Alert: Honest Belief Defense Thrown Out By California Court of Appeals
Alert by Yvette Davis
October 31, 2012
Employment Law Alert: Nearest-Tenth Rounding Policies not Improper Per Se under California Law
Alert by Yvette Davis
September 5, 2012
Employment Law Alert: Another Post Brinker Case Confirms that Employers Need Not Ensure that Employees Take Rest and Meal Breaks
Alert by Yvette Davis
September 4, 2012
Employment Law Alert: Recruiters Found to Be Exempt from Overtime under the Commissioned Sales Overtime Exemption
Alert by Yvette Davis
August 27, 2012
Employment Law Alert: Covenant Not to Compete in Sale of Business Does Not Indefinitely Protect Employer
Alert by Yvette Davis
August 20, 2012
Employment Law Alert: Nonrenewal of Option Contract Does Not Mean Wrongful Termination
Alert by Yvette Davis
July 25, 2012
Employment Law Alert: California Court of Appeal Announces Insurance Adjusters Are Not Exempt Employees
June 21, 2012
Employment Law Alert: California Court of Appeal Upholds Enforceability of Arbitration Clauses in Employment Contracts
June 19, 2012
Employment Law Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Determines that Pharmaceutical Salespersons are Exempt from Overtime Pay
Alert by Yvette Davis
June 13-15, 2012
Moderator, Privacy – Who Owns the Information and How Do You Protect It? ALFA International – EPLI & Professional Liability Seminar
Presentation by Yvette Davis
April 13, 2012
Employment Law Alert: California Supreme Court Limits Employers’ Obligation to Provide Meal Periods and Rest Breaks
April 2, 2012
Employment Law Alert: Court of Appeal Reverses Trial Court Judgment Affirming An Arbitration Award in Favor of the Employer
Alert by Yvette Davis
March 30, 2012
Employment Law Alert: Prevailing Employer in FEHA Cases Must Still Show Frivolity to Obtain Expert Fees
Alert by Yvette Davis
March 20, 2012
Client Alert: Court of Appeal Extends Ruling in Howell to Workers’ Compensation Benefits
Alert by Yvette Davis
February 1, 2012
Construction Law Case Alert: Limited Factual Showing Necessary to Establish General Contractor Retained Control of Jobsite Safety on Summary Judgment
Alert by Yvette Davis
July 14, 2011
Presenter, Wrongful Termination and Avoiding Lawsuits A Discrimination Law Update, Employment Law From A to Z, Lorman Seminar
Presentation by Yvette Davis

Experience

June 2019
Successful Trial in a Complicated ADA Case Filed against a College District
Successful Motion to Dismiss College District from Employment Action Filed by Contentious Plaintiff
Defense verdict in federal jury trial involving alleged racial discrimination by public entity’s employees
Defense of employers in wage and hour class action matters, with as many as 5,000 class members
Representation of acupuncture college in action involving sex and disability discrimination, alleged failure to accommodate disability, sexual harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination in violation of public policy, defamation, and breach of contract
Representation of developer in several alleged construction defect cases. After preliminary discovery, several of these cases settled for well under initial homeowner demands, and without developer contribution
Representation of community college in alleged racial and disability discrimination action filed by nursing professor, which resulted in favorable settlement for client
Representation of community college in wrongful termination case involving alleged failure to accommodate disability, failure to engage in the interactive process, disability discrimination and retaliation, which proceeded to trial and verdict
Representation of national insurance company/employer in two wrongful termination cases involving sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation, which proceeded to trial and a defense verdict

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Education

University of Southern California (JD, 1992)

University of California, Los Angeles (BA, 1988)

Bar Admissions
California
Court Admissions
California State Courts
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
Memberships

ALFA International Board of Directors

ALFA International, EPLI Program Chair Emeritus

Claims & Litigation Management Alliance

Orange County Bar Association

Distinctions

Certified Litigation Management Professional, Claims & Litigation Management Alliance