Amanda represents employers in state and federal court against allegations of discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wrongful termination, and wage and hour violations. She also defends employers in complex wage and hour class actions and PAGA representative actions. She assists employers with complex governmental complaints and investigations, including those conducted by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), the California Department of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
Amanda provides advice and counsel to clients on relevant California and federal laws and regulations, as well as day-to-day matters including employment policies, employee discipline, terminations, layoffs, disability accommodation, as well as complaints of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.
Prior to joining the firm, Amanda was a Partner at an Am Law 100 law firm where she practiced employment litigation.
Amanda has successfully defended employers in state and federal court, arbitration, and before state and local agencies. Amanda’s employment experience includes defending employers in single-plaintiff matters involving discrimination, harassment, disability discrimination, failure to accommodate disability, breach of contract, retaliation, whistleblower and wrongful termination claims. She also defends employers in complex wage and hour class actions and PAGA representative actions involving claims of unpaid wages (minimum and overtime), meal and rest period violations, misclassification, rounding, and other California Labor Code violations.
Case Results
Obtained dismissal in arbitration hearing on behalf of national healthcare company against sexual harassment and wrongful termination claims.
Defended international furniture retailer in wage and hour class action alleging off-the-clock work, meal and rest period violations, and unpaid overtime. Successfully executed individual settlement strategy and preemptively defeated plaintiffs’ attempt to certify putative class.
Defended federally regulated railway carrier in wage and hour class action involving Federal Railway Labor Act preemption issues.
Court Admissions
United States District Court
Central District of California
Eastern District of California
Northern District of California
Southern District of California
United States Bankruptcy Court
B.A., Sociology, Minor in Art History, University of California, Santa Barbara
J.D., Whittier Law School
Magna Cum Laude
Dean’s List
Dean’s Merit Scholarship Recipient, 2011 and 2013
Moot Court Honors Board
California
Have employment law news and insights delivered to your inbox.
We appreciate your interest in contacting one of our attorneys. While you are welcome to do so,
please keep in mind that merely contacting one of our lawyers does not establish an attorney-client relationship with the firm or any of its lawyers. Ballard Rosenberg Golper & Savitt, LLP cannot represent you or your company until the firm establishes that doing so would not create a conflict of interest and the firm determines that it is otherwise able to accept the engagement. Accordingly, please do not send any information or documents until an attorney-client relationship has been formally established. To create an attorney-client relationship, you would need to have an interview with one of our lawyers and sign an official engagement letter from Ballard Rosenberg Golper & Savitt, LLP. Please understand that any information or documents sent to the Firm prior to your receipt of an engagement letter cannot be treated as confidential, secret, or protected information of any nature.
Clicking on the link below acknowledges that you understand and agree with this notice.