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From individual employee complaints to high-stakes contract negotiations to potentially explosive nationwide class actions, employers face numerous challenges. To successfully manage these risks, companies require experienced advisors to ensure compliance with employment laws and effectively defend their interests in court. We can help.

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Latest Insights, News, and Events

PLI’s Cross-Border Employment Law Program 2021
More Events >
DOL Issues New Tip Regulations Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
More Insights >
EEOC Weighs in on Workplace COVID-19 Vaccination Programs
More Insights >
Nine Paul Hastings Lawyers Recognized as Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers
More News >
Preparing for COVID-19 Vaccines: Can U.S. Employers Require Vaccination?
More Insights >
PH COVID-19 Client Alert Series: Cal/OSHA Emergency COVID-19 Regulations Are Now In Effect: ...
More Insights >
DFEH Issues FAQs on New Pay Data Reporting Requirements
More Insights >
The Delay Continues – California Passes Prop 24 And Employers Must “Wait and See
More Insights >
Susan Z. Williams and Cameron W. Fox Among Daily Journal’s Top Women in Law 2020
More News >
The Basics: UK Employment Law E-Guide
More Insights >
Benchmark Litigation Recognizes Paul Hastings’ Employment Law Practice
More News >
An Opportunity for In-House to Reimagine and Reshape the Future of Work
More Insights >
Looking Beyond 2020: Eighteen New Employment Laws Employers With Operations In California Need To ...
More Insights >
New York City Paid Safe and Sick Leave Act Amendments
More Insights >
Partner Donna Melby Honored by the National Association of Women Judges for Advancing ...
More News >
Navigating New Paths to Growth - An Opportunity for In-house to Reimagine and Reshape the Future ...
More News >
Executive Order on “Combatting Race and Sex Stereotyping”
More Insights >
Ericsson Announces $1.1 Billion Acquisition of Cradlepoint
More News >
Elena Baca Named to Daily Journal’s 2020 Top 100 Lawyers in California
More News >
AB 1867: California Enacts Supplemental COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Law
More Insights >
Recent Clarification from the DOL Regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
More Insights >
California Legislature Gives Entertainment and Other Industries Some Relief from Restrictive “ABC” ...
More Insights >
NO TRADE SECRET PROTECTIONS FOR INFORMATION DISCUSSED VIA OPEN ZOOM CALL
More Insights >
California Passes Employer Pay Data Reporting Requirement: SB 973 Awaits Governor’s Signature
More Insights >
California Supreme Court Issues Decision in Ixchel Pharma, LLC v. Biogen, Inc.: Rule of Reason ...
More Insights >
A Clear Standard Emerges for Employers Dealing with Offensive Conduct in the Workplace
More Insights >
Paul Hastings Recognized for Legal Excellence in Legal 500 US 2020
More News >
The Supreme Court Broadens the Berth for Religious Exemptions from Federal and State ...
More Insights >
Department of Labor Allows Private Equity Investment Exposure in 401(k) Plans
More Insights >
U.K. Government Publishes Details of the Extended Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
More Insights >
OSHA's Updated Recording & Enforcement Guidance for COVID-19
More Insights >
DOL Withdraws Prior Rule That Prevented Certain Employers from Relying on the Commissioned Sales ...
More Insights >
OSHA Continues to Publish Alerts Offering Industry-Specific Safety Guidance
More Insights >
Seventh Circuit Lowers the Federal Standing Threshold for Illinois Biometric Privacy Act Claimants
More Insights >
Critical Workers and Direct Threat to Self: EEOC Publishes More Technical Guidance
More Insights >
Paul Hastings Adds Leading Employment Law Partner, Further Bolstering Top-Ranked Labor and ...
More News >
City of Los Angeles Adopts Worker Recall and Retention Ordinances
More Insights >
Paul Hastings Practices and Lawyers Score Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2020
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Supermarket Sweep—UK Supreme Court Clarifies Law Regarding Vicarious Liability: Key Take-Aways for ...
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Protecting Trade Secrets During the Pandemic
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Client Successes

Represented American Airlines in high-stakes labor negotiations in bankruptcy as the company sought to reduce labor costs by more than US$1B annually.

Won a critical victory for GlaxoSmithKline and the pharmaceutical industry in a legal battle that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court in Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corporation.

Defeated the first “suitable seats” class action to proceed to trial on behalf of Kmart.

Helping Clients Navigate Complex Issues

Employment law has been a cornerstone of our practice since our beginning. Today, Paul Hastings is recognized as one of the world’s top employment law firms.

Our lawyers provide the strategic advice and innovative legal services necessary to help employers minimize litigation risk through effective workplace strategies.

Recognition For Our Practice

  • Named Global Management Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year by The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers every year since 2006.
  • Recognized as the only firm to be named The American Lawyer’s Labor and Employment Litigation Law Firm of the Year twice.
  • Ranked Band 1 for California Labor and Employment Law in Chambers USA

A Leading Employment Law Practice

  • Our firm is a widely recognized leader in U.S. employment law with a thriving practice in key markets across Asia and Europe.
  • We have established an impressive record of wins for our clients at all levels of the judicial system and in numerous jurisdictions, including all 50 U.S. states.
  • Our lawyers provide practical, business-minded counsel on all types of employment law issues, including wage and hour issues, EEOC matters, restrictive covenants, labor management issues, employee benefits and ERISA litigation, and international employment issues.

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