Blake R. BertagnaBlake R.Bertagna
Partner, Employment
Blake Bertagna is a partner in the Employment Law Department and is based in the firm’s Orange County office. Mr. Bertagna defends employers in both the federal and state courts in complex employment litigation, including class action and multi-plaintiff employment discrimination lawsuits, wage and hour class and collective actions, and trade secrets and restrictive covenant matters, as well as individual cases for discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful discharge, and other statutory, contract, and tort claims.
Mr. Bertagna represents major corporations in diverse fields, including the financial services, technology, insurance, sports and entertainment, retail, pharmaceutical, and health care industries. Mr. Bertagna has authored numerous articles and spoken on a range of employment topics, which have appeared in publications such as Bloomberg BNA, Law360, Bender’s Labor and Employment Bulletin, and Cornell HR Review.
“COVID-19 May Test ADA Employee Attendance Standards”, Law360
April 2020
“The Burgeoning Bulletin Boards of Federal Contractors”, Law360, Co-author
January 2016
“A Look At The Latest In California Labor Law – Parts 1 and 2”, Law360, Co-author
October 2015
“Proposed Amendments To The Federal Acquisition Regulations Pose Substantial New Burdens and Risks for Federal Contractors – Parts 1 and 2”, Government Contracting Law Report, Co-author
August 2015
“Tracking The ‘Year Of Action’ For Gov’t Contractors”, Law360
DECEMBER 9, 2014
“Navigating California’s Wage-and-Hour Laws Calls for Planning, Precision”, Bloomberg BNA Daily Labor Report
NOVEMBER 25, 2014
“‘Pay Averaging’ Post-Armenta – Revisiting the Prohibition against ‘Averaging’ Commissions and Piece Rates”, Matthew Bender’s Labor and Employment Bulletin
November 2014
“The ABA’s Newly Adopted Principles Assist Companies In Eliminating Supply Chain Labor Trafficking and Child Labor”, Bloomberg BNA Daily Labor Report
MAY 2, 2014
“10 FAQs Clarifying (Sort Of) Obligations Under VEVRAA”, Law360
MARCH 24, 2014
“PAGA: One Decade Later”, The Employee Relations Journal, Vol. 39, No. 1, pp. 44-56
2013
“Genesis v. Symczyk: A Win for Employers in the End”, Law360
APRIL 25, 2013
“For-Profit Volunteers: The Fair Labor Standards Act’s Limits on Volunteering in the Private Sector”, Bloomberg BNA: Daily Labor Report
September 2012
“Farms and Factories: A Modern View of the Administrative/Production Worker Dichotomy”, 26 California Labor and Employment Law Review No. 3, at 7
May 2012
“The Value of Discretion”, Cornell HR Review
April 2012
“The ‘Miscellaneous Employee’: Exploring the Boundaries of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s Administrative Exemption”, 29 Hofstra Lab. & Emp. L.J. 485
2012
“The Internet—Disability or Distraction? An Analysis of Whether ‘Internet Addiction’ Can Qualify as a Disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act”, 25 Hofstra Lab. & Emp. L.J. 419
2008
Member
California Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section
- “Labor Law”, 2019 Institute for Applied Management & Law Seminar, Instructor,August 2019
- “Me Too/Sexual Harassment & Responding to Complaints”, 2018 California Alliance of Paralegal Associations Conference, PresenterJune 2018