Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Aaron's practice includes all aspects of labor and employment law, including employment litigation, traditional labor, and client counseling and advice.

In the employment arena, his practice includes litigation of California and federal wage-hour cases, including class actions and administrative DLSE cases, California and federal employment discrimination cases, as well as general civil employment litigation. He frequently represents clients in alternative dispute resolution proceedings such as arbitration and mediations. Aaron also regularly counsels employers in employment matters, including reductions in force, noncompete issues, privacy concerns, individual employee terminations, ADA and disability accommodation matters, FMLA and CFRA issues, and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Fair Employment and Housing Agency charges.

In his traditional labor work, Aaron's experience includes representation of management in labor arbitrations in the telecommunications, health care, publishing, petroleum refining, manufacturing, and shipbuilding industries. He has additionally represented clients in NLRB unfair labor practice proceedings, led and assisted with collective bargaining negotiations, and worked in defending union organizing campaigns. His NLRB election experience includes successful results in certification and decertification efforts for retail facilities, newspapers, and health care institutions. Aaron also has experience representing employers in connection with Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) proceedings.

Representative clients include AstraZeneca, Bridgestone/Firestone, Chevron Corporation, Chevron U.S.A., Chevron Stations Inc., Federated Department Stores, General Motors, McDonald's Corporation, Newport News Shipbuilding, Sutter Health, Verizon Communications, Verizon Wireless, and The Washington Post.

Areas of Practice

• Labor & Employment
• NLRB Proceedings & Appeals
• Collective Bargaining, Contract Enforcement & Union Organizing

Representative Cases

• Access Now, Inc. v. Macy's East, Inc., Case No. 99-9088 (S.D. Fla. 2001); Access Now v. Burdines, Case No. 99-3214 (S.D. Fla. 2001)
• Alston, et al. v. Verizon Wireless, 02-CV-06634L(F) (W.D. of N.Y.)
• Batiste v. Verizon Wireless, 3:05-CV-04362-PJH (U.S.D.C. N.D. CA)
• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Case No. 31-RC-8180 (NLRB)
• Curley v. Verizon Communications, 01 Civ 8863 (U.S.D.C. Southern Dist. of N.Y.)
• David Monedero v. Verizon Wireless, Inc., Case No. 08-03291 (N.D. Cal.) , (2009)
• Doe v. Verizon Business Network Services, Case No. 1:07-CV-01459 (E.D. Cal.)
• Francesco v. Verizon, N.Y. Executive Dept., State Division of Human Rights
• Frankhuizen v. Lennar Sales Corp., Case No. 07-AS-03315, Sacramento County Superior Court , (2009)
• Fuller-Tompkins v. Port of Oakland, Case No. RG-08419264, Alameda Superior , (2009)
• Garrish v. Int'l Union and General Motors Corp., 417 F.3d 590 (6th Cir. 2005)
• Jeanty v. Verizon Communications, 2:01cv02055 (U.S.D.C. Dist. of N.J.)
• Khorrami v. Chevron Stations, Inc., SC091811 (L.A. Superior)
• Linda Armas v. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, Case No. 8:07-CV-01379 (C.D. Cal.) , (2009)
• Monzon v. Verizon, 02-CV-0857S (SR) (U.S.D.C. West. Dist. of N.Y.)
• Morris v. Chevron Stations, Inc., BC 361380 (L.A. Superior)
• Nelson Santos v. McDonald's Corporation, Case No. 1-08-CV-109350 (Santa Clara Superior) , (2009)
• Reynoso v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc., C-05-02161 (Contra Costa Superior)
• Rosenburg, et al. v. International Business Machines, 3:06-CV-00430-PJH (N.D. Ca.)
• Sanchez v. Chevron Products Co., C-06-01129 (Contra Costa Superior)
• Sandoval v. Chevron Stations, Inc., BC367958 (L.A. Superior)
• Silver v. General Motors Corp. (D. Md. 1999), aff'd No. 99-2121, 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 17752 (4th Cir. 2000)
• Syverson v. International Business Machines, Inc., Case No. C-03-04529 (RMW), U.S. District Court for Northern District of California, San Jose Division , (2008)
• Tremblay v. Chevron Stations Inc., CV 07-6009 EDL (N.D. California)
• United Healthcare Workers West v. Sutter Amador Hospital, Case No. 32-RC-5600 (NLRB) , (2009)
• Washington Group International, Inc. v. Skanska USA Building, Inc., et al., 03-4458 (D.N.J.)
• Whittaker v. Chevron Stations, Inc., BC361820 (L.A. Superior)
• Alameda County Medical Center and SEIU 1021 Contract Negotiations , (2009)
• Labor Arbitrations involving Steelworkers and PACE
• Labor Arbitrations Involving the IBEW and CWA
• The Washington Post and Mailers Union, Communications Workers of America
• Various (Western Council of Engineers, SEIU 1021) , (2009)

West Practice Categories

Collective Bargaining, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Labor Arbitration, Labor Disputes, Labor Law, Labor Legislation, Labor Relations Boards & Proceedings, Unfair Labor Practices, Unions, Wage & Hour Laws, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act

Bar Admissions

• California
• District of Columbia

Education

• Georgetown University

Published Works

• Brinker, Brinkley, and Beyond: Surveying California's Wage-Hour Field of Battle, 2009
• Benefits and Pitfalls of the Contingent Workforce, PLI 37th Annual Institute on Employment Law, 2008
• ALERT: California Appellate Court Holds that Meal Periods Must be Made Available to Employees; California Labor Commissioner Follows Suit, 2008
• Recent Developments in Traditional Labor Law, coauthor, 2005 Employment Law Conference, National Employment Law, 2005

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