Agenbroad, Aaron L.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Aaron Agenbroad's practice includes all aspects of labor and employment law, with a focus on representing corporate clients in complex labor and employment disputes. In the employment arena, his practice includes litigation of California wage and hour class actions and FLSA collective actions, California discrimination cases under FEHA and CFRA, and federal discrimination cases, including ADEA, FMLA, ADA, and Title VII claims. Aaron has experience with all phases of litigation, including serving as lead counsel in a successful jury trial. He represents clients in ADR proceedings such as arbitrations and mediations. Aaron also regularly counsels employers in employment matters, including reductions in force, employee terminations, disability accommodation matters, FMLA and CFRA issues, and EEOC and FEHA charges.

In his traditional labor work, Aaron's experience includes representation of management in labor arbitrations in the telecommunications, health care, publishing, refining, and manufacturing industries. He also has represented clients in NLRB and PERB unfair labor practice proceedings, led collective bargaining negotiations, and worked in defending union organizing campaigns. His NLRB election experience includes successful results in decertification efforts for retail facilities, newspapers, and health care institutions.

Recent successes include a full defense verdict in a jury trial for the Port of Oakland, the resolution of three statewide wage and hour class actions on behalf of Chevron Stations, and securing substantial financial concessions in collective bargaining for Alameda County Medical Center. Other representative clients include AstraZeneca, Bridgestone/Firestone, Lennar, Macy's, McDonald's, Sutter Health, Verizon Communications, and Verizon Wireless.

Areas of Practice

• Labor & Employment
• Single & Multiple Plaintiff Employment Litigation
• Class Action Employment Litigation
• NLRB Proceedings & Appeals
• Collective Bargaining, Contract Enforcement & Union Organizing

Representative Cases

• Alameda County Medical Center negotiates collective bargaining for nurse unit and service, technical and non-RN professionals unit , (2009)
• AstraZeneca defends against allegations of wrongful discharge, breach of contract and failure to pay wages , (2009)
• Cedars-Sinai objects to nurses election , (2009)
• Chevron defends against age discrimination action brought by a former employee
• Chevron defends against purported nationwide FLSA collective action alleging unpaid overtime and meal and rest break violations , (2009)
• Chevron defends against purported state-wide class action alleging meal period and unpaid overtime violations of California law
• Chevron defends against purported state-wide class action alleging off-the-clock violations of California law , (2009)
• Chevron defends against single plaintiff race discrimination and retaliation claims arising out of reduction in force , (2009)
• Chevron defends against single plaintiff race discrimination claim arising out of reduction in force , (2009)
• Chevron defends against wrongful termination action based on alleged retaliation for filing worker compensation claim
• Chevron involved in labor arbitrations with Steelworkers and PACE , (2009)
• Federated Department Stores wins dismissal of claims that the mobility-disabled were denied equal access to store merchandise , (2009)
• GM wins summary judgment in litigation involving GM Pontiac Truck bargaining negotiations and strike
• GM's summary judgment win in high-profile sexual harassment case is affirmed by 4th Circuit
• IBM defends against putative nationwide age discrimination class action arising out of reductions-in-force , (2009)
• IBM settles FLSA and ERISA class action involving technical support workers' exempt status , (2009)
• Lennar defends against putative class action involving allegations under misclassification theory , (2009)
• Lennar retains Jones Day for defense against claims of age and gender discrimination , (2009)
• McDonald's California defends against claims of discrimination, wrongful discharge and breach of contract , (2009)
• Port of Oakland defends against unfair labor practice charges stemming from a reduction in force , (2009)
• Port of Oakland obtains full defense verdict in discrimination and wrongful termination case , (2009)
• SAP AG acquires Clear Standards
• Sutter Health retains Jones Day in connection with UHWW representation proceedings and election , (2009)
• The Washington Post negotiates collective bargaining agreements with the Mailers Union and CWA
• Verizon Business defends against wrongful discharge and discrimination claims under California state law
• Verizon defends against age discrimination claim brought by former employee in Southern District of NY
• Verizon defends against claims of race and national origin discrimination brought by former employee
• Verizon defends against disability discrimination charge before the NY Division of Human Rights , (2009)
• Verizon defends against discrimination claims brought by former employee in District Court of NJ
• Verizon defends against labor arbitrations involving contract administration and enforcement with the IBEW and CWA , (2009)
• Verizon Wireless defends against age discrimination action , (2009)
• Verizon Wireless defends against sexual harassment and various discrimination claims brought by a former employee , (2009)
• Verizon Wireless defends against six related cases alleging race and gender discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation
• Washington Group International wins injunction to compel former employees' return of misappropriated confidential information

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
• U of Washington

Published Works

• ALERT: California Supreme Court Rules that Attorneys’ Fees May Be Denied in Low-Recovery FEHA Cases, 2010
• New Spate of Class Actions Seeks to Penalize California Employers Who Do Not Provide Adequate Seating for Employees, 2009
• 2009 Legislative Developments in Labor & Employment Law, coauthor, 2009
• 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

Address

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