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Sabrina Shadi focuses her practice in the area of employment law, with an emphasis in age, sex, race and national origin harassment and discrimination matters, Americans with Disabilities Act and other disability discrimination claims, as well as wage and hour, trade secret misappropriation, unfair competition, workers’ compensation discrimination claims and OSHA issues.

Ms. Shadi’s practice also involves the defense of class action matters, particularly with regard to wage and hour issues for companies in the technology and hospitality industries. In addition, she provides training, investigates complaints and counsels employers in all aspects of personnel matters, including wage issues, harassment complaints, company-wide layoffs and terminations, development of employee handbooks and policy and procedure manuals.

Ms. Shadi serves as a co-chair of the firm’s Employment Class Action Team.

Some of Ms. Shadi’s publications and presentations include:

• “Conducting an Internal Investigation,” Professionals in Human Resources Association (PIHRA), Palmdale, California (July 2009)
• Co-Author: “Doing the Best Possible Job for the Client,” Inside the Minds Labor and Employment Litigation Strategies: Leading Lawyers on Determining Defense and Negotiation Strategies, Evaluating Financial Repercussions, and Interpreting Federal and State Laws (July 2007)
• “Untangling the FMLA, ADA and Workers’ Comp Overlap: Your Guide to Effectively Managing Conflicting Employee Disability, Leave and Absence Issues,” Garden Grove, California (May 2007)
• “Identifying, Preventing and Responding to Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation in the Workplace,” Southern California (January 2007)
• “Sex Harassment in the Workplace—Awareness and Prevention,” Training for Managers and Supervisors throughout California (2005-2006)
• “Harassment in the Workplace—Awareness and Prevention,” Glendora, California (September 2003)
• “Employment Law Update,” Covina, California (June 2003)
• “Guide to Preventing Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace and Other Employment Law Issues,” Pasadena, California (May 2003)

Her published decisions include:

• Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1756, AFL-CIO v. Superior Court (First Transit, Inc.), 148 Cal.App.4th 39 [55 Cal.Rptr.3d 585] (2007)

Ms. Shadi is a member of the American (Section of Labor and Employment Law) and California State Bar Associations.