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Practice Areas
- Employment Litigation
- Business & Tort Litigation
- Workplace Solutions, Advice and Training
- Wage and Hour Claims
- Wrongful Termination and Workplace Tort Litigation
Bar Admissions
Education
- J.D., Lincoln Law School of Sacramento
- B.A., University of California at Davis
About Janine
Janine advises and represents employers with a wide scope of claims before state and federal courts and administrative agencies. With a practice emphasis on class action wage and hour employment defense, including PAGA claims, Janine regularly defends employers with complex employment matters. Janine also has extensive experience defending single plaintiff claims of discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wrongful termination, and other labor code violations. She routinely defends employers in actions filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), and the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE).
Additionally, Janine assists clients with developing, implementing, and auditing their employment policies and practices, and provides effective recommendations for risk avoidance. She also provides ongoing advice and counsel to ensure her clients maintain policies, practices and procedures in compliance with applicable statutes and regulations.
Prior to transitioning to full-time employment defense, Janine spent several years as a workplace investigator at Van Dermyden Maddux Law Corporation, where she gained extensive experience navigating complex, and often sensitive, workplace complaints. Janine incorporates this invaluable experience into her current practice.
Presentations
“Top 10 Essential Workplace Policies and Why Every Employer Needs Them,” San Joaquin SHRM, August 2018
“Implementing Strategies to Avoid Workplace Retaliation Claims,” San Joaquin SHRM, October 2019
Professional Affiliations/ Leadership Awards
Sacramento County Bar Association Labor and Employment Executive Committee, 2019 – present
Labor and Employment Relations Association, Northern California Chapter Secretary, 2019 – present
California Lawyers Association – Labor and Employment Section member, 2018 – present
Sacramento Employer Advisory Council Board Member, 2015-2017
Association of Workplace Investigations member, 2012 – 2015
Women Lawyers of Sacramento member, 2014-2017
Sacramento County Bar Association member, 2014-present