Emily Pera Stevenson

Emily has handled several jury trials, administrative trials, and arbitrations involving claims of discrimination, failure to accommodate, and retaliation to successful defense verdicts and awards.

Emily is also experienced in wage and hour matters. She has represented employers in wage matters before state agencies and successfully defended employers in class and collective actions brought under federal, state, and local wage statutes. In particular, she has experience handling claims before the California Department of Labor Standards and Enforcement and has favorably resolved class actions asserting violations of the California Labor Code and local California wage ordinances. She has also worked with employers to identify and address employee misclassification issues. 

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