Dennis C. DePalma has over ten years experience in representing employers in litigation and providing counseling on a variety of labor and employment matters, including the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, Title VII, Americans with Disabilities Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and federal and California wage and hour issues.
In litigation, Dennis defends employers against claims of discrimination and harassment based on race, age, gender, national origin, disability, and other protected classes, as well as claims of wrongful termination and retaliation. Dennis also represents employers in wage and hour litigation, including class actions, involving claims for overtime violations, meal and rest period violations, waiting time penalties and other purported wage and hour violations. Dennis also represents employers before the California Court of Appeal.
Dennis also advises employers regarding personnel policies, wage and hour compliance, disability accommodations, leave issues, employee discipline matters, and other employment issues.
Experience
Dennis has represented a wide variety of clients in numerous different fields, including:
- Representing a major mortgage broker in a class action asserting employee misclassification and failure to pay overtime
- Representing a major airline in a national age discrimination class action
- Representing national retail chains in class actions claiming wage violations
- Representing national, regional, and small businesses in single plaintiff litigations involving claims of age discrimination, race discrimination, gender discrimination, harassment, and other issues
California
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
In The News
- March 10, 2011 - Daily Journal - "Employers Waking Up to Cost of Layoffs"
- March 10, 2011 - San Francisco Daily Journal - "Employers Pay Price of Layoffs in Insurance Rates"