California: Avoid the Workplace Earthquakes - What California Employer’s Need to Know for 2011 and Beyond

Cynthia S. Sandoval is a Partner in Jackson Lewis LLP’s Orange County office. She has dedicated her entire legal career to the practice of employment law/litigation. Ms. Sandoval regularly defends clients against claims pertaining to numerous employment issues, including, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, leaves of absence and reasonable accommodation. She has also represented clients in connection with wage and hour issues including meal and rest periods, misclassification, and overtime compensation. In addition to her litigation practice, Ms. Sandoval counsels employers on their personnel policies including anti-harassment, equal employment opportunity, leave of absence, vacation policies, and wage and hour issues. Ms. Sandoval also provides training seminars on numerous employment matters including hiring practices, how to avoid wrongful termination, leave issues, wage and hour traps for the unwary, sexual harassment and discrimination (in both English and Spanish). Ms. Sandoval received her B.A. in Business Economics from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1993. In 1997, she received her J.D. from Golden Gate University, where she was a Merit Scholar.