Labor & Employment

In a workplace shaped by evolving laws and accelerating employee expectations, Michelman Robinson’s employment lawyers deliver clarity, strategic counsel, and the confidence that comes from partnering with professionals who consistently achieve exceptional results.

Our award-winning attorneys navigate complex, high-stakes employment issues with business-minded foresight across industries including hospitality, gaming, entertainment, technology, food and beverage, and digital media. We’re entrusted with everything from class actions and executive transitions to wage and hour disputes and sensitive regulatory investigations.

Beyond litigation, we provide forward-thinking guidance on the full spectrum of day-today workforce concerns. That includes personnel policies, WARN Act compliance, workplace audits, executive compensation, incentive-based pay structures, and internal investigations. When disputes arise, we vigorously defend management in litigation, arbitration, and administrative proceedings involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, wage claims, breach of contract, trade secrets, and unfair competition.

With offices on both coasts and in the UK, Michelman Robinson combines global reach with nuanced local perspective to deliver practical, effective solutions aligned with our clients’ operational realities and objectives. In every matter, we help employers stay ahead of change, protect what they’ve built, and drive outcomes that move their businesses forward.

Areas of Focus

  •  Administrative Hearings
  •  Employee Benefits & Compensation
  •  Employment Practice Liability Insurance & Coverage Issues
  •  Executive Employment Agreements
  •  Harassment & Discrimination Claims
  •  Hiring, Discipline & Termination
  •  Labor Relations
  •  Mergers & Acquisitions & Related Reductions in the Workforce
  •  Trade Secrets & Unfair Competition Cases
  •  Wage & Hour Issues
  •  Wage & Hour Class Actions
  •  Whistleblower Defense
  •  Workplace Audits & Compliance Reviews
  •  Workplace Health & Safety

Insights & News

Media Mentions / November 15, 2021

Hospitality Trends And Cases To Watch In 2021

Law360
Wall Street Journal
Law360
Media Mentions / February 3, 2022

High court upholds class action waivers

Daily Journal
Bloomberg Law
Hotel News Now
Daily Journal
Nation's Restaurant News
Media Mentions / February 3, 2022

NLRB proposes rule to set joint-employer standard

Daily Journal
HR Dive
Daily Journal
Daily Beast
Hotel Business Review
Hotel Business Review
Hotel News Now
Hotel Business Review
Daily Journal
Hotel News Now
California Hotel & Lodging Association Newsletter
Los Angeles Business Journal
Los Angeles Business Journal
HOTELS Magazine
Media Mentions / July 13, 2022

Lara Shortz on the Workplace Post-Roe

HR Executive
HR.com
Hotel Dive
SuperLawyer
Los Angeles Business Journal
Media Mentions / October 15, 2024

Avoid Retaliation ‘Witch Hunts’

SHRM
Daily Journal
Law360
HOTELS Magazine
Hotel Dive
Los Angeles Business Journal
Law360
Human Resources Executive
SHRM
Hotel Dive
Bloomberg Law
Bloomberg Law
Human Resources Director Magazine
Los Angeles Business Journal
Media Mentions / March 30, 2023

Lara Shortz on Remote Teams

bizwomen (The Business Journals)
Los Angeles Business Journal
Media Mentions / February 3, 2022

Defusing Political Conflict in the Workplace

Los Angeles Business Journal
Media Mentions / April 21, 2022

House OKs Narrowed Joint Employment Definition

Corporate Counsel 
Hotel News Now
Corporate Compliance Insights
Financial Times