Richard A. Leasia

Richard A. Leasia is experienced in a myriad of labor and employment law matters. He handles federal and state court litigation at the administrative, trial and appellate levels under various labor and employment laws and regulations, including:

• Title VII
• The Americans with Disabilities Act
• The Age Discrimination in Employment Act
• The National Labor Relations Act
• The Fair Employment and Housing Act
• The Fair Labor Standards Act
• The Labor-Management Relations Act
• Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act
• The Taft-Hartley Act
• The California Prevailing Wage Law
• The Davis-Bacon Act
• The California Labor Code
• California Industrial Wage Commission Orders
• The California Fair Employment and Housing Act

Richard regularly appears in state and federal courts and before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor, the National Labor Relations Board, the California Labor Commissioner, the California Department of Industrial Relations, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing and the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration, as well as in private arbitration forums. He has extensive knowledge of federal and state laws regarding:

• Civil rights
• Wage and hour
• Prevailing wage
• Family and other leave
• Occupational safety and health
• Plant closings
• Privacy
• Employee benefit continuation
• Unfair competition
• Common law "wrongful termination"
• Attempts to influence or interfere with private sector union-management relations

In addition to representing employers in litigation, Richard regularly provides guidance and counsel to clients seeking to understand and comply with legal requirements. He helps to create materials designed to protect employers and ensure compliance with labor protective legislation and judicial decisions by drafting and reviewing employment agreements, bonus and commission plans, and handbooks and policies.

Richard also represents employers in collective bargaining and other negotiations with labor organizations, state and federal agencies, and with individual employees and their representatives. He provides counsel to employers resisting union organizing and offers representation in union grievance and arbitration proceedings.

Richard works with the following types of clients:

• Construction contractors
• Real estate developers
• Apartment owners
• Sports arenas
• Amusement parks
• Software manufacturers and distributors
• Country clubs
• Research foundations
• Professional colleges
• Assisted living chains
• Health care providers