Karl Gerber Employment Lawyer

KARL GERBER, born Westwood, California, October 25, 1969; admitted to California bar, 1993,California; U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1994, U.S.District Court, Eastern and Northern Districts of California; 1995, U.S.District Court Southern District, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit 1996;State Bar of Texas 2010, District of Columbia Bar 2010, Massachusetts Board ofBar Overseers 2010.

EDUCATION:�California�StateUniversity, Northridge (B.A. 1990);Southwestern University�School�of�Law�(J.D. 1993).

EMPLOYMENT: Principal,Employment Lawyer’s Group (2008-Present) 3-4 Staff Attorneys in California, 3-9Of-Counsel Attorneys in California & Elsewhere, Nationwide, Pro Hac BasisWith 8-85 Law Firms (2008-2011), Co-Counsel Office Massachusetts (2010-2020);Founder & Managing Partner, Danz & Gerber (1994-2008), Statewide Leaderin Employee Lawsuits, Multiple Office Operation, 6-12+ Attorneys ThroughoutCalifornia, Appellate, Law & Motion, Trial Work, Brief Editor; Law Officesof Karl Gerber (1993-1994). During Career, Handled Over 2,000 Separate SuperiorCourt, Federal District Court, and Arbitrations in California & MultipleAppeals. Tens of Thousands Represented Through Class Actions, CollectiveActions, and PAGA actions.

FICTION WRITING:Novels:�Modem Stud�(2014);�Does This Make My Butt Look Big?(2007);�Angelenos Ain’t Lizards aka Legend of the Lizard People�(2006);

SHORT STORIES:�Hallway�(1989);�Eggie�(1990);�Odd Client(1994);�Dullard�(1995);�Red Pants and Allergy Pills�(1990, 2000);The Visitor�(2020).

LEGALPUBLICATIONS: “Self Critical Analysis Documents & After Acquired Evidence”Consumer Attorneys of California, 1997; “Self Critical Analysis Documents areDiscoverable,” Los Angeles Daily Journal, December 12, 1997; “PermanentResponsibility,” Los Angeles Daily Journal, June 16, 1999; “Working Moms HaveLegal Rights,” Wetset Gazette, Fall 2000; “Federal and State Discrimination Laware Diverging,” Los Angeles Daily Journal, July 7, 2003; “The Late 2003Amendment to Labor Code Sections 1102.5 and 1106 are Salutary,” Matthew BenderCalifornia Labor and Employment Bulletin, August 2004; "Labor CodeSections 2699 & 2699.3 Traps for the Weary & Burden to All," SanFernando Valley Bar Notes, February 2005; Internet Content Writer of More Than 1,000Web Published Articles on Labor Law Including “California Employees Are Paid to For Sleeping”�(2011), a NOLO Publication; “WhyCalifornia Court Reporters are Pricing Themselves Out of Court” Los AngelesDaily Journal November 13, 2024.

Radio:�KarlGerber, Workplace Lawyer Show�KABC790 One Hour of Scripted Weekly Comedyand Occasional Guest Interviews (April 22, 2018-December 2020; May of 2022 toNovember of 2022);�Karl Gerber Workplace Lawyer Show�94.7 FM 30 MinutesWeekly Scripted Comedy, Local History Presentations, Employment Law, The Wave,Los Angeles’ #3 station (2022); September 6, 2022 to December 31, 2024�KarlGerber, Workplace Lawyer Show�heard on 105.1 Go Country (the premiercountry station in the US).

MEMBER: State Barof California (Member, Labor Section); California Employment Lawyer’sAssociation (CELA; Wage & Hour Committee).

AWARDS &RANKINGS: 2010, 2011, 2012 Superlawyer (only 5% of the bar is so voted); Dean’sList During College 5 out of 8 Semesters; Unfair Competition Book Award 1992.

RECENT MEDIAINTERVIEWS ON EMPLOYMENT LAW:

Channel 17 Bakersfield, Channel 29 Bakersfield, Channel 8 CBSSan Diego (asked to do employment law TV show) Daily Journal, Fortune, FoxNews, New York Magazine, Newsweek,�The Recorder,�Sacramento Bee, Shrm, Volture, and the WallStreet Journal

PRACTICE AREAS:Labor and Employment Law; Wage Disputes Including Class Actions & PAGA;Sexual Harassment; Wrongful Termination; Job Terminations Due to MedicalConditions.

Approved classcounsel on many complex and non-complex wage and hour class actions and PAGAsettlements

PUBLISHED CASES:�Pinedov. Premium Tobacco, 85 Cal.App.4th 774, 102 Cal.Rptr.2d 435 (2000);�Boonyaritv. Payless Shoesource, Inc., 145 Cal.App.4th 1188 (2006);�Young v. Exon, 167 Cal.App.4th 1467 (2008);�Sparks�v.Vista del Mar Child and Family Services, 207 Cal.App.4th�1511(2012);�Alamo v. Practice Management, 219 Cal.App.4th�466(2013);�Vasquez v. v. Franklin Management, 212 Cal.App.4th819 (2013).

SPEAKINGENGAGEMENTS: 36th Annual Consumer Attorneys of California Convention (MCLEProvider), November 16, 1997; Leftjaw, Labor Code Section 2699 (MCLE Provider),Fall of 2005; Lorman Group, Prevailing Wage Law in California, September 10, 2014in Bakersfield (MCLE Faculty); CELA Trial College Instructor, May of 2024.

TRIAL EXPERIENCE:

51 binding arbitrations and jurytrials first-chaired (many not single-employee cases)

STATEMENT FROM KARL GERBER

In my years as a lawyer for employees I have represented a lot of different employees working in many different industries.� This has enabled me to understand how a lot of different types of businesses operate. However, I feel I have experience others do not have in the following industries: construction, emergency rescue & confined spaces, farming, healthcare (including hospitals), hospitality (motels, hotels), janitorial, oil drilling and services, restaurants, security, and warehouse operations. In recent years I have tried cases for RN nurses, phlebotomists, directional drillers, concrete crews, oil and gas workers.