Diane L. Kimberlin represents both private companies and public entities in many facets of labor and employment law, including:

• Defense of wrongful discharge actions
• Claims of sexual harassment
• Employment discrimination
• Retaliation claims
• Collective bargaining negotiations
• Labor arbitration

She has particularly notable experience defending retail and service sector employers faced with wage and hour class action claims. She regularly appears before state and federal courts in California and before the National Labor Relations Board. She has specific knowledge of:

• The Americans with Disabilities Act
• The Family and Medical Leave Act
• The California Fair Employment and Housing Act
• The California Family Rights Act
• The Employee Polygraph Protection Act
• California wage and hour laws

Among her notable litigation successes, Diane was involved with the defeat of class certification and in the subsequent trial of a national grocery store, and she secured the defeat of class certification and dismissal of a case which sought certification of a class of tens of thousands of hourly paid employees seeking payment of incremental overtime on incentive compensation. She has defended numerous other class actions.

Diane also regularly counsels clients, providing practical advice to ensure compliance with the rapidly evolving field of labor and employment law. She offers advice on discipline and termination decisions and provides training on sexual harassment, investigation of workplace issues, and proper documentation and discipline.

Diane's extensive background includes significant experience advising and representing clients in traditional labor relations matters, helping construction trades to establish and maintain dual gate systems on multi-employer worksites, resolving area standards picketing issues, and handling collective bargaining.

Over the course of her career, Diane has worked with a broad range of clients, including the following companies and industries:

• Retailers, including those in the grocery industry
• Hospitals
• Manufacturing
• Waste disposal and recycling
• Finance
• Insurance
• Entertainment
• Public sector
• Public schools
• Public safety employees

Diane is a member of Littler Mendelson's Associates Committee and has served on the faculty for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy deposition training program for several years. She also provides wage and hour training for associates.

Prior to working at Littler, Diane was an associate at another firm representing labor unions with an emphasis on the retail grocery industry, major entertainment and production unions and guilds.

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS

• Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Labor Law / Litigation sections - Los Angeles County Bar Association
• Member, Labor Law / Litigation sections - American Bar Association
• Member, Board of Directors - Regis House

RECOGNITION

• Named, Best Lawyers in America, 2007-2012