Michelle R. Barrett advises, represents, and trains management clients in various areas of employment and labor law, including:

• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and similar state leave laws
• Disability accommodation
• Class action litigation involving complex wage and hour and RICO issues
• Discrimination, harassment, and retaliation litigation
• Wrongful termination litigation
• Union representation elections and decertifications
• Collective bargaining
• Employee handbooks and related personnel policies

She has represented a variety of employers in federal and state court litigation, employment arbitrations, before the National Labor Relations Board, and before other state and federal agencies. Michelle also frequently provides sexual harassment and other management and employee trainings.

Prior to law school, Michelle worked as a Human Resources Representative for one of the largest privately held agri-business firms in the United States where she developed training programs and dual language tests for employers.

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS

• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, State Bar of California
• Member, Bar Association of San Francisco
• Former Member, Committee to revise interrogatories for use in employment litigation cases, Labor and Employment Section - State Bar of California