Richard H. Rahm counsels and represents employers primarily in wage-and-hour class action litigation. He also handles state and federal litigation, arbitrations before the National Association of Securities Dealers and the American Arbitration Association, and Labor Commissioner hearings. He has additional experience with:

• Harassment
• Employment discrimination
• Retaliation
• Defamation
• Wrongful termination
• Whistleblowing
• Breach of contract
• Wage and hour issues in public employment

Richard also represents clients in court and jury trials, state and federal appeals, and financial industry arbitrations. He has specific knowledge of claims arising under:

• The Family and Medical Leave Act
• The Fair Labor Standards Act
• The Private Attorney General Act
• The California Family Rights Act
• The Dills Act

A core team member of Littler Mendelson's Appellate Practice Group, Richard was one of the principal attorneys in state and nationwide class actions involving a national mortgage company and overtime pay policies.

Richard most frequently works with the following types of clients:

• Financial institutions
• Aircraft manufacturers
• State governmental agencies
• Retail
• Trucking

Previously, Richard clerked for the Honorable Ferdinand F. Fernandez, United States District Court for the Central District of California. In law school, he was a German Academic Exchange Fellow in the Law Department at the University of Frankfurt am Main.

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS

• Labor counsel, Special Olympics of Northern California
• Member, Board of Directors, Federal Northern District of California Historical Society