Emily A. Mertes

Emily A. Mertes represents clients in both single plaintiff and class action matters, where she has experience handling all phases of litigation. Emily has represented clients in a variety of industries, from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies.

Emily is experienced in employment discrimination and wrongful termination litigation, and represents clients before various state and federal courts and administrative agencies. Emily also defends employers in Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) and wage and hour class actions, in both state and federal court, in cases involving misclassification, background checks, meal and rest breaks, off-the-clock work, rounding of time, and other wage and hour issues. 

Prior to joining Littler, Emily achieved excellent results for her clients including summary judgment, dismissal of a franchisor in a wage and hour action, and successfully compelling employment disputes to arbitration. Her background also comprises working with management to develop compliant practices and policies, including providing on-site training to management regarding various wage and hour issues.