Most recently, Bruce has provided advice and counsel to businesses in addressing the complex employment law issues presented by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, including:

Responding when there is a confirmed case of COVID-19 in the workplace
Determining whether a business is “essential” and can stay open under state, city or county guidelines
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act, providing emergency sick and family leave for workers
Addressing employee personal safety concerns
Reducing work hours and pay for employees
Reductions in force, including WARN and Cal-WARN compliance issues
Dealing with labor unions in responding to COVID-19

Bruce also has provided in-depth analysis and advice regarding compliance with California’s new independent contractor law, Assembly Bill 5 (A.B. 5).

He also serves as the California coordinator and liaison for Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute (WPI). Bruce focuses on California state legislative and regulatory developments in employment and labor law, as well as municipal ordinances and regulation of the workplace. He assists the employer community in understanding and impacting California legislation before it becomes law.

As a member of WPI, Bruce has recently represented in federal court several trade associations in bringing constitutional law challenges to overbroad state laws, including a challenge to AB 51 which limits the use of employment arbitration agreements, and a challenge to AB 2455, which provides labor unions access to contact information for home care workers.

Bruce also has a wide-ranging practice representing private, public and nonprofit entities in all aspects of labor and employment law, including claims under the Private Attorney General Act (PAGA), wage and hour compliance, employment discrimination claims, and the National Labor Relations Act.

With energy, enthusiasm, and intense focus, Bruce provides clients with superior quality work and exceptional client service and has earned a reputation as a hands-on problem solver. He crafts practical, real world solutions to workplace problems such as dealing with difficult employees and recognizing and balancing business realities and necessities with the need to minimize exposure to litigation.

For unionized employers, Bruce frequently serves as chief spokesperson in collective bargaining negotiations and provides representation in grievances and arbitration hearings. He also represents employers during union organizing drives and unfair labor practice charges under the National Labor Relations Act.

From 2005 to 2013, Bruce served on the firm's five-attorney Management Committee, which handles the firm's operations. In this capacity, he oversaw thirteen Littler offices in seven states. Prior to his selection to the Management Committee, he served as the office-managing shareholder for the firm's Sacramento office and served several terms as a member of the firm's Board of Directors.

Prior to attending law school, Bruce was a high school social studies teacher and basketball coach for three years.