Lafayette & Kumagai LLP

Congrats to Lafayette & Kumagai LLP attorneys Gary Lafayette, Susan Kumagai and Diane Kong on being named to the 2020 Northern California Super Lawyers list! https://lkclaw.com/lafayette-kumagai-llp-attorneys-named-t/

Congratulations to Saisruthi Paspulati! Saisruthi is one of only 30 Fellows selected to the 2020 National Employment Law Council (NELC) Academy! #nelcacademy #employmentlaw #nelc #congrats https://lkclaw.com/lafayette-kumagai-associate-saisruthi-p/

Effective March 17, Lafayette & Kumagai LLP’s physical office is closed due to the mandatory shelter in place order issued by the Alameda County Public Health Officer in response to the COVID-19 virus. The firm will, however, continue to monitor updates regarding the virus and and will continue to meet the needs of our clients, while taking careful measures to protect our employees from the evolving COVID-19 pandemic. Our business continuity plan at Lafayette & Kumagai LLP ...allows us to continue serving our clients, under these trying circumstances, while doing our part to protect the health and safety of our employees and the wider community. All firm personnel are working remotely, now through April 7. All of our attorneys are readily available to serve our clients. We are committed to remaining a source of stability in these uncertain times. Our hearts are with all those impacted by this public health crisis. We hope you and your loved ones stay safe and healthy. Please contact Managing Partner Gary Lafayette ([email protected]) or Anna Ludwig ([email protected]) if you need immediate assistance. https://lkclaw.com/lafayette-kumagai-llps-response-to-the-/

Thank you National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) for another fantastic conference supporting diversity and inclusion in the legal profession! Looking forward to the next conference in Baltimore! #NAMWOLF #DDLC2020 #legalsupplierdiversity #diversityandinclusion

Lafayette & Kumagai LLP Associates Saisruthi Paspulati and Ingrid Ahuja had a great time at the National Employment Law Council San Francisco reception at Trailblazer Tavern! #nationalemploymentlawcouncil #NELC

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Congratulations to Barbara Lyons! Barbara successfully obtained a dismissal of a class action in United States District Court, Northern District of California, brought against a public entity client. Plaintiffs filed suit in the wake of Janus v. American Federation of State, County, & Municipal Employees, Counsel 31, 138 S. Ct. 2448 (2018), in which the United States Supreme Court outlawed so called fair-share feescompulsory union shop fee deductions for public employees who were not union members, but did not bar union representation of public employees or voluntary fee deductions. #employmentlaw #employmentclassaction https://lkclaw.com/lafayette-kumagai-llp-wins-dismissal-in/

Lafayette & Kumagai LLP is pleased to announce that Ingrid Ahuja has joined the firm! https://lkclaw.com/ingrid-ahuja-joins-lafayette-kumagai-llp/

Lafayette & Kumagai LLP is pleased to announce that Saisruthi Paspulati has joined the firm! https://lkclaw.com/saisruthi-paspulati-joins-lafayette-kum/

Kudos to Gary Lafayette and Barbara of Lafayette & Kumagai LLP on their appellate victory. The decision from the California Court of Appeal upheld a Contra Costa County Superior Court decision to grant summary judgment in what started as a putative class action alleging joint employment of station managers. There is a clear holding that the ABC test, adopted by the California Supreme Court for misclassification cases in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court (2018) 4 Cal.5th 903, does not apply in joint employer cases. Instead, the framework established in Martinez v. Combs (2010) 49 Cal.4th 35 continues to apply for joint employer cases. https://lkclaw.com/lafayette-kumagai-wins-appeal-court-hol/

Gary T. Lafayette will moderate the General Counsel panel at the upcoming National Employment Law Council Bay Area Regional Conference, presented by Facebook & Google, The Practice of Labor & Employment Law: Tools for Success in a New Millennium on October 4th! Panelists Graham Allan (Chief of Legal Dept. Operations at CISCO), Paul Grewal (VP & Deputy General Counsel at Facebook) and Morgan Fong (General Counsel at Instacart) will discuss Corporate America’s Current and Futu...re Needs from the GC’s Office. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eFTczvq #NELC #NationalEmploymentLawCouncil #employmentlaw #diverselawyers #facebook https://lkclaw.com/gary-lafayette-to-moderate-general-coun/

Lafayette & Kumagai LLP had such an incredible time at the NAMWOLF 2019 Annual Meeting and Law Firm Expo! We appreciate everyone who stopped by to visit us at the Law Firm Expo and take home a freethinking magic robot! Thank you to the NAMWOLF team for a fantastic 2019 Annual Meeting in LA! It was a truly outstanding gathering of in house counsel, law firm members, and business partners, all working to support diversity and inclusivity in the legal profession. Looking forward to the next meeting in February in Ft. Lauderdale! https://lkclaw.com/lafayette-kumagai-attends-the-2019-namw/ #namwolfinla