Jennifer Tsao Email and Phone Number

- Managed the global employment law function, advising HR leadership and senior management in a fast-paced environment concerning the company’s 30,000+ corporate, retail and distribution center employees located worldwide.- Managed in-house and outside counsel employment teams to defend employment-related claims worldwide, including single-plaintiff and class action litigation, and responses to agency charges and demand letters.- Guided HR through LATAM expansion (incl. Mexico, PR, DR, Colombia, Peru, El Salvador, Guatemala, Brazil), Riley Rose business unit growth and relocation of US distribution center, as well as store closures (US, EMEA), reductions in force, corporate restructuring and reorganization (US, CA, UK), severance and retention agreements, work council strategy (FR, TW).- Collaborated with business partners to generate and conduct trainings on compliance topics such as I-9 audits, wage and hour, harassment avoidance, accommodations/LOAs, and workplace investigations.

- Defended employers in litigation of single-plaintiff, PAGA and class action matters, including allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, unfair competition and wage-and-hour issues.- Managed cases from inception to resolution, including proposing case strategy, preparing pleadings and motions, conducting discovery and depositions, and attending hearings and mediations.- Advised employers of all sizes on a broad range of employment issues, such as leaves of absence, wage and hour compliance, background checks, drug and abuse policies, and contingent worker issues.- Member of the development team for Littler X-celerator, a web-based toolkit for emerging businesses.

- Represented physician groups, health plans and emerging businesses in matters involving employment law, contract law, managed care issues, partnership disputes, business torts, and unfair competition law.- Prevailed at trial against one of the largest healthcare companies in California for trade secrets violations.

Business Litigation & Employment Law