Anita York
Practice Specialties

Defense of Individual Defendants in Multi-Party Litigation

On behalf of businesses, Ms. York has litigated issues in a variety of areas, including discrimination and harassment, wage and hour, trade secrets and unfair competition, and workers' compensation (Labor Code Section 132a discrimination and serious and willful claims).  

Ms. York specializes in representing individuals who are named as defendants in employment litigation, along with their employers, and who require separate representation.   In discrimination, harassment and retaliation cases, the complaining employee, or former employee, typically sues not only the employer, but the supervisors and managers too.   In many cases, the law does not allow all defendants to use the same attorney.   In those cases, Ms. York is brought in to represent the named individual(s).   Most often, the employer is required to pay the legal fees and costs to defend its supervisors and managers.

A few examples of Ms. York's work in this area include:

• Represented a Western Regional Vice President of a Fortune 500 company in a sexual harassment / discrimination lawsuit.

• Represented a manager with a major hotel chain in a sexual harassment / sexual battery lawsuit.

• Represented a city manager in a lawsuit alleging sexual orientation discrimination and related claims.

Employee Handbooks and Personnel Policies

Private Attorneys General Act Claims