Partner
Sidley Austin LLP
Wendy is the co-chair of Sidley Austin LLP's Labor and Employment international practice group and a partner in the firm's San Francisco and Palo Alto offices. She can be reached at wlazerson@sidley.com.
Union University, Albany Law School
Columns
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| LA’s “Fair Work Week” means predictable schedules for retail employees | Labor/Employment | Apr. 17, 2023 |
| NLRB’s important decision on confidentiality and nondisparagement clauses | Labor/Employment | Mar. 22, 2023 |
| AB 2188 protects employee off-duty, offsite cannabis use | Jan. 4, 2023 | |
| AB 685: Clarifying COVID-19 workplace regulations | Labor/Employment | Jan. 6, 2021 |
| Employers: Navigating changes to the California Family Rights Act | Labor/Employment | Dec. 21, 2020 |
| Assembly Bill 685: What California employers need to know | Labor/Employment | Oct. 7, 2020 |
| Avoiding the ban on noncompetes: Is it possible? | Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation | Jul. 10, 2019 |
| SB 1603: Equal pay laws strengthened | New Laws | Jan. 19, 2017 |
| AB 202: Wage win for California cheerleaders | New Laws | Jan. 21, 2016 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Quiruz, on behalf of himself, all others similarly situated and as a representative of other aggrieved employees v. Specialty Commodities Inc., Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | Consumer Law | Defendant | Jan. 22, 2021 |
| Cecelia Carter v. Fannie Mae and Federal National Mortgage Association | Employment Law | Defendant | Mar. 18, 2017 |
| Elliot Eisenberg v. The Permanente Medical Group; Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc.; Kaiser Foundation Hospitals; and Does 1 through 10, inclusive | Employment Law | Defendant | Aug. 4, 2012 |
| In Re Bimbo Bakeries USA FLSA Actions | Employment Law | Defendant | Jun. 4, 2011 |
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| LA’s “Fair Work Week” means predictable schedules for retail employees | Labor/Employment | Apr. 17, 2023 |
| NLRB’s important decision on confidentiality and nondisparagement clauses | Labor/Employment | Mar. 22, 2023 |
| AB 2188 protects employee off-duty, offsite cannabis use | Jan. 4, 2023 | |
| AB 685: Clarifying COVID-19 workplace regulations | Labor/Employment | Jan. 6, 2021 |
| Employers: Navigating changes to the California Family Rights Act | Labor/Employment | Dec. 21, 2020 |
| Assembly Bill 685: What California employers need to know | Labor/Employment | Oct. 7, 2020 |
| Avoiding the ban on noncompetes: Is it possible? | Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation | Jul. 10, 2019 |
| SB 1603: Equal pay laws strengthened | New Laws | Jan. 19, 2017 |
| AB 202: Wage win for California cheerleaders | New Laws | Jan. 21, 2016 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Quiruz, on behalf of himself, all others similarly situated and as a representative of other aggrieved employees v. Specialty Commodities Inc., Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | Consumer Law | Defendant | Jan. 22, 2021 |
| Cecelia Carter v. Fannie Mae and Federal National Mortgage Association | Employment Law | Defendant | Mar. 18, 2017 |
| Elliot Eisenberg v. The Permanente Medical Group; Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc.; Kaiser Foundation Hospitals; and Does 1 through 10, inclusive | Employment Law | Defendant | Aug. 4, 2012 |
| In Re Bimbo Bakeries USA FLSA Actions | Employment Law | Defendant | Jun. 4, 2011 |