Employment & Labor Relations

No preference. All employees are welcome.

• Age Discrimination
• Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Compensation, Benefits, & Pensions
• Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
• Disability Discrimination
• Discipline/Suspension
• Emotional Distress
• Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
• Employee Rights
• Employment Contracts
• Equal Pay Act (EPA)
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA)
• Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA)
• Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA)
• Race Discrimination
• Racial Harassment
• Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866
• Severance Packages
• Sex Discrimination
• Sexual Harassment
• Termination
• Wage & Hour Laws
• Whistleblower
• Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification (WARN) Act
• Wrongful Termination

CA, Dec 2000
Bar Number: 208859

Northern District Federal Court, Eastern District Federal Court, California Superior Court, and California Court of Appeals.

State Bar of California, Labor and Employment Law Section
National Employment Lawyers Association ("NELA")
California Employment Lawyers Association ("CELA")
Consumer Attorneys of California ("CAOC")
Alameda/Contra Costa County Trial Lawyers Association ("ACCTLA")
Contra Costa County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
Alameda County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section

Employment law courses as well as trial courses and expert witness courses.

"Undocumented Workers Are Entitled to Vote in Union Elections - But Are They 'Employees' Under Law?" 30 Golden Gate U.L. Rev. 57 (March Session 2000).

A great majority of employment matters are confidential.  However, in a public litigation, I was counsel in a matter against the Police Department of the City of Oakland on behalf of Jane and Mary Doe who were subjected to unwarranted traffic stops due to their race/ethnicity/gender and who were also subjected to inappropriate conduct of a sexual nature by a former police officer. Said matter settlement  for $190,000 as a compromise of their claims.

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California

The firm was established in 1975. The firm has always been a plaintiff's contingency fee practice. For the last twelve years, the primary focus of the firm has been employment law for employees.

Presidential Management Internship Program, August 2000 to February 2001
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"), San Francisco Office, Intern
Employment Law Center, San Francisco Legal Aid Society, Intern and current Clinic Volunteer
Women's Employment Rights Clinic ("WERC"), Intern

I volunteer at the Legal Aid Society and the Employment Law Center Workers' Rights Clinic.

Joan Cooper

(925) 820-0278

Monday through Friday
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

I can be reached after hours via email at bmora@cooperlawoffice.com.

Yes

None

I work on contingency fee agreements, which are taking a percentage of the settlement/judgment recovery.

Rarely applicable, however, done for severance and extraction matters. Hourly rates vary based on the situation, ranging from $300 to $350 an hour.

No fee. Consultations are free.

Retainer is obtained only in applicable situations based on client's ability to do so.