Alfred Klein
Al Klein joined the firm as a principal in March 2002.
Al specializes in
all aspects of labor and employment law. His practice includes counseling, as well
as litigation, in state and federal courts and government agencies.
Al
prepares and revises employee handbooks, company policies and procedures, advises
and counsels regarding discipline and investigations, sexual harassment and
employment discrimination issues, wage/hour and overtime issues, independent
contractor issues, employee trade secret and confidential information issues,
severance and termination agreements and most day to day employment
issues.
Al began his career at the National Labor Relations Board and has
had extensive experience in dealing with unions, grievances and arbitrations,
collective bargaining and government agency and civil litigation involving issues
with unions.
Al has received commendations for community service from
Governor Gray Davis, Congressman Adam Schiff, State Senator Jack Scott, State
Assemblyman Dario Frommer, Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich, and
Glendale Mayor Gus Gomez.
Al's biography has been listed in Who's Who in
American Law, and Who's Who in California. He has been quoted on various labor and
employment law topics in Newsweek, Business Week, USA Today, Los Angeles Times,
Daily News, Orange County Register and Los Angeles Daily Journal.
Al has
been honored by being selected to Southern California Super Lawyers, representing
the top 3% of his specialty based on interviews with lawyers and
judges.
Al has won numerous arbitrations and motions for summary
judgment, and has won jury trials where he successfully defended employers in sexual
harassment and whistle-blowing cases.
Al has published numerous articles
on labor and employment law topics and has been a guest speaker before numerous
local and national groups. He has done presentations on negotiated terminations,
sexual harassment, drugs and alcohol in the workplace and several other labor and
employment law topics.
Areas of Practice
- Labor and Employment
- Counseling
- Litigation
Litigation Percentage
- 80% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- California, 1972
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1975
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1979
- Supreme Court of the United States of America
Education
- University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School
of Law, Berkeley, California
- J.D. - 1971
-
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI,
USA
- B.A. - 1968
- Major: English
Published Works
- Contributor, Antitrust and Labor Committee Report , American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1977
- Contributor, Antitrust and Labor Committee Report , American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1978
- Contributing Editor, The Developing Labor Law, Second Edition, and First Supplement.
- Why You Can't Afford to Ignore ERISA, Personnel Journal, June, 1986
- Contributor, pp. 59-77, Alcohol & Drugs in the Workplace: Costs, Controls and Controversies, BNA Special Report, 1986
- Screening Employees for Alcohol and Drug Abuse: Legal Problems and Legislative Solutions, Vol. 5, No. 1, Labor and Employment Law News (State Bar of California), Spring, 1986
- Employees Under the Influence - Outside the Law?, Personnel Journal, September, 1986
- A Basic Primer on California Labor Code Section 132a, Vol. 5, No. 4, Labor and Employment Law News, Winter, 1987
- The Current Legal Status of Employment Tests, Los Angeles Lawyer, July/Aug., 1987
- An Overview of the Current Legal Status of Employment Tests, Vol. 10, No. 2, Business Law New (State Bar of California), Summer, 1987
Classes/Seminars
- Instructor, Legal Writing and Research, University of California, Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, CA, 1973 - 1975
- Lecturer and Moderator, UCLA Extension
- Lecturer and Moderator, American Arbitration Association
- Lecturer and Moderator, Town Hall of California, Industrial Relations Section
- Lecturer and Moderator, Orange County Industrial Relations Research Association
- Lecturer and Moderator, San Gabriel Valley Bar Association
- Lecturer and Moderator, Merchants and Manufacturers Association
- Lecturer and Moderator, Bureau of National Affairs
- Lecturer and Moderator, 1985 Southern California Labor Law Symposium
- Lecturer and Moderator, 15th Annual ALMACA Convention
- Lecturer and Moderator, Institute of Business Management & Entrepreneurship
- Lecturer and Moderator, Executive Circles
- Lecturer and Moderator, Glendale and Vernon Chambers of Commerce
Honors and Awards
- National Science Foundation Scholar, 1963
- 2nd Place, 1987 National Awards Competition, American Society of Business Press Editors, Technical Feature Article, 1987
- Listed in Who's Who in American Law
- Listed in Who's Who in California
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Executive Committee Member, Labor Law Section, 1985 - 1987
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Chair, Legislative Monitoring Committee, Labor Law Section, 1985 - 1987
- California Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, Member, Executive Committee, 1984 - 1988
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, Member, 1985 Symposium Planning Committee
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, Chair, Legislative Monitoring Committee, 1985 - 1987
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, Member, Retreat Committee, 1987 - 1992
- American Arbitration Association, Arbitrator, 1994
- Verdugo Hills Visiting Nurse Association, Director
Past Employment Positions
- ARCO Petroleum Products Company, a Division of Atlantic Richfield Company, Senior Attorney, 1979 - 1985
- Atlantic Richfield Company, Attorney, 1975 - 1979
- Musick, Peeler & Garrett, Associate, 1973 - 1975
- National Labor Relations Board, Field Attorney, 1971 - 1973
- Los Angeles Municpal Court, Small Claims, Judge Pro Tem, 1987
Fraternities/Sororities
- Tau Delta Phi
