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Zain defends clients in labor and employment litigation while helping them develop policies to prevent future problems. Zain offers clients representation in litigation as well as preventative counsel. His litigation experience includes both single and multi-plaintiff cases as well as class action suits, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) matters, wrongful termination and leave/accommodation claims, and allegations of wage and hour violations, including those that arise under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) and the California Labor Code.

In June 2022, the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Viking River Cruises v. Moriana allowed PAGA claims to be split into individual and non-individual (representative) claims, and consequently, under a valid enforceable arbitration agreement, employers could compel arbitration of individual PAGA claims. The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling established that once individual claims are compelled to arbitration, the remaining non-individual claims should be dismissed for lack of standing. Justice Sotomayor, in her concurring opinion, warned that if the Court’s interpretation of California law as to standing was incorrect, the final authority would rest with the California courts and legislature.