Sarah helps clients proactively address labor and employment matters, creating an inclusive and welcoming culture for their employees.
After cutting her teeth advising employers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sarah focuses on offering preventative counsel on compliance with federal and state employment regulations—particularly in the state of California. She also provides advice and guidance on employment best practices: time as a federal law clerk early in her career showed Sarah how much litigation can be prevented simply through better legal counsel early on, and she is passionate about helping companies do the right thing for both their people and their businesses.
Sarah is particularly knowledgeable about various Fair Chance and Ban-the-Box laws, which aim to reduce employment barriers for individuals with conviction histories, and she regularly helps employers develop compliant policies and hiring practices. She also assists companies in leveraging community resources to avail themselves of potentially untapped talent and ensure a truly inclusive workforce. In addition, Sarah offers training on discrimination and harassment, as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion issues, including advice on how companies can support non-English-speaking employees. After a prior career as a high school teacher, Sarah excels at educating clients and creating hypothetical scenarios that bring meaning to her training sessions.
At the end of the day, Sarah still sees herself as an educator: her experience in the courts taught her that the best advocates are the best educators, and if there’s one thing she learned from her time in the classroom, it was how to communicate information clearly. Clients value Sarah’s dedication to ensuring that they have understood her counsel—and that she has understood their businesses. With a reputation for walking with clients through difficult situations, Sarah is known for having the vision to help companies improve and move forward.