People

Tim Yeung

Partner

Sacramento Office

t: 916.273.1707
f: 916.273.1711
tyeung@publiclawgroup.com

Experience

Mr. Yeung’s practice involves all areas of labor and employment law, with a particular emphasis on litigation. He has defended private and public sector employers in numerous lawsuits involving claims of discrimination, harassment and retaliation; failure to provide reasonable accommodations; whistle-blower claims; and wage and hour violations. He has extensive experience handling all aspects of litigation, including jury trials and appellate litigation in both the state and federal courts.

Mr. Yeung is also widely recognized for his expertise in public sector labor law. In 2004 he was appointed by the Governor as a Legal Adviser to the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) where he advised the Board in over 100 precedential decisions. Mr. Yeung is one of only a handful of California attorneys to have litigated cases before PERB under the Dills Act (state employees), MMBA (city, county and other local employees), and HEERA (higher education employees). Mr. Yeung shares his experience and knowledge of PERB matters on the “California PERB Blog” (http://www.caperb.blogspot.com), the first California legal blog focused on public sector labor relations.

In addition to litigation, Mr. Yeung handles collective bargaining, both as a negotiator and providing legal advice. He is also frequently called upon to conduct workplace investigations.

Mr. Yeung is a frequent speaker at seminars throughout California and has authored several articles on labor and employment law issues. He is currently Chair of the 6,000 member Labor & Employment Law Section of the State Bar of California and President of the Industrial Relations Association of Northern California. Mr. Yeung is a former Chair of the Labor & Employment Law Section of the Sacramento County Bar and a former member of the City of Davis Personnel Board.

Prior to joining Renne Sloan Holtzman Sakai LLP, Mr. Yeung served as a Deputy Attorney General in the Employment Law Section of the California Department of Justice. As a Deputy Attorney General, Mr. Yeung defended various state agencies, the Administrative Office of the Courts, and the California State University system in employment-related litigation. Mr. Yeung has also served as a Legal Adviser to PERB and as a Labor Relations Counsel with the California Department of Personnel Administration.

Mr. Yeung earned his B.S. from U.C. Berkeley in Business Administration with an emphasis in Human Resources. He earned his J.D. from U.C. Davis where he served as Senior Research Editor for the U.C. Davis Law Review.

Education

• University of California at Davis, King Hall School of Law (J.D. 1996)
• University of California at Berkeley, Haas School of Business (B.S. 1993)

Memberships

• Labor and Employment Law Section, State Bar of California
  • Chair, Executive Committee (2011-Present)
  • Vice-Chair, Executive Committee (2010-2011)
  • Chair, Public Sector Sub-Committee (2006-08)
  • Member, Executive Committee (2005-Current)
• Labor and Employment Law Section, Sacramento County Bar Association
  • Section Chair (2005-06)
• Volunteer Attorney, Employment Law Clinic, Voluntary Legal Services Program (1998-Current)
• Industrial Relations Association of Northern California (IRANC)
  • President (2011)
  • Member, Executive Committee (2008-Current)
• California Association of Workplace Investigators
  • Member (2010-Current)
• City of Davis Personnel Board, Board Member (1998-2004)

Bar Admissions

• United States District Court, Eastern, Northern and Central Districts of California
• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Selected Presentations and Publications

• Author, “PERB Signals New Direction; But Will It Last?” Bender’s California Labor & Employment Law Bulletin (February, 2011)
• Author, “Major Public Sector Labor Relations Cases Expected in 2009,” Bender’s California Labor & Employment Law Bulletin (March, 2009)
• Author, “You Can’t Stop Love: Managing Workplace Romance,” California Labor and Employment Law Review (July 2007)
• Author, “The Negotiability of Layoffs and Subcontracting Under the MMBA: Clarity on the Horizon,” Bender’s California Labor & Employment Law Bulletin (Feb. 1, 2005).
• Author, “Discovery of Confidential Peer Review Materials in Title VII Actions,” 29 U.C. Davis Law Review 167 (1995).
• Presenter, “Your Local Rules – Is It Time for a Makeover?” California Public Employee Relations Program (December 2010)
• Presenter, “Twist, Turns, and Detours on the Road to Impasse,” California Public Employers Labor Relations Association Conference (November 2010)
• Presenter, “Drafting the Perfect Settlement Agreement,” California Public Employers Labor Relations Association Conference (November 2010)
• Presenter, “Litigating a Disability Discrimination Case – From Intake Through Trial,” State Bar Labor and Employment Law Section Annual Meeting (2010)
• Presenter, “Basics of Practicing Before PERB,” State Bar Labor and Employment Law Section Seminar (October 2010)
• Presenter, “Determining Fact or Fiction in an Effective Investigation,” Public Employer Labor Relations Association of California (October 2010)
• Presenter, “10 Things to Remember About Layoffs,” County Personnel Administrators Association of California (September 2010)
• Presenter, “Basics of Preparing and Opposing Pre-Trial Motions,” Continuing Education of the Bar (September 2010)
• Presenter, “Hot Topics in the Public Sector,” State Bar Labor and Employment Law Section Annual Public Sector Meeting (2010)
• Presenter, “Managing and Disciplining the Employee with Health Issues,” County Counsels’ Association of California Employment Law Fall 2009 Study Section Conference (2009)
• Presenter, “Public Sector Update,” State Bar Labor and Employment Law Section Annual Meeting (2009)
• Presenter, “The Interplay Among ADA, FMLA & Workers Compensation,” California State Association of Occupational Health State Conference (2009).
• Presenter, “Dealing with the Effects of Downsizing,” Public Agency Risk Management Association, Sacramento Chapter (2009)
• Presenter, “The Cross-over of Employment Practices Liability Exposure and Workers’ Compensation,” Risk and Insurance Management Society, Sacramento Chapter (2009)
• Presenter, “Emerging Issues in Reasonable Accommodation,” California Public Employers Labor Relations Association Conference (November 2008)
• Presenter, “Hot Topics in the Public Sector,” State Bar Labor and Employment Law Section Annual Meeting (2008)
• Presenter, “Annual Update in Labor and Employment Law,” State Bar Labor and Employment Law Section Annual Public Sector Meeting (2008).
• Presenter, “Emerging Issues in Employment Law,” Continuing Education of the Bar (March 2008)
• Presenter, “Filing an Unfair Practice Charge with PERB: The Process and Elements,” Center for Collaborative Solutions Annual Conference (March 2008)
• Presenter, “Donning and Doffing and Related FLSA Issues,” California Public Employers Labor Relations Association Conference (November 2007)
• Presenter, “Regulating Private Behavior in the Workplace,” State Bar of California Annual Conference (September 2007)
• Presenter, “Strategic Tips for Successfully Propounding & Opposing Motions to Compel and Other Discovery Motions,” Continuing Education of the Bar (July 2007)
• Presenter, “Responding to a Harassment Complaint,” International Public Management Association, Solano/Napa Chapter (2007)
• Presenter, “Love in the Workplace: Ramifications of Miller v. Department of Corrections (2005) 36 Cal. 4th 446,” Contra Costa County Bar Association (2006)
• Presenter, “Can you hear them now?  A wave of whistleblower actions has arrived,” State Bar Labor and Employment Law Section Annual Public Sector Meeting (2006).
• Presenter, “Annual PERB Update,” State Bar Labor and Employment Law Section Annual Meeting (2004).

Other

• Editor, California Labor & Employment Review, State Bar of California (2005-2009)