Practice
Area: Labor and Employment Law; Workplace Investigations
Experience
Mr. Yeung represents public and private sector employers in all areas of labor and employment law. His practice consists primarily of defending employers in employment-related litigation, including claims of race, sex, and disability discrimination/harassment, reasonable accommodation claims, retaliation and whistle-blower claims, and wage and hour violations. Mr. Yeung has experience handling all aspects of litigation, including discovery, motions for summary judgment, jury trials, and appellate litigation in both the state and federal courts. In addition to employment litigation, Mr. Yeung handles labor arbitrations and hearings before Civil Service Commissions and Personnel Boards. He also has extensive experience litigating unfair practice charges before the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB). Mr. Yeung shares his experience on PERB matters in the “California PERB Blog” (http://www.caperb.blogspot.com), the only legal blog focused on PERB.
In addition to litigation, Mr. Yeung conducts workplace investigations. He is often called upon by employers seeking a prompt, neutral, and objective investigation into allegations of sexual harassment, workplace violence, and other forms of discrimination.
Related Experience
Prior to joining Renne Sloan Holtzman Sakai, Mr. Yeung was 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, and also the Administrative Office of the Courts and the California State University system, in employment-related litigation. He served as lead counsel overseeing all aspects of litigation in numerous cases, including Miller v. Department of Corrections (2005) 36 Cal.4th 446. In addition to litigation, Mr. Yeung also provided advice and training to state agencies in labor and employment law matters.
Mr. Yeung has also served as a Legal Adviser to PERB and as a Labor Relations Counsel with the California Department of Personnel Administration.
Education
University of California at Davis, King Hall School of Law (J.D. 1996), Senior Research Editor, U.C. Davis Law Review
University of California at Berkeley, Haas School of Business (B.S., Organizational Behavior & Industrial Relations, 1993)
Memberships
State Bar of California
Member, Executive Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section (Chair of the Public Sector Subcommittee) (2005-08)
Sacramento County Bar Association
Chair, Labor and Employment Law Section (2005-06)
Volunteer Attorney, Employment Law Clinic, Voluntary Legal Services Program
Industrial Relations Association of Northern California (IRANC)
Member, Executive Committee (2008-09)
City of Davis Personnel Board
Board Member (1998-2004)
Bar Admissions
California
United States District Court, Eastern District of California
United States District Court, Northern District of California
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Selected Presentations and Publications
Author, "Discovery of Confidential Peer Review Materials in Title VII Actions," 29 U.C. Davis Law Review 167 (1995).
Author, "The Negotiability of Layoffs and Subcontracting Under the MMBA: Clarity on the Horizon," Bender's California Labor & Employment Law Bulletin (Feb. 1, 2005).
Presenter, "Annual PERB Update," State Bar Labor and Employment Law Section Annual Meeting (2004).
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, "Love in the Workplace: Ramifications of Miller v. Department of Corrections (2005) 36 Cal. 4th 446," Contra Costa County Bar Association (2006)
Presenter, “Responding to a Harassment Complaint.” International Public Management Association, Solano/Napa Chapter (2007)
Presenter, “Strategic Tips for Successfully Propounding & Opposing Motions to Compel and Other Discovery Motions,” Continuing Education of the Bar (July 2007)
Presenter, “Regulating Private Behavior in the Workplace,” State Bar of California Annual Conference (2007)
Editor, California Labor & Employment Review, State Bar of California (2005-Present)
