Overview
Hilary Habib is an associate in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles office.
Areas of Practice
Hilary represents employers in employment-related litigation matters, including matters involving allegations of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination and defamation. A significant portion of her practice is devoted to defending complex wage and hour class actions and representative actions, including claims relating to overtime, meal and rest periods, time rounding, misclassification and inaccurate wage statements. Hilary also represents clients before state and federal administrative agencies, such as the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Insights
Articles
Labor and Employment Law Blog Posts
- "Split of Authority Emerges Regarding Whether Employers Can Dismiss PAGA Lawsuits on Manageability Grounds," April 7, 2022
- "Court Of Appeal Holds That Claims To Recover Wages Under Labor Code Section 558 Brought Through The Private Attorneys General Act May Be Arbitrated," August 28, 2017
- "Changes to California’s Piece-Rate Compensation Requirements," December 1, 2015
Events
Practices
Education
J.D., University of Southern California Gould School of Law, 2013, Copy Editor, Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 2010
Clerkships
- Extern to the Honorable Gene Gomes of the California Fifth District Court of Appeal
Admissions
- California
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California