Morgan Forsey

Morgan Forsey is a partner in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles office.

Areas of Practice

Morgan handles all facets of the litigation and trial process in labor and employment disputes. Morgan has significant experience in defending wage and hour class actions, including claims for overtime pay, meal and rest period violations, misclassification, prevailing wages and claims concerning premium pay issues.  She has successfully defeated class certification motions and prevailed on motions to affirmatively deny class certification. Morgan has successfully defended labor and employment disputes under both state and federal law, including harassment, misclassification, discrimination, whistleblowing and retaliation.  In particular, Morgan has extensive experience representing and advising clients in the technology, healthcare, transportation, retail, staffing and hospitality industries.  She has substantial experience defending against claims arising under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, Title VII, Sarbanes-Oxley, Dodd-Frank, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and state, federal and local wage and hour laws.  Morgan has trial experience defending wage and hour class actions, PAGA actions and single plaintiff employment cases.  

In addition to civil litigation matters, Morgan regularly represents employers in matters before governmental agencies, such as, the DLSE, DFEH and EEOC, and assists employers in handling regulatory audits, such as DOL and DLSE investigations.  Morgan also provides strategic advice to employers on a full spectrum of employment compliance issues; including local ordinances, wage and hour compliance, employee terminations, responding to employee leave requests, trade secret theft and employee privacy.  

Honors

Labor and Employment Star, Benchmark Litigation, 2023

Labor and Employment, Legal 500, 2016

Witkin Award for Excellence in Remedies taught by former California Supreme Court Justice Cruz Reynoso

Honorable Patricia Herron and Honorable Ellen James Scholarship from the Contra Costa County Bar Association Women's Section

Elected to the U.C. Davis Trial Practice Honors Board

Articles

Privacy Law Blog Posts

• "Poultry Processors Settle with Department of Justice Over Wage Information Exchanges," September 28, 2022
• "Silver Lining in New York City? New Requirements For Using A.I. in Employment Decisions," January 25, 2022
• "New York Imposes New Requirements for Employee Monitoring," November 23, 2021

Labor and Employment Law Blog Posts

• "It Is Time to Check Your Onboarding Documents – Employer’s Confidentiality Agreement Renders Its Arbitration Agreement Unenforceable," May 26, 2023
• "California Passes Law Establishing New Wage and Hour Requirements for Employers in the Garment Industry," October 19, 2021
• "Up Close & Personal: Contact-Tracing Apps & Employee Privacy," June 4, 2020
• "The San Francisco Bay Area Issues Strengthened COVID-19 Shelter In Place Orders That Have a Significant Impact on Employers and Operations," April 1, 2020
• "Employers Beware! Employees are Permitted to Use Employer’s Email Systems for Non Work Purposes, Including Union Organizing," December 12, 2014
• "New California Commission Contract Rules - It is Not Too Early To Get Ready!" March 20, 2012 
• "The Ninth Circuit Clarifies Application Of The Computer Fraud And Abuse Act Favorably For Employers", May 3, 2011
• "A Workers' Compensation Rating Of 100% Disabled Does Not Relieve An Employer Of Its Obligations Under The ADA And FEHA", April 28, 2011
• "California Court of Appeal Rejects Anti-SLAPP Motion in a Retaliation and Wrongful Termination Case", July 1, 2009
• "The California Court of Appeals Provides Some Guidance on the Scope of the Administrative Exemption to Wage Order No. 4-2001", February 12, 2008

Media Mentions

Events

Memberships

California Bar Association

San Francisco Bar Association

Served as a CASA volunteer in both Alameda and Contra Costa Counties

Digital Media