Robert Roginson is the Managing Shareholder of the Los Angeles Office and Chair of the Firm’s Trucking and Logistics Industry Group. His practice focuses on all aspects of California and federal wage and hour and pay practice counseling and class action defense.
Mr. Roginson represents employers in administrative agency investigations and state and federal class action litigation. Mr. Roginson has defended dozens of employers, motor carriers, and other companies in class actions and PAGA lawsuits involving a variety of allegations, including worker misclassification, meal and rest period violations, reimbursement claims, off-the-clock claims, and record keeping violations. He also counsels employers and companies on California and federal wage and hour and pay practice laws, federal preemption matters, prevailing wage laws, project labor agreements (PLAs), labor relations and union matters. Mr. Roginson is regarded by clients as a trusted strategic advisor focused on developing effective and practical solutions to complex legal employment challenges. He is adept at developing compliant policies and practices to avoid and minimize litigation.
Mr. Roginson focuses a significant portion of his practice to counseling and representing contractors, developers, and companies regarding state and federal prevailing wage laws, including the Service Contract Act and Davis-Bacon Act. Mr. Roginson counsels national employers on steps to achieve multi-state compliance with state prevailing wage laws. Mr. Roginson regularly defends contractors and subcontractors against DLSE Civil Wage and Penalty Assessments, seeks public works coverage determinations, and analyzes and counsels clients on complex public works coverage issues. While Chief Counsel of the DLSE, Mr. Roginson co-wrote and edited the DLSE’s Public Works Manual. Before becoming an attorney, Mr. Roginson worked in the industrial relations department for a multi-employer construction trade where he represented construction contractors in labor grievance and arbitration matters in addition to the negotiation of the Southern California building trades master labor agreements.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Robert R. Roginson
- California High Court Rules Missed Meal Break Premiums Are ‘Wages’ - (Posted On Tuesday, May 24, 2022)
- California Meal Break Requirements: Ferra v. Loews Hollywood Hotel, LLC [PODCAST] - (Posted On Friday, August 06, 2021)
- California Supreme Court’s Decision on Premium Payments for Meal, Rest, and Recovery Break Violations - (Posted On Sunday, July 18, 2021)
- Cal/OSHA’s New COVID-19 Office Workspace Guidance Offers Cleaning and Distancing Protocols - (Posted On Thursday, May 21, 2020)
- Cal/OSHA Issues COVID-19 Related Guidance for Dine-In Restaurants - (Posted On Tuesday, May 19, 2020)
- Cal/OSHA Issues Guidance for Logistics and Warehousing Facilities - (Posted On Thursday, May 14, 2020)
- Federal Court Leaves TRO in Place Staying the Enforcement of AB 5 Against Motor Carriers - (Posted On Tuesday, January 14, 2020)
- Revised Federal Rules Exclude Modern Perks and Benefits From the Regular Rate of Pay for Overtime Purposes - (Posted On Friday, December 20, 2019)
- Washington Supreme Court Approves Trucking Industry Piece-Rate Compensation Practices - (Posted On Monday, November 04, 2019)
- The ABC Test is Here to Stay: California Governor Signs AB 5 - (Posted On Wednesday, September 18, 2019)