Kate Gold is a partner in the Labor & Employment Law Department in the Los Angeles office.
Kate has over 25 years of experience representing clients in a range of industries, across all areas of employment law. An experienced litigator, she has represented clients in all types of employment-related suits, including class and collective actions, discrimination, retaliation and harassment, non-compete and wage/hour matters. In addition to litigating, she conducts high-level workplace investigations and routinely counsels clients on matters involving the full range of state and federal employment issues.
Kate also represents clients in disputes involving misappropriation of intellectual property and trade secrets, interference with contract, and unfair competition. Kate also counsels on classification of employees, employment issues in the context of purchase and sale of businesses, and non-competition agreements. Additionally, she negotiates and drafts executive employment and separation agreements and conducts training on sexual harassment prevention.
Kate received her B.A. and J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Kate Gold
- Governor Newsom Signs A Slew of New Employment Laws for 2022 - (Posted On Monday, October 18, 2021)
- California Supreme Court Holds That Meal And Rest Break Premiums Must Include All Forms Of Remuneration (Not Just Base Hourly Rate) - (Posted On Monday, July 19, 2021)
- California Safety Board Narrows Emergency Temporary Standards (Effective Immediately) - (Posted On Saturday, June 19, 2021)
- California Workers Can’t Ditch Masks Just Yet - (Posted On Friday, June 04, 2021)
- Opening Up To the New Normal - (Posted On Wednesday, April 14, 2021)
- Statewide Supplemental Paid COVID-19 Sick Leave Resuscitated, Expanded, and Retroactive Back to January 1, 2021 - (Posted On Monday, March 22, 2021)
- California Employers May Be Required to Subsidize Backup Childcare - (Posted On Thursday, February 25, 2021)
- California Updates Its Pay Data Reporting Requirements – Reports are due by March 31, 2021! - (Posted On Friday, January 22, 2021)
- California Independent Contractor Classification Becomes Even More Thorny, as California Supreme Court Holds Strict ABC Test Applies Retroactively - (Posted On Tuesday, January 19, 2021)
- California’s New Supplemental Paid COVID-19 Sick Leave, Effective September 19, 2020 - (Posted On Wednesday, September 16, 2020)
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