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Janet Grumer

Of Counsel

T 213.633.6866 Los Angeles
I have devoted my career to helping employers successfully navigate California employment law through both practical, preventative advice and litigation defense.
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Janet Grumer has more than 20 years of experience as a business executive, which is a proven asset to her practice, allowing her to provide practical, real-world advice and counsel to her employment and ADA clients. She draws upon her extensive management experience to help multiple-location retail, restaurants, movie theaters, and other businesses work through employment issues and find workable solutions. Often referred to as an “employment guru,” she is able to break down complex situations into manageable parts and bring disputes to resolution, whether that means preventing a lawsuit from being filed, or defending single plaintiff and class action lawsuits in court.

As Chair of the Employment Division of DWT’s National Restaurant Practice Group, Janet has extensive experience in hospitality-related businesses. She also assists a wide variety of healthcare institutions and businesses, technology companies, manufacturing companies, and other businesses. Clients often say, “Janet gets us,” because having been there herself, she knows what it is like to be in the shoes of those she serves and how to best maneuver through difficult situations. Janet represents companies in court and before administrative agencies in all manner of employment laws, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wage-and-hour law. She also focuses on public accommodations law under the ADA.

Practice Highlights

Employment disputes and advice

Advising and representing employers in a wide range of litigation and prelitigation disputes and prelitigation demands, in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies like the DLSE, EEOC, and DFEH, with a focus on wage-and-hour law, misclassification, harassment, discrimination, and retaliation claims. Providing training in sexual-harassment prevention; conducting investigations and assisting with reductions in force; untangling employee disciplinary matters; and drafting and revising personnel policies and handbooks.

Class action defense

Representing businesses in wage-and-hour and ADA-accommodation class actions, working closely with clients to develop defense strategies designed to meet the needs of the company--whether through voluntary resolution or extensive litigation--and policies and practices to minimize the risk of future actions.

ADA public accommodation demands and litigation

Representing businesses involving ADA access claims against public accommodations in single plaintiff and class action litigation and before the Department of Justice, as well as providing preventative advice and counsel, working with clients to develop effective ADA policies and practices, and coordinating with experts on remediation. Expertise includes both physical and electronic places of public accommodation, including websites and apps.

Class Action Defense

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ADA Disputes

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Single-Plaintiff Litigation

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Admitted to Practice

  • California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of California

Education

  • J.D., Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, cum laude
    • Order of the Coif
    • Editor, Loyola Law Review
    • St. Thomas More Society
    • Dean's Honor Roll
  • B.A., Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles

Memberships & Affiliations

    • American Bar Association
    • Scholarship Committee, National Association of Theatre Owners of California and Nevada

Professional Recognition

    • Received the "John M. Davis Award for Outstanding Legal Expertise," Davis Wright Tremaine, 2018
    • Named one of the "Most Influential Women Attorneys," Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2018
    • Selected to "Southern California Rising Stars," Thomson Reuters, 2014

Background

    • Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Landmark Theatres
    • Vice President, Human Resources and Risk Management, Mann Theatres
    • Management and Human Resources Consulting, various clients
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