People: Ann Marie Zaletel, Partner

Ann Marie Zaletel

Partner

Los Angeles - Century City
Direct: (310) 201-1560
Fax: (310) 201-5219
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Ms. Zaletel is a partner in the Los Angeles office, where her practice is focused on advising employers in various aspects of labor and employment law.  Her practice has a particular emphasis in the area of advising employers on human resources and employment relations, employee handbooks and personnel policies, discipline and termination decisions, position statements and internal investigations, including wage and hour issues, reasonable accommodation issues, leaves of absence issues, and compliance with state and federal employment laws.  She regularly assists employers in establishing appropriate labor and employment policies and procedures in all areas of the employment relationship, including those involving compliance with wage and hour payment laws and regulations; discrimination and harassment avoidance; medical leave and compliance with the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the California Family Rights Act (CFRA), the California Pregnancy Disability Leave Law (PDLL), the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA); protection of employers’ intellectual property and related matters; independent contractor relationships; drug and alcohol testing; and workplace violence.  Ms. Zaletel also conducts wage-hour compliance audits and provides California wage-hour compliance and anti-harassment training.

She also has extensive employment litigation experience in state and federal courts, involving wage and hour, wrongful termination, discrimination, and harassment claims.

From 2003 through 2005, Ms. Zaletel served as a law clerk to the Honorable Carolyn Turchin, United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Ms. Zaletel is a partner in the Los Angeles office, where her practice is focused on advising employers in various aspects of labor and employment law.  Her practice has a particular emphasis in the area of advising employers on human resources and employment relations, employee handbooks and personnel policies, discipline and termination decisions, position statements and internal investigations, including wage and hour issues, reasonable accommodation issues, leaves of absence issues, and compliance with state and federal employment laws.  She regularly assists employers in establishing appropriate labor and employment policies and procedures in all areas of the employment relationship, including those involving compliance with wage and hour payment laws and regulations; discrimination and harassment avoidance; medical leave and compliance with the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the California Family Rights Act (CFRA), the California Pregnancy Disability Leave Law (PDLL), the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA); protection of employers’ intellectual property and related matters; independent contractor relationships; drug and alcohol testing; and workplace violence.  Ms. Zaletel also conducts wage-hour compliance audits and provides California wage-hour compliance and anti-harassment training.

She also has extensive employment litigation experience in state and federal courts, involving wage and hour, wrongful termination, discrimination, and harassment claims.

From 2003 through 2005, Ms. Zaletel served as a law clerk to the Honorable Carolyn Turchin, United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Education

  • J.D., University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law (1998)
  • B.S., Santa Clara University (1993)
    magna cum laude
    Phi Beta Kappa

Admissions

  • California

Courts

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Central and Southern Districts of California

Affiliations

  • State Bar of California (Labor and Employment Law section)
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association (Labor & Employment Section)
  • Beverly Hills Bar Association
  • Century City Bar Association
  • Women Lawyers of Los Angeles
  • UCLA School of Law Alumni Association

Representative Engagements

  • Beltran v. Ruan Leasing Company (2003) (Case resolved for nuisance value following plaintiff's deposition)
  • Smith v. Alternative Resources Corp. (2003) (Summary judgment in favor of employer. Affirmed by the Ninth Circuit United States Court of Appeals).
  • Tripp v. The Orange County Register (2001) (Summary judgment in favor of employer)

Presentations

  • " How California Employment Law Is Different, " Cal-Peculiarities, New York (Spring 2012)
  •  “National Employment Law Institute (NELI),” ADA/FMLA Workshop, San Francisco (April 2012)
  • "California Employment Law:  Peculiarities, Problems, and Proposals," Los Angeles (October 2011)
  • "Hold On To Your Seats:  Recent Developments and Emerging Trends in California Wage-Hour Law," Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) Webinar (October 2011)
  • "FMLA/California Family Rights Act (CFRA) Workshop," National Employment Law Institute (NELI), Los Angeles (June 2011)
  • "Going Paperless the Smart Way - Legal and Management Issues," American Staffing Association Webinar (May 2011)
  • “State and Federal Leave, Disability Discrimination:  How California Employers Survive The Perfect Storm,” Seyfarth Shaw Webinar (June 2010)
  • “Regulatory Changes to the FMLA:  What California Employers Need to Know,” Seyfarth Shaw Breakfast Briefing, Costa Mesa (June 2009)
  • “Regulatory Changes to the FMLA:  What California Employers Need to Know,” Seyfarth Shaw Breakfast Briefing, Los Angeles (June 2009)
  • “New Trends in Class Action Litigation and Recent Developments in California Wage Hour Law,” California Employment Law Council (June 2008)
  • “Cal-Peculiarities:  How California Employment Law Is Different,” Hartford, Connecticut (March 2008)
  • “Cal-Peculiarities:  How California Employment Law Is Different,” Boston (October 2006)

 

Publications

  • “Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA: A Checklist Approach,” In House Counsel, (November-December 2001)
  • "The Case of the Hawaiian Homelands: Tax Credits, the Fair Housing Act, and the Constitution," Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Development Law, Vol. 10, No. 2

Accolades

  • Southern California "Rising Stars" Super Lawyer (2008, 2010, and 2011)