People: Marija T. Marino, Counsel
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Biography
Ms. Marino is counsel in the Los Angeles office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. A member of Seyfarth’s Labor & Employment Department, Ms. Marino’s 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. Marino also has experience representing employers in all aspects of labor and employment litigation, including wrongful termination, employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour, and breach of contract.
Ms. Marino is counsel in the Los Angeles office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. A member of Seyfarth’s Labor & Employment Department, Ms. Marino’s 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. Marino also has experience representing employers in all aspects of labor and employment litigation, including wrongful termination, employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour, and breach of contract.
Education
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J.D., Syracuse University College of Law (1996)
B.A., Loyola Marymount University, cum laude (1993)
Admissions
- Florida
- District of Columbia
Courts
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California







