Van Vleck Turner & Zaller LLP

Representative Experience and Accomplishments

Areas of emphasis are labor and employment litigation for management (including all forms of discrimination and harassment, wrongful discharge and wage and hour litigation), management training and employer advice and counseling.
Successfully litigated various wage and hour class actions, alleging misclassification of employees, unpaid wages, missed meal and rest breaks, and failure to reimburse business expenses, among other issues.
Wide range of experience in litigating single plaintiff employment litigation including claims of wage and hour violations, wrongful discharge, sexual and racial harassment, discrimination, unfair competition, and misappropriation of trade secrets. Anthony has recently obtained complete summary judgment for a fortune 100 company in a lawsuit for disability discrimination, failure to promote, retaliation, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. He has also defended employers in many administrative hearings before the California Labor Commissioner.
Involved in many trade associations and often speaks to trade groups about California employment law issues. Anthony has provided seminars through general membership meetings to educate employers about industry specific areas of California labor and employment litigation. He has also been quoted in Nation's Restaurant News regarding the impact California Supreme Court's ruling in meal and rest break case would have on California employers.
Staff writer and Senior Articles Editor for the Entertainment Law Review at Loyola Law School . While at Loyola, Anthony wrote a brief in Loyola Law School 's Scott Moot Court competition that was recognized as a top ten brief.