Casandra Secord: Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo

Overview

Casandra Secord represents employers in single plaintiff and class action employment litigation involving allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, failure to accommodate, wrongful termination, wage and hour violations, and misappropriation of trade secrets. She regularly counsels employers regarding human resources and employee relations matters, including state and federal wage and hour laws, leaves of absence, reasonable accommodation, discrimination, harassment, discipline, termination, reduction-in-force, and employment and severance agreements.

Ms. Secord also creates employee manuals and develops written policies and procedures to assist employers in complying with state and federal employment laws. She has successfully defended employers in administrative charges before the Civil Rights Department and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, in addition to wage and hour and retaliation claims filed with the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement.

Ms. Secord also conducts management training on various employment topics and regularly contributes to her firm's publications.

Representative Matters

Successfully represented a construction company in an arbitration which resulted in a defense award as to all claims for unpaid travel time, assault, and battery
Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a railroad company in a lawsuit alleging disability discrimination, failure to engage in the interactive process, failure to provide reasonable accommodations, retaliation, and wrongful termination
Obtained summary judgment for a bearings supplier in a lawsuit involving claims of sexual harassment, disability discrimination, wrongful termination, and unpaid vacation benefits
Obtained decertification of a class action filed by truck driving instructors asserting unpaid overtime and meal and rest break violations
Obtained emergency temporary restraining order for employer who was unable to compete based on unfair business practices of an out-of-state competitor
Obtained dismissal of a foreign aerospace supplier in a lawsuit involving claims of sexual harassment, wrongful termination and retaliation
Obtained dismissal of a federal court action brought by a train conductor for whistleblower retaliation, disability and race discrimination, and FMLA, CFRA and USERRA violations
Obtained numerous notices of case closure from the DFEH and EEOC involving discrimination and harassment claims filed by employees

Practice Areas

News & Publications

Firm News

AALRR Announces 2019 Equity and Non-Equity Partners
01.18.2019
AALRR Receives California Minority Counsel Program’s Diversity Award
10.19.2017

Events & Speaking Engagements

Ms. Secord conducts sexual harassment and management training seminars and gives presentations on a variety of employment topics for the firm and outside organizations. Her recent speaking engagements include:

Presentations at AALRR’s Annual Employment Law Conference — “Exploding Scope of Disabilities,” “Performance and Behavioral Issues” and “Termination Essentials”
Presentation at Cerritos Chamber of Commerce — “Hiring, Documenting and Terminating Employees”
Presentation at Southgate Chamber of Commerce — “How to Prevent and Handle Discrimination and Harassment Claims by Employees”
Presentation at High Desert EAC — “FMLA, CFRA, PDL, and Workers’ Compensation” and “Interactive Process: ADA/FEHA/WC”