Sarah is an associate in the labor and employment department. Sarah regularly defends employers in all phases of litigation at the trial and appellate levels before state and federal courts.
Her broad practice consists of representing employers in wage and hour class, collective and representative actions brought under the California Private Attorneys General Act, and state and federal litigation of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and FMLA/CFRA claims.
- California
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- Author, Ninth Circuit Holds Federal Arbitration Act Preempts California Law Prohibiting “Forced Arbitration”, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, February 21, 2023
- Author, New California Employment Laws Take Effect in 2023, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, January 4, 2023
- Author, In the Weeds: D.C. Allows Adults to Self-Prescribe Medical Marijuana, NY Warnings, Oregon Bans Delta-8 THC Products, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, July 13, 2022
- Author, In the Weeds: Top Court Declines Workers’ Compensation Case, MLB Permits CBD Sponsorship, Buyer Beware Delta-9, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, July 1, 2022
- Author, In the Weeds: Missouri Settles With Producers, Treasury Seeks Input on Marijuana Businesses, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, June 15, 2022
- Author, In the Weeds: FDA Warns Against CBD for Food-Producing Animals, Okla. Suspends Lab License, Calif. Launches Cannabis Access Map, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, June 1, 2022
- Author, California Supreme Court: Meal and Rest Premium Payments Are “Wages”, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, May 27, 2022
- Author, California Reinstates COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, February 15, 2022
- Author, California Supreme Court Clarifies Legal Standard for Statutory Whistleblower Retaliation Claims, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, February 1, 2022
- Author, California Enacts New Employment Laws for 2022, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, December 17, 2021
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University of California Davis School of LawJD
Staff Editor, Business Law Journal
2018 - University of California Los AngelesBAPolitical Science, minor in Public Affairs2014
Named to “Southern California Rising Stars,” Employment & Labor, Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2023