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Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton LLP,
Partner, January 2010 - Present; Associate, March
2007 - December 2009
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Viejas Enterprises, Director,
Human Resource Business Operations, 2005 - 2007
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Godfrey & Kahn, S.C,
Milwaukee, Associate, Labor & Employment Team
Wisconsin 2000 – 2005
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Michael Best & Friedrich LLP,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Associate, Labor &
Employment Practice Group,
1997 – 2000
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University of Wisconsin –
Madison Law School,
J.D. 1997, cum laude
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Purdue University,
B.A. 1994, highest distinction, Phi Beta Kappa
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Ms. Kasper is admitted to
practice before all California and Wisconsin state
courts, the Central and Southern District Court of
California, the Eastern District Court of
Wisconsin, and the United States Court of Appeals
for the Seventh Circuit.
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Brenda S. Kasper
Partner
619.243.1569 |
bkasper@paulplevin.com |
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Brenda Kasper has exclusively
practiced management-side labor and employment law for
over ten years. She specializes in representing
employers in all aspects of employment law, including
litigation and providing counseling and transactional
service to management and human resources
professionals. Ms. Kasper has extensive experience
with both traditional labor law as well as all aspects
of general employment law.
On the employment law side, Ms. Kasper has advised
multi-state employers on a wide range of legal topics, including occupational
health and safety, ERISA compliance, background checks, wage and hour
compliance, executive employment agreements, independent contractor issues,
managing leaves of absence, ensuring compliance with disability discrimination
laws, managing complex reductions in force and WARN Act compliance, in-house
investigations and advising on a myriad of issues under various state
employment laws.
On the labor side, she has tried a number of union
arbitrations and NLRB unfair practice proceedings with excellent results. She
has engaged in labor negotiations, represented employers during union
elections and has counseled multi-state employers on general union avoidance
issues. She has also worked with public employers on a number of union
matters, including contract negotiation and mediation.
Ms. Kasper also provides management training on a wide
variety of topics, including preventing workplace harassment, general
management principles and best practices, managing employee leaves and
disability issues, avoiding wage and hour claims, and the differences between
California and federal employment laws for multi-state employers. She is a
frequent speaker for the San Diego Employers Association, and she has traveled
throughout the country speaking for various professional associations,
including SHRM and the Wisconsin Dental Association.
During her career, she has also litigated several matters
in state and federal court, as well as in administrative hearings. She has
presented cases before the federal Occupational Safety and Health Commission
and the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. She has extensive
experience working with the EEOC to successfully mediate discrimination
claims. She has also worked on a number of matters that became published
decisions, including one before the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Ms. Kasper has authored a variety of legal and
professional articles, featured in Bender’s California Labor & Employment
Bulletin, and has updated Wisconsin state bar publications, including chapters
on OSHA and general employment law.
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E-Update:
New FMLA Amendments Expand Military Leaves,
October 2009
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E-Update: E-Verify Rule Effective for Federal
Contractors and Subcontractors on September 8,
2009, September 2009
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E-Update: California Employers May Temporarily
Reduce Hours and Salary of Exempt Staff Without
Jeopardizing Overtime Exemption, September 2009
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E-Update:
Court of Appeal Reverses $86 Million Verdict
Against Starbucks, June 2009
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“United States Supreme Court Permits Mandatory
Arbitration of Federal Age Claims in the Union
Context” – Bender’s California Labor & Employment
Bulletin, April 2009
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E-Update:
Revised Form I-9 Mandatory for All Employers as of
April 3, 2009, April 2009
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E-Update:
United States Supreme Court Permits Mandatory
Arbitration Of Federal Age Claims In The Union
Context, April 2009
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“Stimulus Package Creates New Employer
Obligations Under COBRA” – Bender’s California Labor
& Employment Bulletin, March 2009
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E-Update:
California Modifies Its Alternative Workweek
Schedule Rules, February 2009
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E-Update:
Stimulus Package Creates New Employer Obligations
Under COBRA, February 2009
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E-Update:
Starbucks Narrowly Escapes $26 Million in
Penalties for Impermissible Question on Job
Application, December 2008
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E-Update:
DOL Publishes Long Awaited FMLA Regulations,
November 2008
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E-Update:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Employer
Funding Provisions
of San Francisco's Health Care Security
Ordinance, September 2008
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E-Update:
United States Supreme Court Refuses To Stop
Enforcement Of San Francisco's Health Care
Security Ordinance; Compliance Deadlines
Approach, February 2008
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E-Update:
New Federal Law Expands FMLA - Relatives Of
Injured Servicemen And Women Provided Up To 26
Weeks Of Protected Leave, January, 2008
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E-Update:
Court Lifts Hold On San Francisco's Health Care
Security Ordinance -
New Law To Take Effect Immediately, January 2008
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“Working Together to Prevent
Workplace Harassment” (PPS&C seminars and customized
client presentations) – ongoing
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“A New Era of FMLA in 2009: Are
You in Compliance?” (for California Public Employer
Labor Relations Association) – November 2009
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“Managing Medical Crisis in the
Workplace” (for PPS&C Annual Employment Law Update) –
October 2009
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“A Primer on the Disability
Discrimination Laws” (for large Southern California
public sector employer) – August 2009
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“LOA Booster Shot: Managing
Leaves and Accommodating Requests” (for large San
Diego-area health care employer) – July 2009
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“The Ultimate FMLA Booster
Shot: Understanding and Managing the ‘New’ FMLA” (for
large Southern California public sector employer) –
June 2009
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“A Little Shop of Horrors:
Understanding the New FMLA Regulations” (Co-presented
with Michael C. Sullivan for Vantaggio HR, ltd.) –
June 2009
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“Navigating the Leave of
Absence Minefield” (for Cavignac & Associates Risk
Control Seminar 2009 Series) – May 2009
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“The 7 Habits of Frequently
Sued Managers: How to Avoid Employee Lawsuits by
Managing within the Law” (for prominent biological
research/educational institution) – April 2009
“Latest and Greatest in Employment Law: 2008 -2009”
(for San Diego County Bar Association) – January 2009
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“The Rest of the Story: Key
California Legal Developments” (for San Diego
Employer’s Association) – January 2009
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“A New Era of FMLA is Here. Are
You Ready?” (PPS&C seminar) – December 2008 and
January 2009
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“Effectively Managing Cost
Cutting Measures” (for PPS&C Annual Employment Law
Update) – October 2008
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Member, State Bar of California Labor and
Employment Section
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Member, San Diego County Bar Association Labor
and Employment Section
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Member, Society for Human Resource Management
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Senior Human Resource Professional
Certification, including California designation (SPHR-CA)
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