Nora Steinhagen

Employer-side counsel for wage and hour and PAGA actions

Nora Steinhagen represents employers in all areas of employment matters. Much of her practice is dedicated to defending employers in wage and hour class actions in California state and federal courts. She focuses on:

• Wage and hour class and PAGA actions, including statewide class and representative actions alleging unpaid wages, misclassification, meal and rest break violations, and wage statement violations.
• Employment litigation, including wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims.
• Employment counseling, including wage and hour compliance, employee discipline and termination, and other human resources matters.

Nora works closely with clients to develop an understanding of their business to provide the most effective solutions to their legal needs. Her clients appreciate her ability to find creative solutions that are aligned with their missions.

• Defending employers from a wide range of employment claims, including wage and hour, wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment and retaliation.
• Advising employers on a full range of employment law compliance issues, including wage and hour, employee discipline and termination, and other human resources matters.

• Achieved dismissal of class claims and compelled individual claims to arbitration.
• Prevailed on demurrer in class action wage and hour case.
• Successfully opposed motion to remand to state court after removing case to district court.
• Served as defense counsel in over 30 statewide class and PAGA actions based on alleged violations of the California Labor Code, including claims for unpaid wages, misclassification, meal and rest breaks, and wage statements.