Amber Healy is a Shareholder in the Firm's Los Angeles office and a member of the Labor and Employment practice group. Ms. Healy is Co-Chair of the Firm's Wage & Hour Practice and Chair of the Firm's PAGA practice.

Ms. Healy represents local, regional and national employers in all aspects of labor and employment law and related litigation. Her practice focuses on the defense of wage and hour class actions and lawsuits under the Labor Code's Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). Ms. Healy litigates employment law matters in courts throughout the State of California. She also handles individual wage and hour claims, equal pay, whistleblower, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, defamation and wrongful termination matters.

Ms. Healy's broad labor experience includes representing and defending employers in union grievance proceedings, collective bargaining, and dealings with union locals.  Ms. Healy has experience handling matters before the National Labor Relations Board and unfair labor practice charges.

Bar Admissions

• California

Education

• Loyola Law School, J.D.
• University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., Political Science

• Successfully defended numerous employers in class and collective actions under the California Labor Code and the Federal Labor Standards Act
• Obtained judgment in favor of client in putative class action alleging violations of the Consumer Legal Remedies Act
• Won dismissal of lawsuit asserting claims of gender discrimination, harassment, and violation of collective bargaining agreement against union sub-contractor, dismissal affirmed on appeal
• Secured dismissal of all class allegations in putative class action alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act against historic entertainment venue
• Through aggressive motion practice limited the scope of class claims against multi-state operator of assisted living facilities to only the locations that Plaintiffs worked at, significantly reducing value of the alleged wage and hour class claims and ultimately resolved claims on individual basis
• Defeated class certification on behalf large construction company based on claims of unpaid wages, unpaid overtime, missed meal and rest breaks, waiting time penalties and unfair business practices
• Obtained summary adjudication of claims for meal and rest break violations against union construction company
• Resolved class action against major food processing company alleging failure to compensate time spent donning and doffing protective equipment on favorable terms
• Repeated closure of administrative agency investigations with finding of no fault or no basis for claims asserted
• Achieved favorable resolution Department of Labor investigations against large janitorial companies and construction companies based on claims for failure to comply with the Davis-Bacon Act and the Federal Labor Standards Act

• California State Bar's Wiley W. Manuel Award for pro bono legal services
• Best Lawyers in America - Litigation - Labor and Employment

• California Supreme Court Clarifies Overtime on Flat Sum Bonuses
• Employers Not Required to List Accrued Vacation Time
• (Class) Action Stations
• A Primer on Class Action Litigation
• Troubles with Recognizing Retaliation Under the Stimulus Act
• Amber Healy, Quoted in Rite Aid Seating Ruling Makes Class Cert. Harder to Beat
• Amber Healy, Presenter at the 8th Annual Advanced Wage & Hour Conference
• Amber Healy, Presenter at the 12th Annual Wage & Hour Conference
• Amber Healy, Presenter at the Desert Communities Employer Advisory Committee
• Amber Healy, Presenter at the Desert Communities Employer Advisory Committee
• Amber Healy, Presenter at the Desert Communities Employer Advisory Committee
• Amber Healy, Presenter at the California Ambulance Association 2021 Annual Convention
• Amber Healy, Presenter at the California Ambulance Association 2022 Annual Convention
• Amber Healy, Presenter at the California Ambulance Association 2023 Annual Convention
• Amber Healy, Presenter at the California Ambulance Association 2024 Annual Convention
• Amber Healy, Presenter at the CALSPro 50th Anniversary Conference
• Amber Healy, Presenter at the PIHRA CAHR Conference