J. Drei Munar
Practice Expertise
- Labor and Employment
Areas of Practice
- Labor and Employment
Profile
Drei understands that the business interests and long-term objectives of each client should drive litigation, and she approaches her role as an advocate with their goals in mind. Her practice focuses on complex employment, wage and hour, and public accommodations litigation. Drei represents employers in the defense of wage and hour class and collective actions, wrongful termination, discrimination and harassment claims, and public accommodations disputes.Before joining the firm, Drei gained valuable experience representing workers and victims of police misconduct in individual and class action litigation. Having previously litigated on the plaintiff-side, she has developed an interdisciplinary perspective that allows her to anticipate opposing arguments and counter with effective defense strategies.
Bar Admissions
California
New York
Education
JD, New York University School of Law, 2014
BA, Political Economy, University of California, Berkeley, 2010
Areas of Practice
- Labor and Employment
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
Defending statewide wage and hour class actions against financial services client presenting meal period, rest break, off-the-clock, wage deduction, and other claims.
Defending national movie exhibitor client in pattern or practice public accommodations case filed by the U.S. Department of Justice presenting challenges to closed captioning and assistive listening systems under ADA Title III.
Handled the national and regional dockets of public accommodations litigation for multiple clients in matters involving architectural design and construction as well as website accessibility (California, Florida, Georgia, and New York).
Represented plaintiffs in federal civil rights trials. Conducted the direct examination of plaintiff and a non-party witness, as well as the direct examination of another plaintiff that ultimately resulted in a federal trial verdict in client's favor.
$16M Jury Verdict for Spotlight Ticket Management
Defending statewide wage and hour class actions against financial services client presenting meal period, rest break, off-the-clock, wage deduction, and other claims.
Defending national movie exhibitor client in pattern or practice public accommodations case filed by the U.S. Department of Justice presenting challenges to closed captioning and assistive listening systems under ADA Title III.
Handled the national and regional dockets of public accommodations litigation for multiple clients in matters involving architectural design and construction as well as website accessibility (California, Florida, Georgia, and New York).
Represented plaintiffs in federal civil rights trials. Conducted the direct examination of plaintiff and a non-party witness, as well as the direct examination of another plaintiff that ultimately resulted in a federal trial verdict in client's favor.
$16M Jury Verdict for Spotlight Ticket Management
Articles
'Minority Report,' but for your performance review
Calif. Ruling Clarifying Paystub Compliance Is Win For Cos.
California Has New COVID-19 Notice And Record-Keeping Requirements, The Recorder
California Passes Retroactive COVID-19 Sick Leave Requirements for 2021, The Recorder
California Restaurants Must Provide COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave, QSR Magazine
COVID-19: New Ordinance Requires Hotel Employers to Guarantee Re-Employment, Hotel Executive
EEO-1 Reporting Update: How We Got Here and What You Need to Know, Workforce
Hairstyle Discrimination: A Wave of New Laws, AWI Journal, vol. 12, no. 1
How to Keep the Human Element at the Forefront of HR in the Digital Age, Workspan
Natural Hair Movement Spurs Nationwide Legislative Response to Prevent Hairstyle Discrimination, American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law, Americanbar.org
SB 973: California's new requirement to report employee pay data, Daily Journal
The Differing Court Approaches To Pay Equity Questions, Law360
Calif. Ruling Clarifying Paystub Compliance Is Win For Cos.
California Has New COVID-19 Notice And Record-Keeping Requirements, The Recorder
California Passes Retroactive COVID-19 Sick Leave Requirements for 2021, The Recorder
California Restaurants Must Provide COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave, QSR Magazine
COVID-19: New Ordinance Requires Hotel Employers to Guarantee Re-Employment, Hotel Executive
EEO-1 Reporting Update: How We Got Here and What You Need to Know, Workforce
Hairstyle Discrimination: A Wave of New Laws, AWI Journal, vol. 12, no. 1
How to Keep the Human Element at the Forefront of HR in the Digital Age, Workspan
Natural Hair Movement Spurs Nationwide Legislative Response to Prevent Hairstyle Discrimination, American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law, Americanbar.org
SB 973: California's new requirement to report employee pay data, Daily Journal
The Differing Court Approaches To Pay Equity Questions, Law360
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