
Jennifer M. Misetich is a Shareholder in the Firm’s Los Angeles office. She holds the position of Admin Chair for our Labor & Employment practice group and also serves as the Vice-Chair for our Franchise Law industry group. A seasoned civil litigator, Ms. Misetich provides strategic counsel on all stages of complex labor and employment matters, including class actions, wage and hour disputes, and discrimination, harassment, and wrongful termination lawsuits.
In addition to litigation, Ms. Misetich provides advice and counseling on lawsuit prevention and employment law compliance for her private and public employer clients. She accomplishes this by providing guidance on all facets of employment law including employee handbooks, policies and procedures, high-risk terminations, and severance/release agreements. Ms. Misetich has been named a Southern California Super Lawyers “Rising Star” in Labor & Employment Law every year since 2018, an honor reserved for 2.5% of attorneys in California, either 40 years old or younger or in practice for 10 years or less.
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Buchalter Secures Complete Motion for Summary Judgment Win for the City of Hermosa Beach
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Buchalter’s Shareholder Jennifer Misetich and Attorney Adam Smith obtained summary judgment for the City of Hermosa Beach in a matter brought by a former police […]
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Jennifer Misetich, Thomas O’Connell, and Adam Smith Secure Full Defense Verdict in Whistleblower Retaliation Trial
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Jennifer Misetich, Thomas O’Connell, and Adam Smith obtained a full defense verdict on behalf of their client, the City of West Covina, in Gallagher v. […]
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Buchalter Attorneys Named 2023 Southern California “Rising Stars”
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Buchalter is pleased to announce that Super Lawyers has recognized several Buchalter attorneys as 2023 Southern California “Rising Stars.” Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” are top, […]
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Buchalter Attorneys Named 2023 Southern California Super Lawyers
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Buchalter is pleased to announce that several attorneys in the Firm’s Los Angeles & Orange County offices were named 2023 Southern California Super Lawyers. These […]
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Buchalter Welcomes New Attorneys: Announces New Franchise Law Industry Group
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30 August 2022. Buchalter is pleased to announce its new Franchise Law Group, and welcome: Thomas M. O’Connell who joins as a Shareholder and Chair […]
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Publication
Beauty is Pain: Lessons and Trends Impacting the Beauty Industry and Employment Law Concerns for 2025 and Beyond
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December 20th, 2024
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Publication
New Broad-Reaching Wage Law for Health Care Workers
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October 11th, 2024
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Presentation
Buchalter Labor & Employment 2024 Seminar
October 17th, 2024
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Presentation
Jennifer Misetich, Speaker at the PSHRA-SC Annual Training Conference
April 17th, 2024
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Publication
National Labor Relations Board Publishes Final Rule Significantly Expanding Definition of Joint Employer
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October 26th, 2023
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Coming In 2024: Proposed New Employment Laws Affecting California Employers
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September 28th, 2023
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The Slow Down of the FAST Act: Surprise Deal Reached Which Ends Statutory Joint Employee Threat Until 2028 in California
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September 11th, 2023
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Staying in the FAST Lane: An Overview of New 2023 Employment Laws for California Franchisors and Franchisees
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February 13th, 2023
- Obtained a full defense verdict on behalf of client, after a 7-day jury trial in Los Angeles Superior Court.
- Successfully defended and obtained summary judgment in full for City client in a racial discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination lawsuit brought by a long-term employee.
- Successfully eliminated claims for intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress by way of summary judgment in disability discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination lawsuit.
- Served as lead questioning attorney in expert witness depositions before trial, which directly resulted in a favorable settlement against a community college district in an employment harassment lawsuit.
- Successfully resolved a lawsuit on behalf of a social services company that discriminated against and wrongfully terminated a former employee, using strategy to attack the employee’s damages claims which resulted in a favorable settlement.
- Represented two post-production entertainment companies in a sexual harassment and age discrimination matter that successfully resolved pre-litigation.
- Defended a manufacturing company in a wage and hour class action involving more than 200 class members, which resulted in a successful settlement.
- Represented and defended a hair color manufacturing company in a wrongful termination lawsuit, which included the successful enforcement of a contractual indemnity provision and partial recovery of the client’s defense costs.
- Negotiated and favorably resolved numerous employment matters involving claims of sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, wage and hour issues, and other claims based on the California Fair Employment and Housing Act and Labor Code.
- Represented and advised numerous public and private clients on high-risk terminations which resulted in litigation prevention.
Ms. Misetich earned her J.D. from Loyola Law School on a Dean’s Scholarship, where she was the Chief Note and Comment Editor of the Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review. During law school, she served as a judicial extern for the Hon. Christina A. Snyder of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. She also authored portions of a treatise on California community property law. Ms. Misetich received her B.A. in Sociology with a minor in Anthropology summa cum laude from the University of California, Los Angeles.
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California