Phillip Chan is a Senior Counsel and a member of the Litigation and Labor & Employment Practice Groups in the Firm’s Sacramento office. He has represented individuals and companies in the building products, construction, financial, agriculture, insurance, healthcare, and transportation industries. He has extensive experience in litigating a variety of legal issues, ranging from pleadings, discovery, and motion practice, to trial and appellate practice. He also has experience enforcing judgments.
As an employment litigator, he defends employers against single-plaintiff and class action claims. He has defended employers from claims of discrimination, retaliation, harassment, and wrongful termination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), the Rehabilitation Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), the California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”), the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), the California Constitution, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”), the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN”), and the CalWARN. He has defended employers against wage and hour claims under the California Labor Code, including claims under the Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) and the FLSA. He has also represented employers before the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Appeals Board in informal conferences and appeals.