Aaron D. Kaufmann
877-639-1737 (Toll Free)
An employment law specialist and frequent author and lecturer in the areas of wage and hour law and employment class actions, Mr. Kaufmann represents workers in individual and class action employment litigation, with particular emphasis on wage and hour, discrimination, retaliation and whistle-blower law. Over the past decade, he has served as class counsel in dozens of wage and hour class and collective actions. He serves on the Board of Editors for the American Bar Association's treatise on The Fair Labor Standards Act and is currently Co-Editor-in-Chief for the annual supplements to that treatise. He is also a newly elected Fellow to The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, the highest recognition by ones colleagues of sustained outstanding performance in the profession, exemplifying integrity, dedication and excellence.
Areas of Practice
- Class Actions -- Plaintiff
- Employee Rights -- Employee
- Employment Discrimination -- Employee
- Wage & Hour Laws -- Employee
- Wrongful Termination -- Employee
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- California, 1990
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1990
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1990
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1990
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1990
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1990
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1990
Education
- University of California, Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, California
- J.D. (Cum Laude) - 1990
- University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California
- B.A. - 1986
- Major: Rhetoric
Published Works
- Fair Labor Standards Act, Senior Editor, ABA, 2010
- Fair Labor Standards Act, Chapter Editor, ABA, 2008
- "Private Enforcement of California's Wage & Hour Laws", The Verdict (Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers' Assoc. Magazine), Winter, 2004
- Employment Discrimination Law, ABA, Chapter Editor, 2005 Edition, 2002 Supplement
- "Overtime Pay -- Who's Eligible, Who's Not", California Employment Law Reporter, Winter, 2000
- "Public Sector Employer's Obligations to Prevent Hostile Work Environments without Violating Free Speech Rights", Summer, 1997
- "Sizing the Prize: Calculating Overtime Back pay for Salaried Employees", March, 1999
- "The Changing Landscape of Wage & Hour Litigation", Forum (Consumer Attorneys of California Magazine), July/August, 2004
- Editor, The Verdict
Honors and Awards
- Super Lawyer, 2007 - 2010
- AVA -- Martindale Hubbell
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bar Association, Fair Labor Standards Sub-Committee
- The Legal Aid Society and Employment Law Center, Board of Director and Volunteer/Supervising Attorney
- American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Sections
- California State Bar, Labor and Employment Sections
- California Employment Lawyers Association, (CELA)
- National Employment Lawyers Association
Past Employment Positions
- Goldstein, Demchak, Baller, Borgen & Dardarian, Attorney, 1998 - 2003
Pro Bono Activities
- Legal Aid Society -- Employment Law Center -- Exec. Board Member and Volunteer Attorney
