Sections

Labor and Employment

Upcoming Events

California Employment Law Update: What You Need to Know for 2025, 3/26

New events are added regularly. Visit the ACBA calendar for more upcoming ACBA events. To view past programming on demand, please visit acbanet.prolearn.io/home.

About the Section

The ACBA Labor & Employment Law Section conducts continuing legal education programs, publishes and distributes educational materials, and engages in activities to enhance the competence and professional development of lawyers.   

In carrying out this important work on behalf of the Alameda County Bar Association, the Labor & Employment Section is committed to anti-racism and dedicated to the active fight against discrimination in all of its forms.  The Executive Committee pledges to:

  1. Dedicate a significant portion of its programming to issues involving economic justice in the labor and employment sectors;
  2. Foster racial diversity, equity, and inclusion by featuring underrepresented voices in its programming; and
  3. Commit to increasing racial diversity, equity, and inclusion within the membership and leadership of the Labor & Employment Law Section.

To join the section, please contact our Membership Department at (510) 302-2200 or membershipassistant@acbanet.org

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Executive Committee
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Peter Rukin

Co-Chair
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David Ratner

Co-Chair

dsratner@gmail.com

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Jake Darin

Secretary

Hunter Pyle Law
428 13th St, 11th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
jdarin@hunterpylelaw.com
(510) 444-4400

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Jennifer Achtert

Member

UCOP
Jennifer.Achtert@ucop.edu

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Darci Burrel

Member

darci@burrellkagin.com

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Donald Lancaster

Member

dlancaster@thelancasterlawgroup.com

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Ocean Mottley

Member
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Sonya Smallets

Member

sonya@minnisandsmallets.com

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Julianne Standford

Member

julianne@civilrightsca.com