Karl Gerber

Employment Lawyers Group — Founding Attorney

Karl Gerber

Practicing Employment Law Since 1993  ·  California, Texas, D.C. & Massachusetts

Background

• Born Westwood, California, October 25, 1969
• Admitted to California Bar, 1993
• U.S. District Court, Central District of California
• 1994 — U.S. District Court, Eastern and Northern Districts of California
• 1995 — U.S. District Court, Southern District; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1996
• State Bar of Texas 2010; District of Columbia Bar 2010; Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers 2010

Education

• California State University, Northridge (B.A. 1990)
• Southwestern University School of Law (J.D. 1993)

Employment

• Principal, Employment Lawyers’ Group (2008–Present)
• 3–4 Staff Attorneys in California; 3–9 Of-Counsel Attorneys in California & Elsewhere; Nationwide, Pro Hac Basis & Plaintiff Employment Law Expert Witness Services with 8–85 Law Firms (2008–2011)
• Co-Counsel Office Massachusetts (2010–Present)
• Founder & Managing Partner, Danz & Gerber (1994–2008)
• Statewide Leader in Employee Lawsuits; Multiple Office Operation; 6–12+ Attorneys Throughout California; Appellate, Law & Motion, Trial Work; Brief Editor
• Law Offices of Karl Gerber (1993–1994)
• During Career, Handled Over 2,000 Separate Superior Court, Federal District Court, and Arbitrations in California & Multiple Appeals
• Tens of Thousands Represented Through Class Actions, Collective Actions, and PAGA Actions

Fiction Writing — Novels

• Modem Stud (2014)
• Does This Make My Butt Look Big? (2007)
• Angelenos Ain’t Lizards aka Legend of the Lizard People (2006)

Short Stories

• Hallway (1989)
• Eggie (1990)
• Odd Client (1994)
• Dullard (1995)
• Red Pants and Allergy Pills (1990, 2000)
• The Visitor (2020)

Legal Publications

• “Self Critical Analysis Documents & After Acquired Evidence,” Consumer Attorneys of California, 1997
• “Self Critical Analysis Documents are Discoverable,” Los Angeles Daily Journal, December 12, 1997
• “Permanent Responsibility,” Los Angeles Daily Journal, June 16, 1999
• “Working Moms Have Legal Rights,” Wet Set Gazette, Fall 2000
• “Federal and State Discrimination Law are Diverging,” Los Angeles Daily Journal, July 7, 2003
• “The Late 2003 Amendment to Labor Code Sections 1102.5 and 1106 are Salutary,” Matthew Bender California Labor and Employment Bulletin, August 2004
• “Labor Code Sections 2699 & 2699.3 Traps for the Weary & Burden to All,” San Fernando Valley Bar Notes, February 2005
• Internet Content Writer of More Than 1,000 Web-Published Articles on Labor Law, Including “California Employees Are Paid to Sleep” (2011), a NOLO Publication
• “Why California Court Reporters Are Pricing Themselves Out Of Courts,” Los Angeles Daily Journal, November 13, 2024

Radio Shows

• Karl Gerber Workplace Lawyer Show, KKGO, 105.1 FM — May 2022 to the present, 101 episodes
• Karl Gerber Workplace Lawyer Show, KABC 790 — One Hour of Scripted Weekly Comedy and Occasional Guest Interviews (April 22, 2018–December 2020; May 2022 to November 2022)
• Karl Gerber Workplace Lawyer Show, The Wave 94.7 FM — 30 Minutes Weekly Scripted Comedy, Local History Presentations, Employment Law; Los Angeles’ #3 Station (2022)

Membership

• State Bar of California (Member, Labor Section)
• California Employment Lawyers’ Association (CELA; Wage & Hour Committee)

Awards & Rankings

• 2010, 2011, 2012 SuperLawyer (only 5% of the bar is so voted)
• Dean’s List During College — 5 out of 8 Semesters
• Unfair Competition Book Award 1992

Recent Media Interviews on Employment Law

• Channel 17 Bakersfield
• Channel 29 Bakersfield
• Channel 8 CBS San Diego (asked to do employment law TV show)
• Daily Journal
• Fortune
• Fox News
• New York Magazine
• Newsweek
• The Recorder
• Sacramento Bee
• SHRM
• Vulture
• The Wall Street Journal

Practice Areas

• Labor and Employment Law
• Wage Disputes Including Class Actions & PAGA
• Sexual Harassment
• Wrongful Termination
• Job Terminations Due to Medical Conditions
• Approved Class Counsel on Many Complex and Non-Complex Wage and Hour Class Actions and PAGA Settlements

Published Cases

• Pinedo v. Premium Tobacco, 85 Cal.App.4th 774, 102 Cal.Rptr.2d 435 (2000)
• Boonyarit v. Payless Shoesource, Inc., 145 Cal.App.4th 1188 (2006)
• Young v. Exon, 167 Cal.App.4th 1467 (2008)
• Sparks v. Vista del Mar Child and Family Services, 207 Cal.App.4th 1511 (2012)
• Alamo v. Practice Management, 219 Cal.App.4th 466 (2013)
• Vasquez v. Del Rio, 212 Cal.App.4th 819 (2013)

Speaking Engagements

• 36th Annual Consumer Attorneys of California Convention (MCLE Provider), November 16, 1997
• Leftjaw, Labor Code Section 2699 (MCLE Provider), Fall 2005
• Lorman Group, Prevailing Wage Law in California, September 10, 2014 in Bakersfield (MCLE Faculty)
• Karl Gerber Workplace Lawyer Weekly Radio Show heard on KABC 790, April 22, 2018 through December 2020; May 2022 to November 2022
• May 2022 to November 2022 — Karl Gerber Workplace Lawyer Show heard on 94.7 Wave (a top-rated radio station in Los Angeles)
• September 6, 2022 to present — Karl Gerber Workplace Lawyer Show heard on 105.1 Go Country (the premier country station in the US)
• California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA) Trial College — Trainer, May 28–30, 2026

Trial Experience

51 binding arbitrations and jury trials first-chaired

Employment Lawyers Group — Attorney

Ann Guleser

California Employment Law  ·  Bar Admitted 2000  ·  English & Armenian

Employment History

• Employment Lawyers’ Group (2008–Present)
• Danz & Gerber (2006–2008)

Bar Admission

• State Bar of California (2000)

Languages

• English
• Armenian

Notable Appellate & Trial Experience

• Vasquez v. Franklin Management: Successfully won on appeal before the 2nd Appellate District (Division 8). This landmark case addressed whether an employer’s refusal to reimburse mileage — which effectively dropped an employee’s hourly wage below the minimum — constituted intolerable working conditions. The court ruled that such failures regarding low-wage earners justify a constructive discharge claim under California Labor Code Section 2802.
• Dominguez v. Washington Mutual Bank (2008) 168 Cal.App.4th 714: Won a critical appeal involving the “continuing violation doctrine.” The court held that the Plaintiff’s DFEH complaint was timely despite falling outside the standard one-year deadline, as the conduct was frequent, similar in nature, and had not yet reached a degree of permanence (CACI 2508).