PRACTICE AREAS
All types of employment disputes, including race, sex and age discrimination; wrongful termination; wage and hour disputes, including lunch and break time issues; privacy issues; harassment; NLRA related issues; and general contract disputes
CONFLICT RESOLUTION EXPERIENCE
Mr. Meiners is Of Counsel to the firm of Parker, Milliken, Clark, O’Hara & Samuelian, where he is a senior member of the Labor and Employment Department. Mr. Meiners continually has practiced with the firm since 1965 and has served as a Partner, Shareholder, or Of Counsel for more than 30 years. During that time, his practice has been almost exclusively devoted to the practice of labor and employment law.
A significant amount of Mr. Meiners’ labor practice includes representing clients in the administration of collective bargaining agreements, labor arbitrations, and litigating labor related matters. In addition, he has handled cases with respect to the duty of fair representation, including the argument before the United States Supreme Court in Clayton v. UAW, 451 U.S. 679 (1981). Mr. Meiners has obtained verdicts in state and federal jury trials wherein his clients were accused of age discrimination, and wrongfully terminating employees in violation of public policy.
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ORGANIZATIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS
 Member: Labor Law sections, American and Los Angeles bars; Board of Directors, Southern California Chapter of Industrial Relations Research Assoc.; Professionals in Human Resources Assoc
Co-Author, “Workplace Privacy in Advising California Employers and Employees” (2005) published by CEB, and its predecessor “Advising California Employers,” 2nd Edition 1996. Editor, PMCOS Labor News; frequent contributor to the CEB Case ‘n Point and CEB Topics web based newsletter. Frequent lecturer on employment topics for a variety of organizations
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EDUCATION & TRAINING
Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law.
Appellate Mediation training and qualification for the 2nd District Court of Appeals, 2007.
L.LB, University of California, Los Angeles, 1964. Member, UCLA Law School Moot Court Honors Program, 1962-64 (Chief Justice, 1964).
B.A., University of California, Riverside, 1961
Mr. Meiners is available throughout California.
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