David B. Chidlaw is retired from the firm and is now Of Counsel.
David specialized in labor and employment matters on behalf of management, employers and high net worth individuals. He had broad experience counseling and defending employers on a wide variety of employment issues, including immigration. He had substantial experience representing employers in representative and class actions under Federal and California wage and hour law, including prevailing wage matters. David defended employers in wrongful termination and employment discrimination litigation, including sexual harassment, race, age, national origin, gender and disability discrimination. He also represented employers in unfair competition and trade secret litigation.
David had substantial administrative litigation and counseling experience before State and Federal Agencies, including the NLRB, Cal/OSHA, the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (the Labor Commissioner), the California Apprenticeship Council and Division of Apprenticeship Standards, the U.S. Department of Labor, BCIS, the California Department of Fair Employment & Housing, the OFCCP and the EEOC.
David advised both organized and merit shop employers for the length of his career. He advised and represented employers in collective bargaining negotiations, organizing drives, decertification efforts and grievance arbitration matters. He regularly defended employers before the NLRB. He also provided guidance and training on union avoidance. David provided daily advice to management clients on a wide variety of labor issues including wage and hour, reductions in force, personnel policies and employee handbooks, affirmative action compliance, employment-based immigration, protection of proprietary information and discipline and termination matters.