Michael P. Campbell

Overview Honors Insights Overview Michael Campbell is a partner in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firms Century City office. Areas of Practice Michael represents employers in all aspects of labor and employment litigation. He has successfully litigated and obtained complete defense awards in arbitration, obtained summary judgment in state and federal court, as well as favorably resolved cases involving allegations of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination. He is also experienced in representing employers in class, collective, and representative actions and single-plaintiff wage-and-hour matters involving claims relating to overtime, meal periods and rest breaks, misclassification, inaccurate wage statements, and other derivative claims. In the entertainment industry, Michael also represents producers and distributors of feature films, television shows, commercials, and new media, principally in their dealings with unions and guilds. He has experience with advice work, arbitration and dispute resolution with SAG/AFTRA, DGA, WGA, IATSE, and their respective benefit plans and trusts, concerning issues including creative disputes, runaway productions, and residuals. Michael represents employers in a variety of industries including entertainment, financial services, healthcare, education, hospitality, retail, manufacturing, and public employers. Honors Honors Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Best Lawyers, 2023-2025 Insights Articles Preparing for the Affordable Care Act Employer Mandate, Corporate Counsel, February 7, 2014 Labor and Employment Law Posts California Court of Appeal Limits the Permissibility of Time Rounding, November 29, 2022 Californias SB 331 Extends Sweeping Changes to Workplace Settlement and Separation Agreements, November 19, 2021 Labor Commissioner Issues FAQs for Supplemental COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Law, March 29, 2021 California Enacts Expansive, Retroactive Supplemental COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Law, March 24, 2021 Employees Cannot Obtain Double Recovery of Unpaid Wages and Premiums for Non-Compliant Rest Breaks, October 26, 2020 California Issues Guidance on Conditional Suspension of California WARN Act Notice Requirements, March 24, 2020 California Appellate Court Clarifies the Monetary Amount for Meal Period, Rest Break, and Recovery Period Premiums, and Affirms an Employers Neutral Rounding Policy, November 4, 2019 Managers Beware: Can you be held personally liable for wage and hour violations?, December 21, 2018 California Court Reaffirms And Extends Rounding Rules, July 11, 2018 The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act May Apply To More Than Sexual Harassment, December 22, 2017 New PAGA Amendments Fail to Substantively Address Employers Concerns, July 19, 2016 California Employers Exhale Relief, Governor Vetoes Ban on Employment Arbitration Agreement, October 16, 2015 New Decision Examines the Scope of Constructive Discharge, January 10, 2014 Entertainment Law Posts Brands And Influencers Need To Know About SAG-AFTRAs New Influencer Agreement, March 8, 2021 Books Employers Guide To COVID-19 And Emerging Workplace Issues (Over 690 pages)04.21.2020 Events The ins and outs of damages in labor and employment litigation Las Vegas, NV and Live Online, 11.15.2022 Hollywood and the Guilds Webinar, 07.25.2022