Scott J. Witlin is a partner and the administrator of the Labor & Employment Department in the firm's Los Angeles office. He is Co-Chair of the firm's Wage and Hour Practice Group and a member of the firm's Entertainment, Media and Sports Practice Group.
Scott assists companies in dealing with the challenges of employing workers in California and throughout the U.S. Scott's practice includes both traditional labor and employment law matters, including wage and hour class actions, arbitrations, collective bargaining negotiations, compliance with various guild and union agreements, and union organizing campaigns. He represents clients in the entertainment, broadcasting, video game, hospitality, manufacturing, retail, consumer and industrial products, and transportation industries.
Scott has been selected for inclusion in Chambers USA: A Guide to America's Leading Lawyers in the area of Labor & Employment; the Best Lawyers in America for the area of Employment Law ' Management; and Southern California Super Lawyers in the areas of Employment and Labor and Entertainment and Sports. He has twice been named a 'Top Labor and Employment Lawyer' in California by The Daily Journal (Los Angeles).
More Legal and Business Bylines From Scott J. Witlin
- Hold, Please: Texas Judge Blocks Labor Board's Joint-Employer Rule - (Posted On Monday, March 11, 2024)
- President Biden Signs Speak Out Act, Curbing Use Of Non-Disclosure Agreements In Harassment Cases - (Posted On Friday, December 09, 2022)
- Not So FAST…Blocking California’s New Fast Food Industry Union Giveaway - (Posted On Monday, September 12, 2022)
- Order Up! California Governor Signs Fast Food Accountability Law Aimed at Larger Fast Food Operations - (Posted On Wednesday, September 07, 2022)
- Los Angeles City and County Minimum Wage Increases Effective July 1 - (Posted On Thursday, June 30, 2022)
- Viking River Cruises V. Moriana: What It Means For Arbitration In California - (Posted On Friday, June 17, 2022)
- CMS Vaccine Mandate Faces Nationwide Preliminary Injunction - (Posted On Wednesday, December 01, 2021)
- In a Blow to the Transportation Industry, Ninth Circuit Overturns AB 5 Injunction - (Posted On Friday, April 30, 2021)
- California Requires Employers To Notify Workers Regarding COVID-19 Exposure, Expands Other Protections - (Posted On Friday, September 25, 2020)
- Preemptive Strike: Employee Files TRO to Avoid Return to Workplace - (Posted On Saturday, September 19, 2020)
Barnes & Thornburg’s Wage and Hour Practice Group is recognized as National Law Review Go To Thought Leaders for the group’s innovative COVID-19 Related Workplace Litigation Tracker, which monitors workplace litigation in state and federal courts across the country and analyzes Coronavirus related labor and employment claim trends, giving employers guidance on compliance and preventitive measures. COVID-19 cases are grouped by type of litigation and provides weekly updates as new cases are filed, an invaluable resource for employers during these turbulent times. Barnes and Thornburg's Wage and Hour Group lead legal editors include: Kathleen Anderson, Scott Witlin, Peter Wozniak and Mark Wallin.