Neil Eddington is a partner in the firm’s Labor, Employment, and Workplace
Safety practice. He handles a broad range of employment-related cases, he is
most often called upon to leverage his experience litigating and advising on wage
and hour issues. Neil oversees single plaintiff and collective actions (class action
and PAGA claims) alleging wage and hour violations, including regular rate of pay,
overtime and meal and rest break issues, to name a few.
Neil also provides misclassification and exemption analyses and advises clients when
it is appropriate to reclassify workers to minimize litigation risk. He also
performs wage and hour audits and, when necessary, counsels clients about
implementing new payroll practices, which oftentimes involves coordination between
management, HR, and finance executives.
Beyond his work in wage and hour law, Neil litigates restrictive covenant, wrongful
termination, sexual harassment and discrimination (FEHA), pay equity, breach of
contract and fiduciary duty matters. Likewise, he conducts internal workplace
investigations and offers advice and counsel regarding personnel decisions, all in
an effort to minimize his clients’ litigation exposure.
