Penny Chen Fox is a partner in the firm's Labor, Employment, and Workplace Safety
practice. She focuses on representing employers in numerous sectors and
industries in high-stakes wage and hour class action and California Private
Attorneys General Act matters. She has a strong background and knowledge in
navigating the constantly evolving wage and hour laws and regulations in California
and on the federal level. She has successfully defended a broad range of companies
against individual, class, and representative wage and hour actions in state and
federal courts, the California Court of Appeal, and the Ninth Circuit, and before
administrative agencies such as the California Division of Labor Standards
Enforcement and US Department of Labor.
Penny focuses on defense against claims of unpaid wages, denial of breaks,
independent contractor misclassification, and exempt status misclassification;
enforcement of arbitration agreements and class action waivers; and wage statement
claims. Her extensive experience as a litigator has helped her clients achieve
highly favorable results both in and out of court, including in instances involving
novel issues of first impression.
In addition to her litigation practice, Penny provides practical and focused advice
to her clients on wage and hour and employment issues. She assists clients in
devising and implementing key policies and procedures, and regularly works with
household names to optimize their employment law protocols.
Penny is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and Shanghai Dialect.
