HR Basics Track

Pay Equity and Salary History Bans

November 7, 2018 

10:45 am - 11:45 am

Loggia Room

Employees are on the attack and salary disparities are the target. Although discrimination laws have long prevented gender discrimination in pay, new laws require greater transparency by employers, prohibit practices that may perpetuate disparities, and make it easier for employees to file suit. This seminar details prohibitions and requirements on employers during the hiring process and sets forth best practices to ensure compliance.

Speaker: Guillermo A. Escobedo

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Guillermo A. Escobedo is a Principal in the San Diego, California, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. His practice focuses on training, counseling, and  defending companies in workplace-related legal matters. Mr. Escobedo regularly guides employers on best steps for avoiding  employment-law claims. His advice-and-counsel practices include training on harassment prevention, anti-bullying, and effective management tools; reviewing and revising employee handbooks and other company policies; and conducting workplace investigations.

As a litigator, Mr. Escobedo’s practice includes defending claims of wrongful termination, discrimination and harassment (gender, race/national origin, disability, religion, and age), retaliation, failure to accommodate, defamation, breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets, and related issues. Mr. Escobedo also has extensive experience defending wage-and-hour claims, including failure to pay overtime wages, off-the-clock work, meal and rest period violations, and misclassification issues.

Mr. Escobedo’s practice includes defending employers in single and multi-plaintiff lawsuits, as well as class actions, and claims under the Private Attorney General Act (“PAGA”). Mr. Escobedo has represented clients in California state court, federal court, arbitrations, administrative hearings (EEOC, DFEH, DLSE, and EDD), and mediation.

Mr. Escobedo also regularly volunteers at local elementary schools to discuss the importance of higher education and the legal system.