With the increase in COVID-19 cases in California and across the nation, employers are faced with a number of new challenges in the workplace, one of which is determining when employees may return to work after they have tested positive for the virus. Unfortunately, there have been mixed messages from state and federal authorities on
Jared L. Bryan
Jared L. Bryan is the office litigation manager of the Orange County, California, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He represents both private and public employers in all aspects of employment-related litigation, including arbitrations, both bench and jury trials, and civil writs and appeals. In addition to obtaining summary judgment and other involuntary dismissals on behalf of numerous employers, through aggressive law and motion practice, Jared has repeatedly secured substantial attorneys’ fees awards for his clients.
Jared also devotes a substantial portion of his litigation practice to defending municipalities and law enforcement personnel in civil rights litigation. He also represents public entities in disciplinary appeal hearings and arbitrations and frequently practices before numerous administrative agencies and tribunals, including the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the United States Department of Labor, the California Civil Rights Department, the California Department of Industrial Relations – Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, and the California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board.