Sarah A. Gilbert

Areas of Practice

• Employment Law and Litigation

Admissions

• California

Education

• University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, J.D., 2016
• University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A., with highest honors, 2012

Experience

• Duane Morris LLP
  - Associate, 2019-present

• Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP
  - Associate, 2016-2019

Professional Activities

• Tom Homann LGBT Law Association

• Lawyers Club of San Diego

• San Diego County Bar Association

Honors and Awards

• Named to Best Lawyers "Ones to Watch," 2023-2025

Selected Publications

• Author, "Win for Employers: No PAGA Standing Without Underlying Labor Code Violations," California Employment Law Letter, November 25, 2024
• Co-author, "Ninth Circuit Strikes Down Defendant’s Attempt At 'Super Snap Removals'," Duane Morris Class Action Defense Blog, April 19, 2024
• Author, "Definition of ‘Employer’: Independent Liability for FEHA Violations," California Employment Law Letter, August 29, 2023
• Co-author, "Finally, Good News for California Employers: Extension of Good Faith Dispute Defense for Wage-and-Hour Penalties," Duane Morris Alert, March 2, 2023

• Author, "Who are the Real Parties In Interest?" California Employment Newsletter, July 2022

• Author,  "It’s Not My Fault…Is It? Landowners versus Independent Contracts," California Employment Newsletter, September 2021
• Co-author, "California's COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Law: No Longer Effective, but Employers Beware," Duane Morris Alert, January 5, 2021
• Co-author, "Pandemic Relief Extension for Employers and Employees: Enough to Stem the Tide? Perhaps for the Short Term," Duane Morris Alert, January 5, 2021
• Co-author, "Paternalistic Employers, Beware: EEOC Addresses Employer Concerns for Workplace Safety via Mandated Accommodations," Employee Benefit Plan Review, September 2020
• Co-author, "Paternalistic Employers, Beware: EEOC Addresses Employer Concerns for Workplace Safety via Mandated Accommodations," Duane Morris Alert, June 15, 2020
• Contributor, "How to Accommodate At-Risk Workers," SHRM, May 13, 2020
• Co-author, "EEOC Revisits – and Revises – COVID-19 Return to Work Guidance on Accommodating Employees with Underlying Medical Conditions," Duane Morris Alert, May 8, 2020

Selected Speaking Engagements

• Speaker, "Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: LGBTQ+ Workplace Issues," Duane Morris Institute (DMi) Webinar, June 8, 2023
• Speaker, "Quick Hits: Non-Competes and Employment," Western Alliance Class Action Law Forum Conference, March 16, 2023
• Speaker, "Workplace Diversity & Employee Retention: How to Recruit and Retain Your Talent," Duane Morris Institute (DMi) Webinar, February 10, 2022
• Speaker, "The California Employment Law Landscape Has Changed (Again!)," Association of Corporate Counsel, Webinar, November 4, 2021
• Speaker, "Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: LGBTQ+ Workplace Issues," Duane Morris Institute (DMi), Webinar, July 21, 2021
• Speaker, "Dear Helga - You're Never Going to Believe What My Employee Did This Time..." Duane Morris Institute (DMi), Webinar, June 22, 2021
• Speaker, "What to Worry About for California Contracts," Duane Morris Commercial Contracts Checkup Series, Webinar, November 19, 2020
• Speaker, "Navigating Leave Issues During COVID-19," The New Reality of Workplace Law and Practice in the COVID-19 Era, Duane Morris LLP, Webinar, October 29, 2020
• Speaker, "New 2021 Legislation and Case Law Impacting Employers," ELBI Breakfast Briefing, October 15, 2020
• Speaker, "Minding Your Business in the Age of COVID-19," ACC Presentation, May 28, 2020
• Speaker, "Employment Law 101: Getting it Right," Startup Accelerator Workshop, February 26, 2020