Susan Haines

Susan Haines is an associate in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's San Francisco office.

Areas of Practice

Susan’s practice focuses on the defense of employers in a variety of employment matters, including trade secret misappropriation, wage and hour disputes, unfair business practice, and other employment-related litigation. She has decades of experience litigating complex matters and single plaintiff lawsuits in state and federal court, and is involved in all stages of litigation from case strategy and discovery to motion practice and the preparation of expert and lay witnesses for trial.

Susan also counsels employers on their employment practices, leave issues and employment law compliance. 

Articles

Labor & Employment Law Blog Posts

• "July 1 Deadline Looms for Cannabis Operators to Maintain and Renew Their Licenses by Entering into Labor Peace Agreements," June 26, 2024
• "Think Twice Before Closing the Shop Doors," October 30, 2023
• "It’s Not Just the NLRB Watching You – NLRB Adds the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Its Ever Growing List of Interagency Collaborations," May 1, 2023
• "California Expands Employees’ Right to Off-Duty Cannabis Use," October 7, 2022 

Memberships

Bar Association of San Francisco

California Bar Association

District of Columbia Bar Association