Organizations Filed Purposes:
CELA EXISTS TO PROTECT AND EXPAND THE LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF ALL CALIFORNIA WORKERS AND TO STRENGTHEN THE COMMUNITY OF LAWYERS WHO REPRESENT THEM. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS THROUGH EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY FOR WORKER JUSTICE.
CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS ASSOCIATION ("CELA") HAS APPROXIMATELY 1,200 MEMBERS. CELA EXISTS TO PROTECT AND EXPAND THE LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF ALL CALIFORNIA WORKERS AND TO STRENGTHEN THE COMMUNITY OF LAWYERS WHO REPRESENT THEM. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS THROUGH EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY FOR WORKER JUSTICE.CELA'S COMMITTEES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ORGANIZATION AND FURTHER SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION. THE COMMITTEES ARE COMPRISED OF MEMBER VOLUNTEERS AND PROVIDE A FORUM FOR THE MEMBERSHIP TO NETWORK, SEEK ADVICE, AND DISCUSS ISSUES OF MUTUAL CONCERN IN THEIR LAW PRACTICES. CELA CURRENTLY HAS 18 ACTIVE PRACTICE AREA COMMITTEES: AMICUS; ARBITRATION; BARRISTERS; DFEH; DIVERSITY OUTREACH; EDUCATION; ELIMINATION OF BIAS IN THE JUDICIARY; FEHC; IMMIGRANT EMPLOYEE RIGHTS; LAW PRACTICE MANAGEMENT; LEGISLATIVE; LISTSERV MONITORING; MENTOR; POLITICAL/JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS; PUBLIC EMPLOYEES; VOICE, WAGE AND HOUR WOMEN; AND WORKER OUTREACH. MANY OF THESE COMMITTEES ORGANIZE SPECIFIC PRACTICE AREA EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, SUCH AS WEBINARS, SEMINARS AND PANELS AT THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE. REGULARLY SCHEDULED COMMITTEE MEETINGS ARE HELD MONTHLY AND BI-MONTHLY.OTHER MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS INCLUDE: (1) A MEMBERS ONLY BRIEF BANK ON THE WIKI, WITH OVER 2,000 EMPLOYMENT LAW RELATED BRIEFS, SUCH AS MEMORANDA OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES, COMPLAINTS, DISCOVERY AND TRIAL MATERIALS; (2) THE CELA LISTSERV, AN ONLINE DISCUSSION FORUM, WHERE MEMBERS CAN ASK OTHER CELA MEMBERS FOR BRIEFS AND PRACTICAL ADVICE ABOUT THEIR CASES; (3) A CELA MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY, PUBLISHED ANNUALLY, WHICH LISTS ALL MEMBERS AND THEIR PRACTICE AREAS; (4) A MENTOR PROGRAM, WHICH MATCHES SEASONED PRACTITIONERS WHO WILL GENEROUSLY SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE WITH NEWER LAWYERS AND LAW STUDENTS.
CELA HAS ADVANCED THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ITS MEMBERS BY CONDUCTING SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES ON A WIDE RANGE OF EMPLOYMENT LAW AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019, CELA CONDUCTED EIGHT WEBINARS; A FULL-DAY WAGE AND HOUR SEMINAR; A THREE-DAY TRIAL COLLEGE; THREE-QUARTER-DAY E-DISCOVERY SEMINAR; AND AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE, WHICH CONSISTED OF TWO DAYS OF SEMINARS FULL OF PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR EMPLOYEE ADVOCATES ON TOPICS SUCH AS AN ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE, SERVING NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING CLIENTS; THRIVING AS A SOLO OR SMALL PRACTICE; ETHICAL ISSUES IN MULTI-PLAINTIFF ACTIONS; BEST PRACTICES IN PURSUING LABOR CODE SECTION 970 AND OTHER FRAUD CLAIMS IN THE WORKPLACE; PROTECTING PREGNANT AND LACTATING WORKERS ARMED WITH THE LATEST CHANGES IN THE LAW; AND MORE. CELA'S DIVERSITY OUTREACH COMMITTEE ALSO CO-SPONSORED EDUCATIONAL EVENTS FOR LAW CLERKS AND TWO LEADERSHIP SUMMITS FOR LAW STUDENTS AND NEW LAWYERS WITH OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND LAW SCHOOLS.
CELA PUBLISHES A MONTHLY BULLETIN FOR ITS MEMBERS WHICH INCLUDES CASE SUMMARIES OF EVERY SIGNIFICANT PUBLISHED CALIFORNIA CASE, STATE AND FEDERAL, ON CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT LAW, AND MORE, ALL FROM THE EMPLOYEE ADVOCATE'S PERSPECTIVE. THE BULLETIN ALSO INCLUDES FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATORY UPDATES, PRACTICE GUIDES, COMMITTEE UPDATES, EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND GENERAL NEWS RELEVANT TO THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS MEMBERS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Mariko Yoshihara | Policy Director | 40 | $118,700 |
| Christina Krasomil | Admin Director | 40 | $111,869 |
| Leonard Sansanowicz | Director | 5 | $0 |
| Toni Jaramilla | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Renuka Jain | Director | 5 | $0 |
| Adrianne De Castro | Secretary | 5 | $0 |
| Elizabeth L Riles | Chair-Elect | 5 | $0 |
| Wendy Musell | Board Chair | 10 | $0 |
| Sarah Schlehr | Director | 5 | $0 |
| David Derubertis | Director | 5 | $0 |
| Scot D Bernstein | Director | 5 | $0 |
| Carol Gillam | Director | 5 | $0 |
| Laura L Horton | Director | 5 | $0 |
| Vincent Tong | Director | 5 | $0 |
| Melissa Johnson | Director | 5 | $0 |
| Craig Byrnes | Director | 5 | $0 |
| Barbara Figari | Director | 5 | $0 |
| Cornelia Dai | Director | 5 | $0 |
| Maria G Diaz | Director | 5 | $0 |
| Cynthia Rice | Director | 5 | $0 |
| Kirby Canon | Director | 5 | $0 |
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