Jared L. Bryan is a Principal in 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, Mr. Bryan also has repeatedly secured substantial attorneys’ fees awards for his clients.
Mr. Bryan 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 Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the California Department of Industrial Relations – Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, and the California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board.
Mr. Bryan also provides advice and counsel and conducts training seminars on a wide range of workplace issues, including sexual harassment prevention training, in both English and Spanish.
During law school, Mr. Bryan was actively involved as an editorial board member of the Hastings International and Comparative Law Review.
LITIGATION EXPERIENCE
- Settled a wage and hour class action alleging unpaid overtime due to invalid alternative work schedule, missed meal and rest breaks, inaccurate wage statements, and related penalties in the Industrial Construction, Solutions and Supplies industry
- Settled a wage and hour class action alleging missed meal and rest breaks, off-the-clock work, improper wage deductions and unpaid bonuses, inaccurate wage statements, and related penalties for a Medical Device company
- Settled a wage and hour class action alleging unpaid overtime due to invalid alternative work schedule, off-the-clock work, missed meal and rest breaks, unreimbursed expenses and unpaid bonuses, inaccurate wage statements, and related penalties in the Mining industry
- Settled a wage and hour class action alleging unpaid overtime due to misclassification, missed meal and rest breaks, unreimbursed expenses, and unpaid bonuses, inaccurate wage statements and related penalties for a Medical Supply company
- Defeated a class certification of a wage and hour class action alleging unpaid overtime due to misclassification, missed meal and rest breaks, inaccurate wage statements, and related penalties for an Insurance company
- Defeated a class certification in various wage and hour class actions alleging missed meal and rest breaks, off-the-clock work, inaccurate wage statements, and related penalties for a Financial company
- Successfully litigating individual plaintiff cases to judgment, grant of summary judgment, defense awards in arbitration and through mediation
