Alexandra M. Johnson, Counsel Labor and Employment Litigation

Alexandra M. Johnson

Counsel

Areas of Focus

Alexandra M. Johnson, Counsel Labor and Employment Litigation

Alexandra M. Johnson

Counsel

amjohnson@akingump.com

Areas of Focus

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  • Represents employers in labor and employment matters, including class, collective and representative actions.

Alex counsels clients on a variety of employment issues, with a significant focus on class, collective and representative actions involving wage and hour issues. Alex regularly advises clients on claims regarding:

  • Joint employment
  • Meal and rest breaks
  • Off-the-clock work
  • Overtime, including regular rate calculation
  • Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA)
  • Pay equity
  • Wage statements
  • Worker misclassification.

Her clients include Fortune 500 companies and employers in a number of industries, including retail, technology, biopharmaceutical and manufacturing.

Representative Work
  • Secured denial of class certification on behalf of a multinational technology company in a gender-based employment discrimination class action.
  • Achieved a favorable settlement of a wage and hour class and PAGA representative action involving alternative workweek schedules on behalf of a Fortune 500 food distributor.
  • Represented a major social networking company in a wage and hour class and PAGA representative action involving joint employer issues.
  • Obtained a classwide settlement and release of wage and hour claims for a Fortune Global 500 manufacturer.

List may include matters worked on prior to joining Akin.

Education
  • J.D., University of California, Davis, School of Law, 2017

  • B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 2013

Bar Admissions
  • California

Recognitions
  • Sacramento Magazine, Top Lawyers, Employment & Labor, 2020.
Speeches and Publications
  • “The State of Equal Pay: Today’s and Tomorrow’s Trends,” Sacramento County Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section, September 2019.

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