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PRACTICES
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Education
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Loyola Law School, Los Angeles,
J.D., Cum Laude, Order of the Coif, 2013
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Loyola Marymount University,
English & Political Science, Cum Laude, 2010
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Admissions
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California
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California USDC, Central District
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California USDC, Eastern District
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California USDC, Southern District
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California USDC, Northern District
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US Ct Appeals, 9th Circuit (AZ, CA, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA, Guam, M. Isles)
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Affiliations
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American Bar Association
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Beverly Hills Bar Association
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Century City Chamber of Commerce, Women’s Business Council
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Los Angeles County Bar Association
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Women's Law Association of Los Angeles
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Recognitions
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Super Lawyers, Rising Star
2020-2023
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Law Fellow
University of California, Los Angeles, 2009
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Employment
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Thompson Coburn LLP
Partner, 2022-Present
Associate, 2017-2021
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Chapman, Glucksman, Dean, Roeb & Barger
Associate, 2013-2017
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Judicial Intern to the Honorable Richard Fruin
2012
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Community
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Bender's Labor & Employment Bulletin, Editorial Board, 2021-Present
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Bender's California Labor & Employment Bulletin, Editorial Board, 2021-Present
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Beverly Hills Bar Association, Labor & Employment Executive Committee
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ProVisors
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Kacey Riccomini is a dynamic employment lawyer and litigator who creates and executes smart strategies to resolve complex disputes. She advises members of Fortune 500 and large privately held companies, as well as smaller businesses and individuals.
Aggressive, focused, and methodical, Kacey handles complex litigation and employment-related disputes while staying practical and consistent with clients' business objectives. Kacey prevails in state and federal courts at all stages of litigation, including trial and appeal, and successfully arbitrates and mediates cases before the AAA, JAMS, and other dispute resolution agencies.
Kacey represents businesses and employers across many industries including automotive, banking, commercial leasing, construction, fashion, financial services, hospitality, legal, manufacturing, nonprofit, pharmaceutical, public transit, real estate, restaurant, telecommunications, and transportation. She is experienced with defending employers in wage and hour class actions, PAGA issues, discrimination claims and other employment-related disputes. She also helps clients ensure they follow state, local and national employment and labor laws, including updates to policies and training. She is a talented writer who crafts articles on many legal topics for professional publications. She also serves on the editorial boards for two publications, Bender's Labor & Employment Bulletin and Bender's California Labor & Employment Bulletin.
Before joining Thompson Coburn, Kacey was an associate at a California-based law firm where her practice focused on professional liability for accountants and business managers, construction defect litigation for builders and developers, catastrophic and personal injury defense for businesses and individuals, and insurance defense.
Labor & Employment Litigation
Obtained a complete defense judgment at trial in San Bernardino Superior Court against the Labor Commissioner and a former employee asserting wrongful termination, disability discrimination, and wage and hour claims arising from employee's contention that hours of daily breaks should have been compensated.
Achieved a complete defense judgment in arbitration before AAA in Los Angeles against an employee seeking over $10 million for physical and mental disability discrimination claims.
Obtained a complete defense judgment in arbitration before AAA in Los Angeles against a former employee asserting wrongful termination and mental disability discrimination claims.
Secured terminating sanctions and a complete defense judgment against an employee asserting sexual harassment, assault, discrimination, and wage and hour claims before JAMS in Los Angeles.
Achieved dismissal of claims before the Labor Commissioner against an employee asserting claims for unpaid commissions.
Obtained a walk-away before AAA in Los Angeles from an employee asserting pregnancy disability, discrimination, and wage and hour claims through deft cross-examination and subsequent threats of sanctions.
Business Litigation
Secured defense and award of over $500,000 in terminating sanctions in Orange County Superior Court for real estate investment trust client facing millions of dollars in potential liability due to plaintiff's falsified business and accounting records.
Successfully defended and prosecuted claims on behalf of limited partner in dissolution action in Los Angeles Superior Court.
Complex & Class Actions
Through targeted motions, obtained early dismissal of individual wage and hour claims, and favorable settlement of additional employee and consumer class action claims by leveraging mutuality of employee's pleaded attorney's fees provision in Los Angeles Superior Court.
Obtained favorable settlements of class action wage and hour and Private Attorneys General Act claims in Orange County, Sacramento, and Los Angeles counties.
Obtained favorable and nuisance value settlements of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino and other counties through aggressive litigation strategies.
Real Estate Litigation
Obtained favorable settlement for seller regarding enforcement of purchase agreement with respect to a large residential development in San Bernardino County.
Attained favorable judgments and settlements in prosecution and defense of commercial landlords and tenants in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Los Angeles counties.
Construction Defect
Successfully defended construction defect claims on behalf of builders and developers and obtained indemnity from subcontractors, including in complex multi-party and class action suits in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, and San Diego counties.
Negotiated favorable pre- and post-lawsuit settlements of construction defect claims on behalf of commercial and residential builders and developers throughout California.
Appellate
Obtained favorable appellate decision upholding court order denying motion to compel English-only arbitration agreement against client purchaser of large residential property on behalf of non-English speaking, elderly clients in Los Angeles County.
Professional Liability
Successfully defended accountants and attorneys in professional negligence actions, through targeted motions, including motions for sanctions, in Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura counties.
Negotiated favorable and nuisance-value settlements of professional negligence claims for accountants and attorneys through aggressive litigation tactics in Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura counties.
Thompson Coburn Publications
What employers need to know about mandatory COVID-19 vaccines and exceptions
23 tips for drafting employment arbitration agreements
Publications
Co-Author, "Reminder: Employers May Be Held Liable for Employee's Posts on Social Media"
Bender’s Labor & Employment Bulletin, October 2024
Co-Authored, "Understanding the New California Indoor Heat Illness Prevention Regulations"
Bender's California Labor & Employment Bulletin, October 2024
Quoted, "Politics in the workplace can become a nightmare for employers,"
Legal Dive and Construction Dive, October 2024
Authored, "Workplace political speech and social media: Key pitfalls for employers and employees,"
Daily Journal, August 7, 2024
Co-Authored, "Federal Court Strikes Down NRLB's Joint -Employer Rule,"
Bender's Labor & Employment Bulletin, May 2024
Co-Authored, "Employers Must Pay Arbitration Fees on Time or Risk Cancellation of the Arbitration,"
Bender's California Labor & Employment Bulliten, May 2024
Co-Authored, "2024 Employment Leave Laws in Illinois, New York, California, and Minnesota,"
Bender's Labor & Employment Bulletin, March 2024
Authored, "NLRB Establishes New Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status,"
Bender's Labor & Employment Bulletin, January 2024
Authored, “What Companies Need to Know About California’s Workplace Violence Prevention Law,”
Today’s General Counsel, December 29, 2023
Authored, "California Court of Appeal Clarifies That Employees’ Pandemic-Era Work-From-Home Expenses Must Be Reimbursed by Employer,”
Bender's California Labor & Employment Bulletin, November 2023
Authored, "NLRB Establishes New Standard For Evaluating Workplace Rules That Interfere With an Employees’ Rights,"
Bender's Labor & Employment Bulletin, October 2023
Authored, "Corporate fraud may leave investors holding the bag while their pockets are emptied,”
Los Angeles Daily Journal, September 25, 2023
Quoted, "California Bill Targets Workplace Violence,"
SHRM, September 27, 2023
Quoted, "California SB 553 impact on small businesses"
KNX News 97.1 FM, August 2023
"Smash and grabs and other crimes mean more work for employers",
Los Angeles Daily Journal, August 2, 2023
The California Court of Appeal Accepts the U.S. Supreme Court's Invitation to Clarify PAGA in Galarsa v. Dolgen California, LLC
Bender's California Labor & Employment Bulletin May 2023
Ninth Circuit Declares Amazon Security Checks Non-Compensable
Bender's Labor & Employment Bulletin May 2023
California's Consumer Privacy Act Now Applies to Employees' Personal Information
Bender's California Labor & Employment Bulletin April 2023
FTC Proposed Sweeping New Rule Banning Nearly All Non-Compete Agreements in Worker Contracts
Bender's Labor & Employment Bulletin March 2023
With AB 2188 California Moves to Protect Employees' Off-Duty Cannabis Use
Bender's California Labor & Employment Bulletin January 2023
Los Angeles Superior Court Rejects Boardroom Quotas for Underrepresented Communities in Summary Judgment Decision
Bender's California Labor & Employment Bulletin October 2022
Duplicative PAGA Cases May Be Stayed Pending the Outcome of the First-Filed Case
Bender's California Labor & Employment Bulletin September 2022
“U.S. Supreme Court gives employers a rare victory in arbitration of PAGA claims”
Los Angeles Daily Journal, June 2022
“Appellate Court Conflict: Can PAGA Plaintiffs Intervene and Oppose Settlement in Other Actions?”
Bender's California Labor & Employment Bulletin, April 2022
“Employers Should be Mindful of Defined Benefit Plans’ Fees and Investment Options Under ERISA When Selecting Retirement Plans”
Bender's Labor & Employment Bulletin, March 2022
The Fall of the Joint Employer Rule
Bender's Labor & Employment Bulletin December 2021 and January 2022
California Becomes First State to Target Warehouse Distribution Centers for Productivity Quotas
Bender's California Labor & Employment Bulletin December 2021
9th circuit Finds "paramour preference" does not violate Title VII
Los Angeles Daily Journal October 2021
FEHA Quid Pro Quo Harassment Claims for Failure to Promote Accrue When the Aggrieved Employee Knew or Should Have Known of the Employer's Decision Not to Promote Them
Bender's California Labor & Employment Bulletin October 2021
Heightened Scrutiny Applies to Post-Certification Class Action Settlements In Addition to Pre-Certification Class Action Settlements
Bender's Labor & Employment Bulletin September 2021
9th Circuit Decision Highlights the “Don’ts” Of Drafting Employment Arbitration Agreements
Los Angeles Daily Journal August 2021
Conflict Among the Circuits: Are Websites Places of Public Accommodation Under the Americans With Disabilities Act
Bender's Labor & Employment Bulletin June 2021
PAGA 2020 Developments
Bender’s California Labor & Employment Bulletin April 2021
Employees Must Receive Premium Pay For Meal Break Rounding Violations
Los Angeles Daily Journal March 2021
What Employers Need to Know About Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccines and Exceptions
Thompson Coburn LLP February 2021
California Employers Must Provide Notice to Employees Of COVID-19 Exposure and Benefits, Take Safety Measures to Prevent COVID-19’s Spread
Bender’s Labor & Employment Bulletin December 2020
AB 685 Requires Employers to Provide Notice of COVID-19 Exposure Los Angeles Daily Journal
September 2020
Return to Work Issues Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparison of California and Federal Law
Bender’s Labor & Employment Bulletin June 2020
24 Tips for Drafting Employment Arbitration Agreements
Bender’s Labor & Employment Bulletin May 2020
23 tips for drafting employment arbitration agreements
Thompson Coburn LLP December 2019
Drafting Employment Arbitration Agreements
Los Angeles Daily Journal November 2019
High Stakes: Arizona Law Prohibiting Discrimination in Employment Against Medical Marijuana Cardholders May Trigger Review of Drug Testing Policies
Bender’s Labor & Employment Bulletin April 2019
Reconciling California State and Federal Court Decisions: What Employers Need to Know About Production-Based Compensation Plans
Bender’s Labor & Employment Bulletin January 2019
Presentations
"Free Speech and the Workplace with Kacey Riccomini (Business Credit)"
Good Morning, HR Podcast, December 19, 2024
"Everything Employment Attorneys Need to Know About Political Speech and Social Media in the Workplace,"
Beverly Hills Bar Association, September 30, 2024
News
Kacey Riccomini on Navigating Political Speech in the Workplace
Kacey Riccomini Discusses Employer Obligations for Workplace Speech
Kacey Riccomini Discusses Navigating Politics in the Workplace
Kacey Riccomini Recognized as Top Labor & Employment Attorney
Kacey Riccomini on Navigating Workplace Political Speech and Social Media
Class of 16 Partners Completes Women’s Leadership Academy
Kacey Riccomini Discusses California’s New Reproductive Loss Leave
Kacey Riccomini and Joseph Scott Detail California’s New Reproductive Loss Leave
Kacey Riccomini Discusses California’s Workplace Violence Prevention Law
2023-24 Women's Leadership Academy
Kacey Riccomini Quoted on CA Bill Discussing Workplace Violence Prevention
Kacey Riccomini Discusses Corporate Fraud Concerns
Kacey Riccomini and Aya Elalami Discuss Workplace Violence Concerns in Daily Journal Article
Congratulations to the new Thompson Coburn partners for 2022