Jasmine Shams is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Lewis Brisbois and a member of the Labor & Employment Practice. She advises businesses on a wide range of labor and employment issues, including general practices, termination and disciplinary decisions, wage and hour issues, and compliance with Title VII, FEHA, the FMLA, the FLSA, OSHA, the NLRA, the ALRA, and other federal, state, and local labor and employment laws. She is a frequent speaker on litigation avoidance, labor and employment trends, and sexual harassment and discrimination prevention. Her analytical approach to her clients’ business and legal objectives allows her to develop and implement practical solutions to complex legal issues.

Employers rely on Jasmine to defend them throughout all stages of litigation in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies against claims involving:

• wrongful termination,
• harassment,
• discrimination and retaliation,
• prevailing wage liability,
• Cal/OSHA citation appeals,
• alter ego/single employer liability and joint employer liability, and
• wage and hour class and collective actions.

She also frequently assists clients with developing policies, employee handbooks, and separation agreements. She conducts workplace investigations, wage and hour audits, and employee trainings.

In addition, Jasmine represents both unionized and non-unionized employers before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB).

Jasmine's experience includes: 

• Obtaining a complete defense verdict  in favor of homebuilder following a four-day JAMS arbitration on employee’s claims of age discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination.
• Successfully defending a staffing agency in a harassment and retaliation claim before the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, which resulted in a dismissal.
• Defending several employers in numerous putative wage and hour class and PAGA actions, including cases alleging misclassification of workers, failure to pay overtime, failure to provide meal and rest breaks, failure to provide accurate wage statements, and failure to reimburse business expenses.
• Representing an employer at a Labor Commissioner hearing, which resulted in a decision in favor of the employer.
• Representing employers in union organizing campaigns before the NLRB and the ALRB.
• Successfully defending employers in unfair labor practice charges before the NLRB and ALRB.

Admissions

• State Bar Admissions
  • California

Associations

• ​​​​​​Orange County Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section
• Orange County Women Lawyer Association
• Agricultural Personnel Management Association

Education

Albany Law School

Juris Doctor, 2011

California State University, Northridge

Master of Business Administration, 2007

California State University, Northridge

Bachelor of Arts, 2004