Kerri Lutfey
Partner
Kerri.Lutfey@lewisbrisbois.com
Kerri Lutfey is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Lewis Brisbois and a member of the Labor & Employment Practice. She has significant litigation experience defending employers in individual and multi-plaintiff lawsuits regarding workplace discrimination, harassment, failure to accommodate, failure to engage in the interactive process, retaliation, wrongful termination, and wage and hour claims. Ms. Lutfey also assists clients with pre-litigation resolution of employee disputes and has extensive experience in providing employment counseling to clients, including policy and handbook drafting.
Prior to joining Lewis Brisbois, Ms. Lutfey was a law clerk at a San Diego-based firm, where she focused on construction defect law and insurance defense. Ms. Lutfey also interned at the California Attorney General’s Office in the summer of 2011 and the spring of 2012 in the areas of employment and administrative law.
Primary Area(s) of Practice
- Labor & Employment
Admissions
California
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
Associations
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Education
University of San Diego School of Law
Juris Doctor, 2012
University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, cum laude, 2009
Publications
- California Court of Appeal Rules that Employers are Not Required to Reimburse Employees for Slip-Resistant Shoes, Lewis Brisbois Employment & Labor Client Alert, July 2019
- California Court of Appeal Ruling Requires Reporting Time Pay for On-Call Employees, Even When Not Physically Reporting to Work, Lewis Brisbois Employment & Labor Client Alert, February 2019
- California Enacts New Laws Expanding Lactation Accommodation Requirements, Other Paid Family Leave Benefits, Lewis Brisbois Employment & Labor Client Alert, October 2018
- California Court of Appeal Holds that Vacation Policies with Waiting Periods Are Lawful, Lewis Brisbois Employment & Labor Client Alert, August 2017
- California Supreme Court Settles Unresolved Questions Regarding “Day of Rest” Requirements for Non-Exempt Employees, Affording Employers More Flexibility and Much Needed Guidance, Lewis Brisbois Employment & Labor Law Client Alert, May 2017
- California Governor Brown Signs Urgency Measure Amending Paid Sick Leave Law (AB 1522), Lewis Brisbois Employment & Labor Law Client Alert, July 2015