Krista M. Cabrera
Partner
Krista Cabrera is an employment attorney focusing her practice on employment litigation, counseling, and training. She is a partner in the firm鈥檚 Labor & Employment Practice and serves as the Litigation Practice Group Leader for the West Region. Krista regularly represents employers in discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, proprietary information and trade secret, and class action wage and hour litigation.
In addition to her litigation work, Krista also provides counseling services, focused on drafting agreements, litigation avoidance, and the review and preparation of various employment related policies and procedures. She trains managers and human resources (HR) professionals regarding harassment, discrimination, and retaliation avoidance.
Awards and Recognition
- Selected by the聽Daily Journal as one of the Top Labor & Employment Lawyers, 2024
- Selected by San Diego Business Journal as one of the Women of Influence in Law, 2023
- Selected by her peers for inclusion in聽The Best Lawyers in America漏 in the fields of Litigation – Labor and Employment (2022-2024) and聽Employment Law 鈥 Management (2024)
- Selected in聽San Diego Business Journal鈥檚聽鈥淏est of the Bar鈥 (2014)
- Selected as a San Diego Top Attorney by the聽San Diego Daily Transcript (2011 and 2012)
Affiliations
- Member, San Diego Lawyers Club
- Former Member, National Human Resources Association, Programs Committee for the San Diego chapter
- Former Barrister, Louis M. Welsh American Inn of Court Member, San Diego Bar Association, Labor Law Section
Presentations and Publications
- Speaker, 鈥淲histleblower Protections: Navigating Health Care Employment & Labor Rights,鈥 麻豆传媒 & Lardner Webinar (January 8, 2025)
- Article Regarding Recognition of Krista Cabrera as Among California鈥檚 Top Labor and Employment Attorneys, 鈥淜rista Cabrera,鈥 The Daily Journal (August 7, 2024)
- Co-author, 鈥,鈥 The National Law Review (July 29, 2024)
- Co-author, “Navigating Return Of Calif. COVID-19 Supplemental Sick Leave,”听Law 360 (March 7, 2022)
- Quoted, “Do’s & Don’ts For Policing Workers’ Off-Duty Social Media Use,”听Law 360聽(November 25, 2020)
- Co-author, “,”听Talent Management and HR聽(November 21, 2018)
- Quoted, “Working Out Your Final Notice 鈥 Ask #HR Bartender,”听HR Bartender聽(August 23, 2015)
- Author of regular column, “Legal Consult,”聽EMS Insider聽(2013-2016)
- Co-author, “Employers, Get to Know the New Religious Accommodation Rules,”听Los Angeles Daily Journal聽(February 6, 2013)
- Assisted with research, drafts, and preparation of “Litigating Wage and Hour Cases: Defendants’ Perspective,”听Wage and Hour Law and Litigation聽(Continuing Education of the Bar)
- Co-author, “Two Conflicting Visions for Fixing Employment Law,”听Los Angeles Daily Journal聽(December 8, 2006)
- Co-author, “Claims by Illegal Immigrants,”听Los Angeles Daily Journal聽(December 7, 2006)
- Co-author, “Court Holds California Employers Cannot ‘Average’ Wages to Determine Minimum Wage and Instructs on The Proper Method for Determining California’s Minimum Wage Law,”听SDEA Newsletter聽(February 2006)
- Co-author of regular column, “Order,”听San Diego Lawyer Magazine聽
- Speaker, “Legal Considerations for High-Growth Startups – Harassment in the Workplace,” 4thly Startup Accelerator, October 12, 2022
- Speaker, “Women, Diversity & Change,” The Women in Law Summit Series, October 23, 2019
- Speaker, “Reasonable Accommodation and ADA,” University of San Diego School of Law, November 8, 2017
- Speaker, “OC Roundtable: Combating The Rise Of California Disability Discrimination Lawsuits,” Association of Corporate Counsel, March 22, 2016
- Speaker, “Workplace Investigations in Employment Litigation,鈥 San Diego County Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education, May 22, 2013
- Speaker, “Meal & Rest Periods, and Other Hot Employment Law Topics,” California Ambulance Association, September 2012
- Speaker, “ADA Mysteries Solved: A Practical Guide to Reasonable Accommodation & the Interactive Process,” EEOC San Diego Seminar, July 2011
- Speaker, “Employees on the Internet: Legal and Practical Concerns,” San Diego State University, Continuing Education, April 2008
- Speaker, “Employees and the Internet,” East County Personnel Association, February 2007
- Sexual Harassment Avoidance Training, ongoing since Fall 2005
The Elusive PAGA Early Evaluation Conference
According to the PAGA reform statute, employers with at least 100 employees can seek an Early Evaluation Conference within the time required to respond to the lawsuit to allow a neutral evaluator to decide a wide range of issues,
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California Leads the Way with New Regulations Addressing Use of AI in Employment Decisions
California鈥檚 updated聽regulations regarding the use of artificial intelligence-based (AI) Automated-Decision Systems in employment took...
麻豆传媒 Represents Unico in Acquisition of OwnID
麻豆传媒 represented Unico, Brazil鈥檚 leading IDtech company, in the acquisition of OwnID, a U.S.-based startup specializing in passwordless and passkey authentication.
When Does Venting Become a Complaint?
When does a general 鈥渧ent session鈥 become a protected complaint that the company must investigate? The answer may surprise some employers.
Whistleblower Protections: Navigating Health Care Employment & Labor Rights
Events in our recent history 鈥 the COVID-19 pandemic, increase in financial incentives for whistleblowers, and expansion of laws providing whistleblower procedures 鈥 have resulted in a spike in the number of whistleblower complaints received by regulators and employers globally.
Recent California Federal Court Decision Indicates That Determining Whether an Employment Agreement Illegally Restrains Lawful Employment Can Be a Fact-Intensive Inquiry Requiring Discovery
In a recent decision issued by the United States District Court for the Central District of California, a federal court in California was tasked with determining whether dismissal of a cause of action for tortious interference with contract at the outset of a case is appropriate where the underlying contract arguably contained restrictive covenants in violation of California Business & Professions Code section 16600.