Jennifer B. Zargarof

Jennifer has nearly 20 years of experience arguing before US state and federal courts and in arbitration. She has received defense verdicts on behalf of clients, including jury verdicts in a whistleblower and retaliation case; a sexual harassment and retaliation case; and a multi-plaintiff meal and rest period case. She also received judgment in an overtime exemption class action at the conclusion of court trial.

Jennifer is a frequent speaker on various employment-related topics and conducts trainings on sexual harassment, discrimination, wage and hour issues, and other employment law issues.

Jennifer is the labor and employment practice leader for the Los Angeles and Century City offices. Before joining Morgan Lewis, Jennifer was a partner in and co-leader of the labor and employment practice of another global law firm, resident in Los Angeles.

• Individual settlements for named plaintiffs and dismissal of class and collective action claims in a nationwide Title VII and Equal Pay Act case
• Individual settlement and dismissal of class claims in a case involving misclassification of technology workers
• Summary judgment against a named plaintiff in a case alleging a litany of wage and hour claims, mooting class claims
• Summary judgment against a named plaintiff in a pay stub case, mooting class claims
• Decertification of a class of more than 60,000 nonexempt employees
• Denial of certification in a series of four class actions alleging a variety of wage and hour claims on behalf of four different groups of retail employees (three in federal court and one in state court)