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Thea E. Rogers

Associate - los angeles

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Experience

Legal Expertise

Thea advises employers in various employment matters, including wage and hour compliance, employment policies and personnel matters, employment contracts, prevailing wage requirements, and harassment and discrimination prevention. She has extensive experience defending employers against such claims in federal and state courts and before administrative bodies. Thea has also represented institutional lenders in commercial finance structuring and documentation.

Professional, Business and civic Affiliations

Beverly Hills Bar Association, Labor & Employment and Empowering Women sections

Other Career Experience

Associate, Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP

Associate, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Headlines

Headlines

Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp Launches Practice Group to Advise Clients on DEI Programs
September 17, 2024
MSK Client Amazon Acquires MGM Studios
May 26, 2021

Publications

Author, “Epic Systems V. Lewis: PAGA’s Epic Demise?” Law360, June 4, 2018.

Author, “New Calif. ‘National Origin’ Rules Stray From Federal Policy” Law360, June 8, 2018.

Client Alerts

EEOC Releases Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace Addressing Timely Topics
June 13, 2024
New York Becomes First State to Implement “Paid Prenatal Leave” for Employees
May 2, 2024
Los Angeles County Passes New "Fair Chance Ordinance” for Unincorporated Areas, Further Restricting Employers’ Use of Criminal History
April 8, 2024
With Release of New Guidance, California Employers Now Have What They Need To Comply with July 1st Deadline To Implement a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan
March 18, 2024
California Enacts New Employee Reproductive Loss Leave Law For 2024
October 18, 2023
California Expands Paid Sick Leave Law, Increases Annual Leave Amount
October 11, 2023
The Fair Work Week Ordinance: What LA Retailers Need to Know
March 23, 2023
New Federal Workplace Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Employees, Reminiscent of…California Law?!
February 23, 2023
Guidance Regarding California Pay Scale Disclosure Requirements is Released
January 10, 2023
Cal-OSHA Standards Board Adopts Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) Revisions
June 21, 2021
California Mask Requirement for Workplaces To Continue Through Summer (And More!), CAL-OSHA Says
June 7, 2021
It's Back! Most California Employers Now Need to Provide Supplemental COVID-19 Sick Leave
March 23, 2021
EEOC Issues Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccinations: Yes, Employers Can Require Them
December 22, 2020
Do You Operate a Los Angeles-Based Office? Work in One? Read This - Especially if your business is considered essential!
December 7, 2020
More COVID-19 Rules for California Employers: Cal-OSHA’s Emergency COVID-19 Safety Regulations Take Effect
December 7, 2020
Can We Or Can’t We – Operate, That Is!
November 24, 2020
California to Require Employers to Annually Submit Pay Data to DFEH
November 6, 2020
Employees Put to the Test
Employers May Test Employees for COVID-19 Before Allowing Their Return to Workplace, EEOC Says
April 24, 2020
America CARES About Unemployment
DOL Issues Guidance on New CARES Act Unemployment Insurance Provisions
April 8, 2020
Be Prepared: What Should Employers Do About the Coronavirus?
March 2, 2020

Events & Speaking Engagements

Navigating California's Workplace Violence Prevention Law
May 29, 2024
MSK's Labor & Employment Department's Annual "Year in Review" Seminar
January 10, 2024
MSK's Labor & Employment "Year in Review" Seminar
January 11, 2023
Getting the Crew Back Together: Navigating Frequent Return to Work COVID-19 Storms
April 28, 2021

Multimedia

Multimedia

Navigating California's Workplace Violence Prevention Law

Practice Areas

labor & employment
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory

Admissions

California
New York
U.S.D.C., Northern District of California

Education

Georgetown University Law Center, J.D.

Georgetown University, B.A., magna cum laude