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David A. Dixon

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A manager before law school, Mr. Dixon helps employers find solutions in all settings. He counsels employers in daily decision making and frequently trains managers, supervisors and employees on employment issues, including sexual harassment prevention training. He defends class actions and individual employee actions in federal and state court litigation, arbitration, and mediation, as well as before numerous administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the California Department of Fair Employment & Housing, the California Department of Labor Standards Enforcement, Cal-OSHA, the National Labor Relations Board, the Agricultural Labor Relations Board, and the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. He has successfully resolved numerous cases alleging retaliation, harassment, discrimination, wage & hour violations, and other employment claims.

Mr. Dixon has substantial experience counseling employers on all labor & employment law issues relating to reductions in force, including expertise regarding advance notification requirements and minimizing litigation risks associated with downsizing. He has also counseled employers through numerous situations involving industrial sabotage (including related unfair competition and trade secrets litigation), workplace violence and threats of workplace violence.

Professional Recognitions & Awards
In late 2007, the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Garland E. Burrell, Jr., appointed Mr. Dixon, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 333, to a three-year term (2008-2010) as an Eastern District Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference.
Mr. Dixon was selected in 2006 by the California State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management (Cal-SHRM) to serve as the Legal Expert on Employee and Labor Relations. In that role, he helped develop and co-author the first edition of the SHRM California Learning SystemTM, and the second edition, published in 2009.

Representative Publications and Presentations

Selected Example Publications
Preventing Sexual Harassment – California Edition (2007 Alexander Hamilton Institute)(Editor for Legal Compliance)
SHRM California Learning SystemTM (2006 Human Resources Certification Institute, 1st ed.)(2009 HRCI, 2nd ed.)
Pending Legislation Reminds Employers to Get Serious About E-Monitoring (2004 Sacramento Area Human Resources Association Newsletter)
California’s New “Baby WARN” Act Creates Legal Land Mines for Employers (2002 Sacramento Area Human Resources Association Newsletter)

Selected Example Presentations
Understanding and Complying with the Ever-Changing Employment and Labor Laws (2009)(Bakersfield, Lorman Education Services)
Voice Lessons: A California Political Primer for HR Professionals (2008)(Sacramento, California State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management, Annual Legislative Conference)
Legal & Legislative Toolkit for HR Advocacy (2008)(San Diego, California State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management, Leadership Conference)
Making Sense of the Legal Maze: An HR 101 Roadmap (2008)(Bakersfield, Kern County Society for Human Resource Management, Annual Conference)
Workplace Privacy: Looking Through the Keyhole (or the USB Port) (2007)(Bakersfield, Kern County Society for Human Resource Management, Annual Conference)
Getting Ready for 2007: A Legal & Legislative Update for Employers (2007)(Bakersfield, Kern County Bar Association, Corporate Counsel Section, MCLE presentation)
Elimination of Bias: Staying Out of the Barrel (2007)(Bakersfield, Kern County Bar Association, MCLE presentation)
Are We There Yet?: Exploring the Relations of Law, Race, Labor and Economics Through the Lens of 2007 Legal & Legislative Developments (2007)(Bakersfield, Kern County Society for Human Resource Management, June luncheon)(co-presented with Atiba R. Ellis, Esq., Instructor, Howard University School of Law)
Beyond At-Will Employment: Reaching Defensible Employment Decisions in California (2006)(Bakersfield, Employers Advisory Council, August luncheon)
Who Wants to Avoid Making Your Employee a Millionaire? (2006)(Bakersfield, Kern County Society for Human Resource Management, Annual Conference)
Guest Lecturer: California Accredited Counselor Program (2003-2005)(Sacramento, California Staffing Professionals)
Discipline and Termination: Steps to Avoid Wrongful Discharge Liability (2003)(Sacramento, Council on Education in Management)
Downsizing in Today’s Economy (2003)(Sacramento, Sacramento Area Human Resources Association)
Big Brother in the Electronic Workplace (2003)(Stockton, San Joaquin Human Resources Association)
The New Reality: Surviving a Reduction in Force (2001)(Chicago and Milwaukee, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP Employment Relations Seminar)
EEOC Hiring Compliance (2000)(Milwaukee, Council on Education in Management)
Mastering the ADA/FMLA/WC Overlap (2000)(Milwaukee, Council on Education in Management)

Professional Affiliations & Memberships
President, Kern County Society for Human Resource Management (KCSHRM) 2010 (President-Elect 2009; Legal & Legislative Director 2005-2008); Vice-President, Kern County Bar Association (KCBA) 2010 (Secretary-Treasurer 2009; Board of Directors 2004-present); Eastern District Lawyer Representative, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference (2008-2010); Chairman, KCBA Employment Committee (2005-present); Editorial Board Res Ipsa Loquitur (2006-2010); Board of Directors, San Joaquin Valley Chapter Federal Bar Association (2007-2008); Board of Directors, Teen Court of Kern County (2006-2008; 2010); Inaugural Chair, KCBA Young Lawyers Section (2004-2006); Adjunct Professor, Human Resources Laws and Regulations, California State University at Sacramento (2003-2005); Member, American Bar Association (ABA)(Labor and Employment Law Section, 1999-2008)(Young Lawyers Division, 1999-2007); KCBA Liaison to ABA Young Lawyers Division (2004-2006); Member, Industrial Relations Research Association, Milwaukee Chapter (1999-2002); Vice-President, Duke Bar Association 1999 (2L Class Representative 1998).