Morgan Forsey

Morgan Forsey is a partner in the Labor and Employment Practice Group and is co-Office Managing Partner of the San Francisco office.

Areas of Practice

Morgan handles all facets of the litigation and trial process in labor and employment disputes. Morgan has significant experience in defending wage and hour class actions, including claims for overtime pay, meal and rest period violations, misclassification, prevailing wages and claims concerning premium pay issues. She has successfully defeated class certification motions and prevailed on motions to affirmatively deny class certification. Morgan has successfully defended labor and employment disputes under both state and federal law, including harassment, misclassification, discrimination, whistleblowing and retaliation. In particular, Morgan has extensive experience representing and advising clients in the technology, healthcare, transportation, retail, staffing and hospitality industries. She has substantial experience defending against claims arising under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, Title VII, Sarbanes-Oxley, Dodd-Frank, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and state, federal and local wage and hour laws. Morgan has trial experience defending wage and hour class actions, PAGA actions and single plaintiff employment cases.

In addition to civil litigation matters, Morgan regularly represents employers in matters before governmental agencies, such as, the DLSE, DFEH and EEOC, and assists employers in handling regulatory audits, such as DOL and DLSE investigations. Morgan also provides strategic advice to employers on a full spectrum of employment compliance issues; including local ordinances, wage and hour compliance, employee terminations, responding to employee leave requests, trade secret theft and employee privacy.

Honors

Labor and Employment, Legal 500, 2016

Witkin Award for Excellence in Remedies taught by former California Supreme Court Justice Cruz Reynoso

Honorable Patricia Herron and Honorable Ellen James Scholarship from the Contra Costa County Bar Association Women's Section

Elected to the U.C. Davis Trial Practice Honors Board

Digital Media

Nota Bene Episode 13: Human Capital and Defining the Relationship with Your Workforce in the 21st Century with Morgan Forsey

Insights

Articles

Labor & Employment Law Blog Posts

• The San Francisco Bay Area Issues Strengthened COVID-19 Shelter In Place Orders That Have a Significant Impact on Employers and Operations, April 1, 2020
• Employers Beware! Employees are Permitted to Use Employer’s Email Systems for Non Work Purposes, Including Union Organizing, December 12, 2014
• New California Commission Contract Rules - It is Not Too Early To Get Ready! March 20, 2012
• The Ninth Circuit Clarifies Application Of The Computer Fraud And Abuse Act Favorably For Employers , May 3, 2011
• A Workers' Compensation Rating Of 100% Disabled Does Not Relieve An Employer Of Its Obligations Under The ADA And FEHA , April 28, 2011
• California Court of Appeal Rejects Anti-SLAPP Motion in a Retaliation and Wrongful Termination Case , July 1, 2009
• The California Court of Appeals Provides Some Guidance on the Scope of the Administrative Exemption to Wage Order No. 4-2001 , February 12, 2008

Events

•Labor & Employment Law Webinar for Health Facilities, Including COVID 19 Issues
CAHF Virtual Spring Conference, 03.30.2020

•Labor & Employment Law Seminar for Health Facilities
03.15.2020

•Breakfast with Your Labor Lawyer - San Francisco
Spring 2019 Seminar Series, 05.09.2019

•Breakfast With Your Labor Lawyer - San Francisco
Spring 2018 Seminar Series, 04.17.2018

•2017 Leaves And Local Ordinances
Summer 2017

•Breakfast With Your Labor Lawyer - San Francisco
Spring 2017 Seminar Series, 05.03.2017

•Breakfast With Your Labor Lawyer - San Francisco
Spring 2016 Seminar Series, 05.03.2016

•Labor & Employment Law Update & Happy Hour - San Francisco
Fall 2015 Seminar Series, 09.24.2015

•Labor & Employment Law Update - Spring 2014
06.09.2014

•Prevailing Wage and Misclassification Traps For Contractors and How to Avoid Them
Sheppard Mullin, November 2013

•Labor and Employment Law Update & Happy Hour Fall 2012 - San Francisco
Hyatt Regency San Francisco, 09.13.2012

•Labor and Employment Law: Mid-Year Update 2009 - Menlo Park
Breakfast With Your Labor Lawyer, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton - Menlo Park, 09.30.2009

•Pitfalls of Public Works Contracting (And How to Avoid Them) Seminar - Pleasanton
Presented by Sheppard Mullin and Heffernan Insurance, Four Points - Sheraton Pleasanton, 5115 Hopyard Road, Pleasanton, CA 94588, 05.15.2009

•Labor and Employment Law: Mid-Year Update 2008 - San Francisco
Breakfast With Your Labor Lawyer, Hyatt Regency San Francisco, 10.02.2008

•Breakfast With Your Labor Lawyer - San Francisco
Hyatt Regency San Francisco, 02.27.2008

•Breakfast With Your Labor Lawyer - Silicon Valley
Four Seasons Silicon Valley, 02.25.2008