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Maria A. Audero
Partner, Employment Law Department mariaaudero@paulhastings.com Maria Audero is a partner in the Employment Law practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firms Los Angeles office. Her practice emphasizes state and federal wage-and-hour nationwide class and collective actions, discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims. Ms. Audero has represented employers in multiple jurisdictions in federal and state courts, and in administrative proceedings before federal and state agencies. She also provides general advice and counseling to clients on a wide variety of employment and labor matters, including wage-and-hour issues, sexual harassment claims and prevention training, and federal and state family and medical leave laws. She has represented clients in a wide variety of industries, including financial services, entertainment, insurance, medical, restaurant and hospitality, education, automotive, aerospace, and consumer.

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Practice Areas
Employment Law Employment Counseling and Preventive Advice

Admissions
California Bar

Accolades and Recognitions Honored as an oralist and finalist writer in the Intramural Moot Court competition and the Whittier National Moot Court competition Recognized by American Board of Trial Advocates with the John G. Bonelli Memorial Award Speaking Engagements and Publications Your Employees Are Using Facebook for Work. Now What? Paul Hastings: An Employment Law Roundtable, February 10, 2011 Disability & Leave Law Forum Thrice-yearly since 2010 Navigating a Regulatory Maze What You Need to Know About Disability and Leave Laws Professionals in Human Resources, September 2010 The EEOCs Final Regulations Implementing the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) Have Been Issued, Paul Hastings Client Alert, November 2010 Annual contributor to Olsen, Foster, Kline & Amantea, California Business Law Deskbook, published by Thomson Reuters/West, Chapter 15, Managing

Education
Southwestern University School of Law, J.D., 2000 University of California Los Angeles, B.A., 1980

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Leaves of Absence Annual contributor to Merrick T. Rossein, Employment Law Deskbook for Human Resources Professionals, published by Thomson Reuters/West, Chapter 7, The Family Medical and Leave Act Contributor to California Employers Guide to Employee Handbooks and Personnel Policy Manuals, published by Matthew Bender & Co., Inc., Chapter 2.09, Leaves of Absence Associate Editor of the Southwestern Law Review Education Southwestern University School of Law, J.D. (magna cum laude) UCLA, B.A.

News
January 06, 2010 Paul Hastings Selected as The American Lawyers Labor & Employment Litigation Firm of the Year June 17, 2008 Paul Hastings Attorneys Recognized as Super Lawyers and Rising Stars in Northern California, Southern California, Georgia, Illinois, New York and Washington, D.C.

Publications
September 05, 2013 OFCCPs Federal Contract Compliance Manual Enters the 21st Century

September 04, 2013 Regulations Refreshed: VEVRAA and Section 503 Regulations Mean New Challenges for Federal Contractors

July 01, 2013 DOMAs Demise Requires Immediate Benefit Plan Action

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Federal contractors may face new compliance burdens

December 21, 2011 More Challenges for Federal Contractors as OFCCP Turns its Focus to Employees with Disabilities

November 14, 2011 Litigating Multidistrict Employment Actions After Dukes

November 29, 2010 The EEOC Has Issued Final Regulations Implementing GINA

June 23, 2010 DOL Interprets the FMLA Broadly and Expands Leave Protections for Those Who Stand In Loco Parentis to a Child

April 05, 2010 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

November 23, 2009 The Employer Provisions of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) Are Now Effective

November 02, 2009 President Obama Signs New Law Expanding FMLA Coverage

November 20, 2008

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U.S. Department of Labor Issues Final Regulations on Family and Medical Leave

February 05, 2008 New Leave Law Protects Family Members of Soldiers and Sailors

November 07, 2007 California Meal Period Compliance Update: Three New Cases Offer Guidance on the Provide Versus Ensure Debate

November 06, 2007 The Fair Employment and Housing Commission Issues the Long-Awaited Regulations Implementing California's Mandatory Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Law

Rankings & Awards

January 02, 2013 Law360 Awards Paul Hastings' Employment Law practice was recognized as one of Law360s "Top Practice Groups of The Year."