Alan S. Levins

alevins@littler.com
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Alan S. Levins is one of Littler Mendelson’s most experienced trial attorneys, having tried discrimination, wrongful termination and class action wage-hour cases. He began his practice focused on traditional labor law and has continued his practice in that area as well. He also counsels and defends clients in:

  • Complex litigation and jury trials
  • Sexual harassment and discrimination litigation and counseling
  • Class actions
  • Whistleblower litigation and counseling
  • Discipline and termination litigation and counseling

With extensive litigation experience in cases related to employment law, including numerous jury trials, Alan has appeared before the California Supreme Court on several occasions. He also practices before:

  • Federal, district, appellate and Supreme courts
  • Various state courts
  • The National Labor Relations Board
  • The Agricultural Labor Relations Board
  • The California Labor Commissioner
  • California's Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • The Employment Development Department

Alan works with a broad range of clients including:

  • Biotech
  • Real estate
  • Manufacturing
  • Retail
  • Healthcare
  • Hospitality
  • Broadcast and print media
  • Trucking
  • Freight forwarding companies
  • Law firms

Alan is a member of Littler Mendelson's Traditional Labor, Class Actions, Whistleblower and Wage and Hour practice groups. He also lectures on traditional labor law, wrongful termination, and sexual harassment.

Credentials & Recognition

Speaking Engagements

Additional Thought Leadership

Are Unpaid Interns A Thing Of The Past?

  • April 1, 2013
  • Nob Hill Gazette

Interns: Employees or Not

  • August 1, 2008
  • California Lawyer
  • The State Bar of California
  • Alan Levins

Alan Levins Discusses Political Talk in the Workplace

  • November 3, 2006
  • KGO Morning Radio Show

Let's Not Waffle On The Issue: The State Labor Commissioner Is Not The EEOC

  • April 2004
  • California Employment Report

Will The California Courts March To The Requirements Of Due Process As Set Forth In State Farm?

  • February 2004
  • California Employment Reporter

It Wasn't a Flurry, It Was a Blizzard

  • December 2003
  • California Employment Reporter

There is Nothing Classic About Class Action Arbitrations

  • October 2003
  • California Employment Reporter

The Supreme Court Should, Once Again, Step In to Stop 'Tort Inflation'

  • August 2003
  • California Employment Reporter

It Is Time For The Demise of The 'Death Knell' Doctrine

  • June 2003
  • California Employment Reporter

Let's NOT Be Averse to Requiring 'Adverse Action' That Is Truly Adverse

  • April 2003
  • California Employment Reporter

May It Please The Court

  • February 2003
  • California Employment Reporter

Who Can Be Against Privacy?

  • December 2002
  • California Employment Reporter

Looking Back at 2002

  • December 2002
  • California Employment Reporter

Employers Beware! Ignorance is No Longer Bliss: The Case of the Immaculate Perception

  • August 2002
  • California Employment Reporter

Let's Be Fair About Punitive Damages for a Change

  • June 2002
  • California Employment Reporter

How Are You Doing With Those New Year Resolutions?

  • February 2002
  • California Employment Reporter

Survey of Employment Issues Pending Before the Supreme Court

  • December 2001
  • California Employment Reporter

Arbitration - A Policy for All Employees, Not Just the Newly Hired

  • October 2001
  • California Employment Reporter

Let's Review the Importance of Performance Reviews - Why They Must Be Performed Properly

  • August 2001
  • California Employment Reporter

Tenure Track Travails-Plaintiff Proves Pretext but Not Discrimination; Summary Judgment Affirmed

  • June 2001
  • California Employment Reporter

Playhut Plays With Fire and Gets Burned; What Did the Court Really 'Say?

  • April 2001
  • California Employment Law Reporter

The Boss's Survival Guide

  • 2001
  • McGraw-Hill

Only Claims Without Merit Benefit From Jury System's Inefficiencies

  • September 28, 1999
  • Daily Journal

Law Needed to Stop Abuses by Unethical Class-Action Attorneys

  • August 9, 1999
  • S.F. Chronicle

Books & Book Chapters

The Boss's Survival Guide

  • McGraw-Hill
  • 2001

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