Joy Rosenquist serves as a California liaison for Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute® and focuses on California state legislative and regulatory developments in employment and labor law, as well as municipal ordinances and regulation of the workplace. She assists the employer community in understanding the impact of California legislation before it becomes law. With her background in governmental affairs and regulatory practice, having previously worked for the State of California for over a decade, she is skilled at representing public entities on all facets of statutory and municipal compliance and related litigation and ordinances.

Joy has a varied skillset including her focus on the hospitality industry, with in-depth experience in the newly formed Fast Food Council, advising fast food and quick service restaurants on compliance and strategy
She recently testified before the Assembly Judiciary Committee in opposition to a bill creating joint employer liability between franchisees and franchisors
Joy has extensive knowledge of California cities’ fair workweek and predictive scheduling laws, and has guided a major grocery chain through several investigations
Joy regularly counsels clients on nationwide pay transparency, having recently published an in-depth Practical Guide on LexisNexis regarding every pay transparency law in the U.S. She advises large and small entities alike on their pay transparency strategies
She frequently conducts webinars on new California legislation and local ordinances, pay transparency, California pay data filing, as well as advancements in the state’s regulation of artificial intelligence

In addition to her government relations and public policy work, Joy is an experienced litigator in state and federal court, defending both private companies and public entities throughout her career. She practiced labor and employment litigation and advice and counsel work at the State for 11 years, with an emphasis on implementation of executive orders, legislation, oversight of regulations, and California budget bill and trailer bill legislation. With Joy’s background in governmental affairs and regulatory practice, she is skilled at representing public entities on all facets of statutory and municipal compliance and related litigation and ordinances.

Between 2001 and 2011, Joy practiced employment law with several private practice firms in the Sacramento area, developing a diverse practice including public sector litigation, constitutional challenges to peace officer conduct, and private sector trade secret and employee misappropriation cases.

Joy is also adept at workplace audits and investigations, having oversight of internal and third party investigators while employed at the State. She regularly conducts outside investigations for local and State governmental entities.

Joy speaks around the U.S. and internationally on emerging issues in the workplace, including pay transparency, artificial intelligence and California labor and employment public policy. She is regularly quoted and published in such media outlets as Law360, Political, Bloomberg Law, CNBC, SHRM and LexisNexis, and has a significant social media presence on LinkedIn.