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Like all attorneys at Hirschfeld Kraemer, I feel that I am a partner in the long-term success of our clients and their businesses. I look at the issue at hand and provide the best possible client service and outcome, but with a view towards the client’s wants and needs over the long haul. We’re invested in the success of our clients at every step.
Monte Grix is a partner in the firm’s Santa Monica office. He has represented a variety of employers with respect to labor and employment matters, including higher education institutions, tech companies, restaurants, hotels, manufacturers, electronics distributors, general construction contractors (union and non-union), retailers, aerospace companies, government contractors, and agricultural companies. His practice emphasizes both litigation and counseling in traditional labor and non-union settings.
On the litigation side, Monte handles employment discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims, wage and hour class actions and employment-related trade secret/intellectual property/non-competition claims. Monte has successfully litigated for his clients in arbitration, at trial, and on summary judgment. On the advice side, Monte counsels employers with respect to a broad range of employment law issues, including wage and hour compliance, record-keeping, and employee disability accommodation. He also has experience conducting neutral investigations for private sector employers with regard to internal discrimination, harassment, wrongful discipline complaints, and ethics compliance, internal employment eligibility (I-9) audits, and OFCCP compliance matters.
Monte is bilingual in Spanish and conducts employee trainings in both Spanish and English.
In his spare time, Monte likes to stay active. He has hiked up Mt. Whitney, run a half marathon, and completed several century (100 mile) bicycle rides.
The Wiley M. Manuel Award for Pro Bono Legal Services (State Bar of California)
Sayre MacNeil Scholar, Loyola Law School
Named by fellow members of State Bar as Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Star in Labor and Employment – 2013, 2014, 2015
American Youth Soccer Organization: Board Member, Division Commissioner, Referee, Coach
Co-presenter, “How California’s Dramatic Changes to PAGA Affect You,” Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP webinar, July 16, 2024
Co-presenter, “Employment Law Update: Everything You Need to Know to Stay Ahead of the Curve in 2024,” Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP webinar, February 13, 2024
Co-presenter, “Your 2022 California Employment Law Update & Survival Guide,” Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP webinar, February 14, 2022
Co-presenter, PASCO Annual Conference: HR Legal Update, Santa Rosa, California, January 13, 2022
Panelist, Demystifying California’s Workplace Reopening: To Mask or Not To Mask (and all your other questions answered), Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP webinar, June 25, 2021
Panelist, Reopening The Workplace, Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP webinar, June 2, 2020
Co-presenter, “California Employment Laws 2020: Your Survival Guide,” PIHRA West Los Angeles Chapter Meeting, February 20, 2020
Legal Update, National Human Resources Association
Brinker and Beyond: A Survey of Changes in Wage and Hour Law, Equal Employment Opportunity Law, and Employment Arbitration
Legal Update Regarding Developments in LGBT Law and Employment Discrimination
“Major Pro-Employer Changes To PAGA Expected To Become Law This Week,” The California Workplace Advisor (Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP blog), June 26, 2024
“U.S. Department of Labor Issues Its “Final Rule” Regarding the Classification of Independent Contractors versus Employees,” The California Workplace Advisor (Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP blog), January 11, 2024
“Important Handbook and Policy Changes for 2024 and Beyond,” The California Workplace Advisor (Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP blog), January 3, 2024
“Think The New Consumer and Employee Privacy Laws Don’t Reach Your Business? Think Again,” The California Workplace Advisor (Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP blog), December 27, 2023
“NLRB Issues New Joint Employer Rule,” The California Workplace Advisor (Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP blog), November 2, 2023
“California Expands Paid Sick Leave Law Effective January 1, 2024,” The California Workplace Advisor (Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP blog), October 23, 2023
“Employee Arbitration Agreements and PAGA Claims: Yes We Can (With Qualifiers),” The California Workplace Advisor (Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP blog), July 24, 2023
“Mandatory Employment Arbitration Agreements Are Legal in California: Ninth Circuit Affirms That California Assembly Bill 51 Is Unenforceable,” The California Workplace Advisor (Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP blog), February 16, 2023
“California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”) Expanded to Include Leave to Care for Nonrelatives,” The California Workplace Advisor (Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP Blog), October 4, 2022
“California Supreme Court Issues Important Decision For Employers That Use Staffing Agencies,” The California Workplace Advisor (Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP Blog), July 5, 2022
“California Supreme Court: Premium Pay for Non-Compliant Meal/Rest Periods Must Be Paid at “Regular Rate of Pay” Used for Overtime, Not Base Hourly Rate—and Applies Retroactively,” The California Workplace Advisor (Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP Blog), July 29, 2021
“More Relaxed Masking, Distancing Among Cal/OSHA’s Latest Proposed Changes To Safety Rules,” The California Workplace Advisor (Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP Blog), June 16, 2021
“Hospitality Industry Must Rehire Employees Laid Off Due To COVID-19,” The California Workplace Advisor (Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP Blog), April 21, 2021
“The Future of Timeclock Rounding: Dead on Arrival,” The California Workplace Advisor (Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP Blog), March 2, 2021
“Worker Classification ‘ABC Test’ Is Retroactive, Per CA Supreme Court,” The California Workplace Advisor (Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP blog), January 19, 2021
Hirschfeld Kraemer Elevates Monte Grix to Partner, January 19, 2021
“Doe v. Google: PAGA Extends to Confidentiality Agreements Between Employers and Employees,” The California Workplace Advisor (Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP blog), September 25, 2020
“U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Protects LGBTQ Workers,” The California Workplace Advisor (Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP blog), June 15, 2020
“Planning For The Rebound: Step 12 – Dealing With Requests To Work Remotely: Separating Facts From Fear,” The California Workplace Advisor (Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP blog), May 12, 2020
“In a Win for Employers, California Supreme Court Limits Reach of PAGA,” The California Workplace Advisor (Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP blog), September 16, 2019
“Top 10 Employment Law Developments of 2018: #7 – Class Action Wage & Hour Win For Employers,” The California Workplace Advisor (Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP blog), December 17, 2018
“Let’s Make a Rule: NLRB Seeks to Reverse Browning-Ferris Joint Employer Test Through Rulemaking Process,” The California Workplace Advisor (Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP blog), September 17, 2018
“Growing Trend: 2nd and 6th Circuits Join 7th in Holding that Gay and Transgender Persons are Protected Under Title VII’s Ban on Sex Discrimination,” The California Workplace Advisor (Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP blog), April 23, 2018
“Does Title VII Prohibit Employment Discrimination Against Gay and Transgender Persons? Jeff Sessions Says No, but the Supreme Court Will Likely Weigh In,” The California Workplace Advisor (Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP blog), October 5, 2017
“U.S. Dept. of Labor Withdraws Obama-Era Guidance Regarding Independent Contractor v. Employee Classification,” The California Workplace Advisor (Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP blog), June 8, 2017
“Bellagio v. NLRB: the DC Circuit Reins in the NLRB’s Expansive Take on Weingarten Rights, and a Sign of (NLRB) Things to Come,” The California Workplace Advisor (Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP blog), May 2, 2017
“Arbitration Agreements Front and Center: United States Supreme Court Set to Resolve Ongoing Row over Legality of Class Action Waivers,” The California Workplace Advisor (Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP blog), January 13, 2017
“Texas Federal Court Permanently Enjoins DOL ‘Persuader Rule,'” The California Workplace Advisor (Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP blog), November 28, 2016
“Employers Get a Break on Disclosure of Union Organizing Efforts and Advice: Texas Courts Blocks Implementation of the DOL’s ‘Persuader Rule,'” The California Workplace Advisor (Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP blog), July 11, 2016
“Take a Seat (if Reasonable): The California Supreme Court ‘Clarifies’ Employee Seating Requirements,” The California Workplace Advisor (Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP blog), June 23, 2016
“California Court Approves FLSA Formula For Flat Bonuses,” The California Workplace Advisor (Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP blog), January 22, 2016
“The ADA at 25: Mental Disabilities in the Spotlight,” The California Workplace Advisor (Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP blog), August 4, 2015
“Entrepreneurs or Exploited Workers?” Los Angeles Daily Journal, September 19, 2014
The California Legislature Expands Accommodations In The Workplace To Religious Dress And Grooming Practices
