Byron Goldstein

Byron Goldstein represents employees subjected to employment discrimination, including equal pay act and Title VII violations.  He represents employees for failure to pay all overtime owed and other wage and hour violations.  Byron litigates these claims through class actions and individual actions.  He also litigates privacy class actions.

Before joining Browne Employment Lawyers, he was a partner at Goldstein, Borgen, Dardarian & Ho.  Prior to GBDH, Byron worked at Clarence, Dyer, and Cohen, he was a staff attorney in the Juvenile Rights Practice at The Legal Aid Society, and he served as a clerk for Judge UW Clemon in the Northern District of Alabama.

Byron is a Senior Reviewer of the Class Actions chapter in the ABA-BNA Employment Discrimination Law treatise (7th Ed.).  He speaks and writes about issues concerning class action litigation and employment laws.  The press has frequently quoted or referred to Byron’s work, including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Oregonian, and the San Francisco Chronicle.

• J.D., Columbia University School of Law, 2007
• M.S.c., Development Studies, University of London School of Oriental & African Studies, 2004
• B.B.A., Business/Finance, Emory University, 2003

Cases

Rasmussen, et al., v. The Walt Disney Company ($43.25 million proposed class settlement on behalf of California employees of Walt Disney-related companies alleging equal pay act and disparate impact claims)

Bazerman, et al., v. American Airlines ($11 million class settlement on behalf of passengers alleging airline charged checked bag fees in breach of its contract)

Flowers, et al., v. Twilio, Inc. ($10 million class settlement on behalf of Californians alleging their communications were recorded without consent in violation of the California Invasion of Privacy Act)

McBain v. Behr ($5 million class, collective, and PAGA settlement on behalf of employees alleging they were misclassified as exempt from overtime and not paid all overtime wages, provided meal and rest periods, and reimbursed business expenses, and other wage and hour violations).

Talamantes v. PPG Industries, Inc. ($5 million class and collective settlement on behalf of employees alleging they were misclassified as exempt from overtime, not paid all overtime wages, and other wage and hour violations)

Willey, et al. v. TTI, Inc. ($3.5 million class, collective, and PAGA settlement on behalf of employees alleging they were not paid all overtime wages and other wage and hour violations).

Arrellano, et al. v. R&B Sales and Marketing ($2.1 million class, PAGA, and collective action settlement on behalf of employees alleging failure to pay all overtime, all wages owed, provide meal and rest periods, and reimburse business expenses)

Foster, et al. v. Advantage Sales & Marketing ($1.2 million class and collective action settlement alleging they were misclassified as exempt from overtime, not paid all overtime wages, and other wage and hour violations)

Zenelaj, et al. v. Handy ($1.2 million class settlement on behalf of workers alleging they were misclassified as independent contractors).

Lawson, et al. v. Consumer Portfolio Services ($1.1 million PAGA, class, and collective settlement on behalf of employees alleging they were misclassified as exempt from overtime and not paid all overtime wages, provided meal and rest periods, and reimbursed business expenses, and other wage and hour violations)

Barnes v. Sprig, Inc. ($1.05 million class, collective, and PAGA settlement on behalf of employees alleging failure to pay all overtime, all wages owed, provide meal and rest periods, and reimburse business expenses)

$600,000 settlement for a woman alleging sex discrimination and retaliation against a marketing company.

Martinez v. PPG Industries, Inc. ($590,000 settlement on behalf of employees alleging violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act).

Garcia v. PPG Industries, Inc. ($500,000 class and collective settlement on behalf of employees alleging failure to pay all wages, reimbursement, and other wage and hour claims).