S. Kimia Pourshadi focuses her practice on labor and employment counseling and litigation. She represents employers across a range of workplace disputes, including class and individual actions involving wage and hour, discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims. This also includes matters arising under California and federal employment laws, including the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) claims.
Early in her career, Kimia worked as a human resources coordinator, where she gained firsthand experience with employee lifecycle and workplace policy matters. With this knowledge, Kimia routinely provides clients with compliance and risk mitigation advice in connection with reductions in force, accommodation requests, and state and federal leave laws. She also provides support in drafting and reviewing employee handbooks as well as employment-related due diligence in business transactions.
Kimia earned her J.D. from Boston College, where she served as the treasurer of the Middle Eastern Law Students Association. She received her undergraduate degree in English, with a minor in business studies & law, from Bentley University.