T. Oliver Yee

Community College District v. Former Employee (2023) – Convinced the court to grant a three-year Workplace Violence Restraining Order, preventing a former employee from harassing and threatening three community college district employees. The judge found that although the former employee has a First Amendment right to threaten another with a legal claim, the vulgar and threatening portion of the former employee’s text messages had no legitimate purpose. This Restraining Order prohibits the former employee from contacting, approaching, or interacting with the three employees for three years.

Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al. (2012) – Handled a Fair Labor Standards Act collective/class action case where the U.S. District Court granted a County law enforcement employer’s summary judgment motion. The lawsuit involved the “donning and doffing” claims of approximately 3,000 deputy sheriffs in two different, yet consolidated, collective action lawsuits filed against the County and its Sheriff (collectively “the County”). The district court also granted the County’s motion to decertify the remaining “off-the-clock” work claims. The district court’s rulings effectively ended two large collective/class action lawsuits after several years of litigation.

Rosales v. County of Los Angeles (2011) – This FLSA collective action sought compensation for unreported overtime and certification of a class of 700 IHSS social workers who evaluated IHSS recipients’ needs and made recommendations regarding the services to be performed by IHSS providers.  We successfully defeated plaintiffs’ attempt to certify the class and limited the case to just one social worker.  The case then settled for nuisance value.

Petersen Law Firm v. City of Los Angeles (2009 and 2013) – Represented City and individual defendants in an action in which they prevailed on an Anti-SLAPP motion in a case challenging investigation of police officers. After the matter was appealed and remanded, the trial court reconsidered the City’s motion for attorney’s fees and ruled that the City was entitled to recover the entire amount of attorney’s fees and costs it requested.

Bentley v. County of Los Angeles, et al (2009) – In a federal lawsuit a County client defeated a motion for conditional certification of a collective action filed by a potential lead plaintiff in a Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) wage and hour action.

City of Santa Barbara – Oliver served as chief negotiator during collective bargaining agreement negotiations with the City’s public safety and miscellaneous employee units.

City of West Covina – Oliver served as chief negotiator during collective bargaining agreement negotiations with the City’s public safety units and miscellaneous employee units.

City of Brea – Oliver served as chief negotiator during collective bargaining agreement negotiations with the City’s miscellaneous employee unit.

City of Whittier – Oliver served as chief negotiator during collective bargaining agreement negotiations with the City’s miscellaneous employee unit.

City of La Verne – Oliver served as chief negotiator during collective bargaining agreement negotiations with the City’s public safety units.

City of Redlands – Oliver served as chief negotiator during collective bargaining agreement negotiations with the City’s public safety units.

City of Cudahy – Oliver served as chief negotiator during collective bargaining agreement negotiations with the City’s miscellaneous employee unit.

City of Bell Gardens – Oliver has provided advice and counsel during the City’s collective bargaining agreement negotiations and in its labor relations with its employee groups.

City of Sierra Madre – Oliver has provided advice and counsel during the City’s collective bargaining agreement negotiations and in its labor relations with its employee groups.

Mono County – Oliver served as chief negotiator during collective bargaining agreement negotiations with the County’s public safety units and miscellaneous employee units.

The Oakwood School – Oliver served as chief negotiator during collective bargaining agreement negotiations with the School’s teacher unit.

Westland School – Oliver served as chief negotiator during collective bargaining agreement negotiations with the School’s teacher unit.

Ecole Bilingue de Berkeley – Oliver served as chief negotiator during collective bargaining agreement negotiations with the School’s teacher unit.

Escuela Bilingue Internacional – Oliver served as chief negotiator during collective bargaining agreement negotiations with the School’s teacher unit.

The Buckley School – Oliver has provided advice and counsel during the School’s collective bargaining agreement negotiations and in its labor relations.

Barstow Community College District – Oliver served as chief negotiator during collective bargaining agreement negotiations with the District’s faculty and miscellaneous employee units.

The Accelerated School – Oliver served as chief negotiator during collective bargaining agreement negotiations with the School’s teacher and miscellaneous employee units.

MiraCosta Community College District – Oliver has provided advice and counsel during the District’s collective bargaining agreement negotiations and in its labor relations.

Los Angeles Community College District – Oliver has provided advice and counsel during the District’s collective bargaining agreement negotiations and in its labor relations.

Chino Valley Independent Fire District – Oliver served as chief negotiator during collective bargaining agreement negotiations with the District’s public safety units.

Orange County Cemetery District – Oliver served as chief negotiator during collective bargaining agreement negotiations with the District’s miscellaneous employee unit.

Ventura Port District – Oliver served as chief negotiator during collective bargaining agreement negotiations with the District’s public safety and miscellaneous employee unit.

Mesa Water District – Oliver has provided advice and counsel during the District’s collective bargaining agreement negotiations and in its labor relations with its employee groups.