Alden Parker is the managing partner of Fisher Phillips Sacramento office and represents employers in all facets of employment law matters. His clients are involved in a variety of food chain related industries. From restaurant, hotels, growers, packers, shippers, and grocers. Alden works tirelessly on behalf of employers from the farm to the fork. Alden has considerable experience defending employers in single plaintiff and Class/PAGA litigation. Those claims have involved the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), California’s wage and hour laws, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), California Family Rights Act (CFRA), and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). Alden has also defended employers against whistleblowing and retaliation claims, including claims under the California Whistleblower Act and various provisions of the California Labor Code. Alden has extensive experience defending employers in federal and state court, as well as in investigations by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the California Civil Rights Department (CRD), United States Department of Labor (DOL), California’s Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). In addition to defending his clients in litigation, Alden frequently counsels employers to assist them in avoiding litigation. He regularly advises clients on leave management issues and wage and hour compliance.