Position: Member

TEL: 415-906-2647

FAX: 415-434-0513

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Website: www.rezlaw.com

Admitted: California, New York

Law School: University of Michigan Law School

College: University of California - San Diego

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Practice Areas: Employment Law for Employees

Additional Information: Chaya M. Mandelbaum is a Partner at Rudy, Exelrod, Zieff & Lowe, LLP where he represents employees in individual and class action litigation and negotiations across the spectrum of employment law. He has extensive experience in wage and hour, discrimination, retaliation, harassment and leave of absence matters. Mr. Mandelbaum also serves as Chair of the California Fair Employment and Housing Council. He was appointed to the position by California Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. and his appointment was confirmed by the California Senate. The Council promulgates regulations related to employment and housing discrimination. It also holds hearings on civil rights issues confronting the state. Mr. Mandelbaum is a Contributing Editor of The Rutter Group’s California Practice Guide: Employment Litigation and is a Co-Author of the Employment Law chapter of The Recorder's California Business Litigation book. He previously served as a Member of the Executive Committee of the State Bar of California’s Labor and Employment Law Section. Before joining Rudy, Exelrod, Zieff & Lowe, Mr. Mandelbaum was a Senior Litigation Counsel at Sanford Heisler. At Sanford Heisler, he represented employees in class actions involving wage and hour, discrimination and other civil rights claims. Previously, Mr. Mandelbaum was a Trial Attorney in the Office of the Solicitor for the United States Department of Labor. In that capacity, he successfully represented the Secretary of Labor in numerous significant enforcement actions, including a multi-million dollar wage and penalty recovery based on violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. He obtained successful results in both jury and bench trials during his tenure. As a result, Mr. Mandelbaum was a recipient of the 2011 Federal Executive Board’s Service Award and the 2011 Secretary of Labor’s Exceptional Achievement Award. Prior to his tenure at the Department of Labor, Mr. Mandelbaum worked in the Labor and Employment Practice Group at Morgan Lewis & Bockius, where he represented employers in matters involving wage and hour, employment discrimination and labor relations. Mr. Mandelbaum is a graduate, cum laude, of the University of Michigan Law School. He received his undergraduate education at the University of California, San Diego.

Firm Members: John Mullan

Firm Members: Michelle Lee