Attorneys

Christine H. Long

Partner

Business Litigation; Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Hospitality Law; Hospitality Litigation

Ms. Long maintains a diverse litigation practice in employment, hospitality, business litigation and real estate.

Ms. Long’s employment and hospitality litigation practice includes handling wage and hour claims, claims of employment discrimination, ADA compliance, wrongful termination, and breach of employment contract cases.  She has experience with class action litigation, FLSA and EEOC investigations and ADA Compliance.  In addition to her litigation practice, Ms. Long counsels clients on all aspects of employment, including complaints made to and investigations initiated by the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, Labor Commissioner, and the EEOC on matters relating to employment including compensation issues, mandatory leaves of absence, reasonable accommodations, and reductions-in-force for individuals, companies and local government.  Ms. Long regularly speaks on employment and hospitality issues of interest.

In the real estate and business litigation areas, Ms. Long has represented parties in a variety of matters, including commercial and residential sales disputes, partnership disagreements and dissolutions, partition actions, commercial landlord/tenant suits, easement and boundary claims, and CC&R.

Education/Honors

  • McGeorge School of Law, J.D., Mock Trial Competition Team; Order of the Barristers; Outstanding Student Service Award; National Association of Women Lawyer's Outstanding Law Graduate Award, 1998
  • University of the Pacific, B.A., Political Economy, 1994

Professional Admissions

  • State Bar of California, 1998 - present
  • United States District Court, Northern, Central, and Eastern Districts of California, Colorado

Presentations

  • "Rules and Regulations Governing Employee Restructuring," California Hotel & Lodging Association's Northern California Hotel & Lodging Conference
  • “Contractor or Employee? Legal Pitfalls in Worker Classification,” Berliner Cohen Breakfast Series
  • “Hiring Caregivers: Legal and Financial Considerations,” Berliner Cohen Breakfast Series

Articles/Publications

Please see Ms. Long’s publications on www.californiahospitalityalert.com.

Activities/Memberships

  • Santa Clara County Bar Association, 2001 – present
  • American Trial Lawyers Association, 1996 – present
  • National Association of Women Lawyers, 1998 - present
  • California Hotel and Lodging Association
  • Silicon Valley Concierge Association
  • San Jose Host Lions
  • P.E.O.

Academic Positions

  • McGeorge School of Law, Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy, Fall 1998 - 2008

Personal

  • Born in Sacramento, California
  • Interests include travel, hiking and reading

Attorney Articles

Employment Law Alert - Supreme Court Rules Health Care Act Constitutional

Employment Law Alert – CA Supreme Court’s Long-Awaited Decision on Meal Periods & Rest Breaks

Employment Law Alert – Stimulus Package Adds New Employer Notification Obligations under COBRA

Employment Law Alert – Upcoming ADAAA Changes & Potential Implications to California Employers

Employment Law Alert – CA Supreme Court Strikes Down Non-Competition Agreements

Contractor or Employee? – Legal Pitfalls in Worker Classification

Employment Law Alert – California Supreme Court’s Decision on Retaliation


News

Breaking News: California Supreme Court’s Long-Awaited Decision on Meal Periods & Rest Breaks

Launch Your Employment Law Audit Today

California Employers Required to Post New Workers’ Comp Notice

Berliner Cohen Launches Hospitality Industry Website

Berliner Cohen Advances Two to Partnership

Berliner Cohen Announces 2009 Training Schedule for Preventing Sexual Harassment Compliance

Christine Long’s Students Place Second in National Ethics Competition


Events

Facing the Inevitable Conversation-How Employers Can Help Employees Live with End-of-Life Situations

Christine Long, Berliner Cohen Attorney, Speaks on ADA at Restaurant Operators Seminar

ADA Access – Viewing Your Business from the Outside - San Jose

Berliner Cohen Attorneys Present at 2011 SHRM Annual Conference

Berliner Cohen Attorneys Speak at 2011 HR West

Workplace Crime – Legal Pitfalls and Protections for Employers

Hiring Caregivers: Legal and Financial Considerations

Contractor or Employee? – Legal Pitfalls in Worker Classification-Merced

Contractor or Employee? – Legal Pitfalls in Worker Classification-San Jose

2008 California Employer Update-Merced