Susan S. Waag
is a seasoned employment law attorney who works exclusively
with businesses and non-profits to prevent and resolve
personnel issues. Since 1985, she has provided representation
and advice to Fortune 500 companies as well as small
businesses, including proactive counseling and in-house
training to TRW Inc. and the Golden State Warriors of
the NBA. Her practice focuses on litigation avoidance
and helping employers understand and comply with the
myriad of laws affecting them. This includes a broad
range of advice to employers, from handling day-to-day
employment matters to successfully navigating high risk
personnel issues, plus development of proactive strategies
for problem prevention.
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Ms. Waag has counseled employers with respect to employee
disciplinary action and termination, sexual harassment,
leaves of absence, wage and hour, discrimination, disability
accommodation requirements, labor union matters, employee
drug testing, violence in the workplace, and other
issues. Ms. Waag also assists employers in drafting
personnel policy manuals, preparing employment contracts,
and in developing high quality, realistic personnel
practices. She represents employers before numerous
government administrative and enforcement agencies
regarding discrimination, wage and hour, union issues,
and more. She also conducts investigations into various
types of alleged employee misconduct. Ms. Waag frequently
provides in-house training for companies on a variety
of subjects related to quality management and litigation
avoidance.
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Ms. Waag is
a cum laude graduate of U.C.L.A., and received her law
degree from U.S.C. in 1985. While attending U.S.C., Ms.
Waag was a member of the Law Review. Following law school,
Ms. Waag was associated with the Los Angeles law firm
of Hill, Farrer & Burrill as a labor attorney. In
1989, she joined TRW Inc. as in-house labor counsel with
responsibility for its 25,000 employee Space & Defense
Sector. Upon moving to San Luis Obispo in 1992, Ms. Waag
joined the firm of Sinsheimer, Schiebelhut & Baggett,
where she became a partner in its employment law practice.
In 1998, she founded the firm of Waag and Co., which
is dedicated to helping businesses create quality personnel
practices and avoid problems through a full range of
employment law and human resources consulting services.
Ms. Waag was the 1999 President of the Central Coast
Personnel Association where she continues on the board
today, and is a member of the Labor and Employment Law
Section of the California Bar Association. Ms. Waag also
regularly teaches Labor and Employment Law courses at
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
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