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Joseph L. Paller Jr.

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About Joseph L. Paller Jr.

Practice Areas

Employment

Education

University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, Los Angeles, California
University of California, Santa Barbara
B.A., Bachelor of Arts

Classes and Seminars

“Overview of COVID-19 Workplace Laws and Regulations,” Southern California Labor & Employment Relations Association (webinar) (2021)
“Selected Fiduciary Duty Issues for Collectively-Bargained ERISA Plans,” AFL-CIO Lawyers Advanced ERISA Seminar, Washington, D.C. (2020)
“ERISA Fiduciary Duty Basics,” AFL-CIO Lawyers ERISA Basics Seminar, Washington, D.C. (2019) (co-authored by Peter S. Dickinson)
“Ethics Basics for Union-Side Multiemployer Plan Attorneys,” AFL-CIO Lawyers ERISA Basics Seminar, Washington, D.C. (2019)
“Ethics: Confidentiality Issues in Labor Arbitration, Litigation and Bargaining,” 2019 UFCW Attorneys Conference, San Antonio, Texas (2019)
“Recent Developments at the NLRB,” Orange County Labor & Employment Relations Association, Anaheim, California (2019)
“What is the Right Number? Lifetime Benefits from Defined Contribution Plans,” 64th Annual Employee Benefits Conference, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, New Orleans, Louisiana (October 2018)
“Representing Multiple Parties and Interests,” AFL-CIO Union Lawyers Conference, Atlanta, Georgia (May 2018)
“What Commissioners Need to Know,” California School Personnel Commissioners Annual Meeting, San Diego, California (2018)
“Fiduciary Basics,” AFL CIO Lawyers ERISA Basics Seminar, Washington, D.C. (2017) (co-authored with Ellen Silver)
“Ethics Basics for Union Side Multiemployer Plan Attorneys,” AFL-CIO Lawyers ERISA Basics Seminar, Washington, D.C. (2017)
“Ethics Issues Arising When a Union Receives Confidential Workplace Documents or Information,” 2017 UFCW Attorneys Conference, Coronado, California (2017)
“The NLRB in the Trump Administration,” Orange County Labor & Employment Relations Association, Anaheim, California (2017)
“Multiemployer Potpourri: Construction Industry Reciprocity Litigation,” Employee Benefits Committee of the Labor & Employment Law Section, American Bar Association, Austin, Texas (2017)
“Revenue Sharing Issues for Defined Contribution Plans,” AFL-CIO Advanced ERISA Seminar, Washington D.C. (2016)
“Legal, Accounting, and Legislative Update for Trustees and Coordinators,” Western Conference on Sheet Metal Apprenticeship and Training, San Diego, California (2016)
“Labor Law for Employment Lawyers,” State Bar of California Labor & Employment Law Section Webinar (with Erich Shiners) (2015)
“Insight on Fees (DC and DB Plans),” 61st Annual Employee Benefits Conference, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, Honolulu, Hawaii (2015)
“New Developments in California Labor and Employment Law,” 33rd Annual Labor Law Conference, sponsored by National Labor Relations Board Regions 21 and 31, the Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service, and the Orange County Labor and Employment Relations Association, Anaheim, California (2015)
“Multiemployer Potpourri: The Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014,”
Employee Benefits Committee of the Labor & Employment Law Section, American Bar Association, San Diego, California (2015)
“Hot Topics in the Workplace: The Supreme Court Promotes Mandatory Employment Arbitration and Class Action Waivers,” 32nd Annual Labor Law Conference, sponsored by National Labor Relations Board Regions 21 and 31, the Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service, and the Orange County Labor and Employment Relations Association, Anaheim, California (2014)
“What’s Wrong with Labor Arbitrators?” Southern California Chapter of the National Academy of Arbitrators, Los Angeles, California (2014)
“Hot Topics in the Workplace: Corporate America’s Assault on Unions,” 31st Annual Labor Law Conference, sponsored by National Labor Relations Board Regions 21 and 31, the Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service, and the Orange County Labor and Employment Relations Association, Anaheim, California (2013)
“Traditional Labor Law: Recent NLRB Decisions Affecting the Non Union Workplace,” Labor & Employment Law Section Retreat, sponsored by Los Angeles County Bar Association, Ojai, California (2013)
“Facebook and Social Media: New Traps for Employers and Employees, New Opportunities for Unions,” 30th Annual Labor Law Conference, sponsored by National Labor Relations Board Regions 21 and 31, the Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service, and the Orange County Labor and Employment Relations Association, Anaheim, California (2012)
”Social Media and the National Labor Relations Board: Something to Get All A Twitter About,” 32nd Annual Labor & Employment Law Symposium, sponsored by Los Angeles County Bar Association, Los Angeles, California (2012)
“Update on Employment Law,” and “Workshop: Human Resources Issues,” Trustees Institute for Jointly Managed Training and Education Funds, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, Las Vegas, Nevada (2012)
“Hot Issues at the NLRB: Cases on Social Media and Protected Activity, and the New Notice Posting Rules,” Orange County Labor and Employment Relations Association, Anaheim, California (2011)
“Are There Greater Fiduciary Responsibilities in Your Defined Contribution (DC) Plans?” 57th Annual Employee Benefits Conference, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, New Orleans, Louisiana (2011)
“Collective/Class Actions and Collective Actions: Selected Ethical and Legal Issues,” 2011 AFL-CIO Union Lawyers Conference, San Diego, California (2011)
“Fee Disclosure in Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans,” Investments Institute, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, Las Vegas, Nevada (2011)
“Fair Representation and the Attorney Client Relationship in Labor Arbitration: Dilemmas for Union Counsel,” 64th Annual Meeting, National Academy of Arbitrators, San Diego, California (2011)
“The NLRB in the Obama Administration,” 2010 Western States Labor & Employment Law Conference, sponsored by National Labor Relations Board Regions 20, 21, 28, 31 and 32, the Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service, and six local Chapters of the Labor and Employment Relations Association, Las Vegas, California (2010)
“Returning to the Mainstream: The NLRB in the Obama Administration,” 28th Annual Labor Law Conference, sponsored by National Labor Relations Board Regions 21 and 31, the Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service, and the Orange County Labor and Employment Relations Association, Anaheim, California (2010)
Adjunct Professor, USC Gould School of Law (2016-Present)
Instructor, Labor Studies, Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, Los Angeles Community College District (1995-Present)
Lecturer, “VEBAs,” Capital Stewardship Institute, National Labor College, Los Angeles (2008)
Co-Facilitator, Labor Arbitration Training, American Arbitration Association, Las Vegas, Nevada (2002)
Instructor, National Education Association, Grievance and Arbitration Training Program, Anaheim (2002)
Presenter, Employment Arbitrator Training II, American Arbitration Association, Orlando, Florida (2002)
Presenter, Commercial Arbitrator Training, American Arbitration Association, Anaheim, California (1999)

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

California, 1978
Nevada
New York
Pennsylvania

Other Affiliations

Member, Board of Governors, American College of Employee Benefits Counsel (2020-present)
Fellow, American College of Employee Benefits Counsel (2017-present)
Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers (2012-present)
Union Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Taft-Hartley Plans of the Employee Benefits Committee of the Labor and Employment Law Section, American Bar Association (2012-present)
Member, Board of Directors, AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee (2005-08)
Chair, AFL-CIO Lawyers Committee on State and Local Privacy Legislation (2001)
Chair, Labor and Employment Law Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association (1993-94)
Union Co-Chair, ERISA Litigation Subcommittee of the Committee on Employee Rights and Responsibilities of the Labor and Employment Law Section, American Bar Association (1987-2002)
President, Orange County Labor and Employment Relations Association (formerly, Orange County Industrial Relations Research Association) (1993-94)
Member, Executive Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association (1988-present)
Member, Executive Committee, Orange County Chapter, Labor and Employment Relations Association (1988-present)
Chair, Southern California Labor and Employment Law Symposium, sponsored by the Los Angeles County Bar Association (1989)
Founding Co-Chair (1990), and Member, Planning Committee (1994), Entertainment Industry Labor Law Conference, sponsored by the Los Angeles County Bar Association
Member, Planning Committee, Labor Law Conference, co-sponsored by National Labor Relations Board Regions 21 and 31, the Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service and the Orange County Labor and Employment Relations Association (1989-present)
Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association (1995-Present)

Articles

Published Works

Chapter Co-Editor (Jointly Administered Plans) and Contributing Author, Employee Benefits Law, American Bar Association/Bureau of National Affairs (2010-present)
Fair Representation and the Attorney Client Relationship in Labor Arbitration: Dilemmas for Union Counsel, Arbitration 2011: Varieties of the Arbitration Experience; Proceedings of the 64th Annual Meeting, National Academy of Arbitrators, Bureau of National Affairs (2012)
J. Paller & A. Barnes, The Economics of Wage & Hour Litigation: Recovering Attorney’s Fees and Costs, Wage & Hour Litigation Issues, The Labor Law Exchange, Vol. 22 (AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee, 2008)
Union Lawyers Are Not Liable for Malpractice or Breach of the DFR in Labor Arbitration or Contract Negotiations, LCC Bulletin, No. 183 (AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee, July-August 2007)
“Gentlemen Do Not Read Each Other’s Mail:” A Lawyer’s Duties upon Receipt of Inadvertently Disclosed Confidential Information, The Labor Lawyer, Vol. 21, No. 3 (American Bar Association, Winter/Spring 2006)
Fiduciary Investment Issues in Defined Contribution Plans, Benefits & Compensation Digest (web exclusive) (International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, August 2006)
NLRB Forbids Regions’ Ex Parte Communications With Supervisors In Organizations Represented by Counsel, California Labor & Employment Law Quarterly (2003)
Contributor, weekly “Shop Talk” column, Los Angeles Times (1997-2002)
Contributing Author, Defense of Non-Traditional Labor Protest Activities, AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee (AFL-CIO 2001)
J. Paller & S. Kaplan, The Protection of Employee Privacy, The Employee Termination Handbook (Wiley Interscience, 1986)