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Thomas R. Kaufman

Thomas R. Kaufman

USA 2026

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Thomas Kaufman is of counsel in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the firm's Century City office.

Tom's practice is in employment litigation defense, with a subspecialty in California Labor Code and federal wage/hour class actions. Tom has handled class litigation matters for a wide variety of industries, including banks and mortgage lenders, hospitals, information technology and communications companies, restaurants, and other retailers. Tom leads monthly educational seminars within the firm on developments in wage/hour law. Tom also is experienced in litigating individual employment discrimination cases, including winning several jury trials in such matters.

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Labor & Employment - California

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Thomas Kaufman is a fine choice of litigator for state and federal wage and hour actions arising in a range of industries, as well as claims involving breach of contract, charges of fraud and wrongful termination.

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California

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