Experience
Bruce D. May’s practice centers on labor and employment law and litigation on behalf of management. His areas of expertise include wrongful discharge counseling and litigation; sexual harassment and equal employment issues; employment contracts; commission and compensation plans; drafting and implementing employee handbooks and personnel policies; family leave, pregnancy, workers compensation and other leaves of absence; wage and hour; safety and health; trade secrets and post employment competition; union campaigns; unfair labor practices; collective bargaining agreements; strikes, picketing, and secondary boycotts; arbitration; and all other areas of personnel administration, focusing on preventive counseling on day-to-day personnel issues.
Mr. May has extensive experience before state and federal trial and appellate courts, the National Labor Relations Board, the California Labor Commissioner, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Mr. May received his J.D. degree in 1979 from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he participated in the Moot Court Honors Program and was named Most Improved Advocate. He received his B.A. degree in 1976 from the University of California, Berkeley, where he received the Sherman Bennett Prize for Political Science Writing.
Bruce D. May’s practice centers on labor and employment law and litigation on behalf of management. His areas of expertise include wrongful discharge counseling and litigation; sexual harassment and equal employment issues; employment contracts; commission and compensation plans; drafting and implementing employee handbooks and personnel policies; family leave, pregnancy, workers compensation and other leaves of absence; wage and hour; safety and health; trade secrets and post employment competition; union campaigns; unfair labor practices; collective bargaining agreements; strikes, picketing, and secondary boycotts; arbitration; and all other areas of personnel administration, focusing on preventive counseling on day-to-day personnel issues.
Mr. May has extensive experience before state and federal trial and appellate courts, the National Labor Relations Board, the California Labor Commissioner, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Mr. May received his J.D. degree in 1979 from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he participated in the Moot Court Honors Program and was named Most Improved Advocate. He received his B.A. degree in 1976 from the University of California, Berkeley, where he received the Sherman Bennett Prize for Political Science Writing.
Special Honors and Memberships
Mr. May is a member of the State Bar of California. He regularly speaks on labor law and personnel administration to various groups and trade associations and has presented hundreds of workshops on sexual harassment and other areas of labor law. He has authored and co-authored numerous articles in Personnel Journal, The California Labor & Employment Law Quarterly and others. He is co-author of “The Employee Termination Handbook” (1986, John Wiley & Sons, NY).
Mr. May’s published cases include: Todd Shipyards v. City of Los Angeles, (1982) 130 Cal. App. 3d 222, Santos v. Todd Shipyards, 585 F. Supp. (C.D. Cal. 1984) and Todd Shipyards Corporation, 81 L.A. 1095 (E. Jones, Arb.).
Mr. May is a member of the State Bar of California. He regularly speaks on labor law and personnel administration to various groups and trade associations and has presented hundreds of workshops on sexual harassment and other areas of labor law. He has authored and co-authored numerous articles in Personnel Journal, The California Labor & Employment Law Quarterly and others. He is co-author of “The Employee Termination Handbook” (1986, John Wiley & Sons, NY).
Mr. May’s published cases include: Todd Shipyards v. City of Los Angeles, (1982) 130 Cal. App. 3d 222, Santos v. Todd Shipyards, 585 F. Supp. (C.D. Cal. 1984) and Todd Shipyards Corporation, 81 L.A. 1095 (E. Jones, Arb.).
Contact Information
Orange County
Shareholder
Phone: (949) 725-4124
Fax: (949) 725-4100
bmay@sycr.com
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Orange County
Shareholder
Phone: (949) 725-4124
Fax: (949) 725-4100
bmay@sycr.com
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Practice Areas
Employment
Employment Litigation
Wage and Hour
Employer Counseling and Prevention
Trade Secret
Class Action Defense
Employment
Employment Litigation
Wage and Hour
Employer Counseling and Prevention
Trade Secret
Class Action Defense
Education
J.D., University of California, Los Angeles 1979
B.A., University of California, Berkeley 1976
J.D., University of California, Los Angeles 1979
B.A., University of California, Berkeley 1976