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Danielle G. Eanet

Associate, Los Angeles

310.981.2000
deanet@lcwlegal.com
Bio
Experience Representative Matters Affiliations Awards Publications Presentations

Danielle practices employment, labor, and education law representing cities, counties, school districts and other public sector employers in litigation, arbitrations and administrative proceedings.

Danielle has experience litigating sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation and breach of contract cases as well as writ petitions.  Recently, she successfully second chaired a disability discrimination trial where the jury issued a defense verdict.  Danielle represents employers in termination appeal and disciplinary proceedings before state administrative agencies, arbitrators, Boards and Commissions.

Danielle has a demonstrated record of obtaining success for the firm's clients before trial via law and motion, mediation, and settlement.  She also advises and counsels clients in a variety of employment topics including layoffs, harassment, retaliation, discrimination, employee discipline, collective bargaining, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act and the Firefighters Procedural Bill of Rights Act.

Danielle also assists clients in responding to DFEH and EEOC charges and unfair labor practice charges, has defended employers in unemployment insurance defense claims and drafts employment contracts and workplace policies.

Representative Matters

Administrative Hearings

  • Joshua Cunningham/Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District (2010) - In a six day teacher termination appeal hearing, the Commission on Professional Competence upheld a teacher's termination from the Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District. The District terminated the teacher, a permanent certificated employee, for making sexually inappropriate remarks on multiple occasions during his geometry classes and allowing football players to shoot firearms and use other weapons on a camping trip that he organized. The Commission on Professional Competence upheld the employee's termination under Education Code sections 44932 and 44939 for 1) immoral conduct, 2) unprofessional conduct, 3) dishonesty, 4) evident unfitness for service and 5) persistent violation of or refusal to obey the school laws of the state or reasonable regulations prescribed for the government of the public schools by the State Board of Education.

Litigation

  • Coppi v. City of West Covina (2010) - In a jury trial in Los Angeles Superior Court, the jury issued a defense verdict in a disability discrimination case.  Plaintiff, a Police Officer, claimed that the City discriminated against him because he had non-Hodgkin's lymphoma by reassigning him from patrol duties to a desk assignment.  The City asserted as affirmative defenses that it had legitimate non-discriminatory reasons for Plaintiff's reassignment.  The jury issued a verdict in favor of the City finding that Plaintiff did not suffer an adverse employment action.  Prior to trial, we won summary adjudication on Plaintiff's claims under the Fair Employment and Housing Act for failure to engage in the interactive process and retaliation. 

Affiliations

Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles

State Bar of California, Labor & Employment Section

American Bar Association

Publications

Education

  • JD, Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles
  • BA, American University, Washington, DC
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