| Education
Ms. Price was graduated from Mills College with honors
in 1981. She received her legal education at the University
of San Francisco, where she was a member of the Law
Review, graduating in 1985.
Professional Experience
Ms. Price regularly advises the firm’s clients
about traditional labor relations issues. Clients particularly
value her counsel regarding employee discipline in a
union environment, employer obligations to bargain changes
to existing terms and conditions of employment and/or
the effects of those changes, and the meaning and application
of labor contract provisions. Because of her experience
in labor relations, she often serves as the chief spokesperson
for management in labor negotiations.
She regularly gives clients guidance
about the state and federal anti-discrimination laws,
including the 1991 Civil Rights Act, the Americans with
Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment
Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act. The firm’s
clients often seek her assistance with issues involving
leaves of absence, reasonable accommodation, due process,
and alleged harassment. Ms. Price has conducted many
investigations for our clients into allegations of workplace
misconduct, including harassment and discrimination.
Ms. Price is also experienced in representing our clients
before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and
the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing.
Ms. Price has represented clients in
dozens of labor arbitrations and administrative proceedings.
She has also represented our clients in litigation in
state and federal court, including the Ninth Circuit
Court of Appeal, and the Public Employment Relations
Board.
Published Articles
Ms. Price’s articles on employment discrimination
have been published in the National Law Journal
and Law Practice Management. Ms. Price has written
on the difficulty of maintaining voluntary affirmative
action plans in the 1990s, and co-authored a paper on
Employment Discrimination Law for the Municipal
Attorney Employer.
Professional Affiliations
Ms. Price is a member of the Labor and Employment Law
Section of the State Bar of California, and the Bar
Association of San Francisco.
E-mail Address
sprice@wprlaw.com
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