Co-Author, HR.com’s Payroll, HRIS, Time & Attendance Excellence, July 2024
About Osaama
For nearly a decade, Osaama Saifi has dedicated his practice to advising California employers.
Saifi is an experienced litigator who has tried multiple jury trials and defended employers and company executives in litigation related to meal periods, rest periods and overtime. He focuses his practice on defending employers in wage and hour class actions and claims brought under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). Saifi engages in regular motion practice and has successfully obtained summary judgment on PAGA claims.
Saifi also has extensive experience in defending employers from discrimination and harassment claims brought under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act and Title VI under federal law. Saifi has experience counseling both large public corporations and private companies on state and federal laws relating to personnel policies, employee handbooks, termination accommodations, COVID-19 and compensation, and conducting onsite inspections.
Saifi specializes in the area of artificial intelligence in the realm of employment law and regularly publishes articles about this emerging landscape.
Areas of Practice
- Wrongful Termination and Workplace Tort Litigation
- PAGA Litigation
- Class Actions
- Workplace Solutions, Advice and Training
- Wage and Hour Issues
- Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets
Education
Loyola Law School, J.D., 2015
- Scott Moot Court Honor’s Board, National Team Oralist
- International Human Rights Clinic, Clinical Student
- Loyola Immigrant Rights Clinic, Clinical Student
University of California, Berkeley, B.A., with honors, 2012
- Canadian Rhodes Scholarship, Nominee
- California Alumni Association Scholarship
Publications
Presentations
Co-Presenter, Strafford Management, October 2024
Students for Fair Admissions One Year Later: Advising Employer Clients on DEI Programs; Title VII and Muldrow Effect
Co-Presenter, CDF Webinar Series, March 2024
Wage & Hour Legal Update & Best Practices for California Employers
Co-Presenter, Stafford Management, October 2023
Employer DEI Initiatives: Students for Fair Admissions and its Aftermath
Recognitions
>Member, Ahmadiyya Muslim Lawyers Association