Kelli M. Kennaday
Shareholder
PRACTICE AREAS
Represents employers in all aspects of employment-related disputes, including litigation before all State and Federal Courts and Administrative Agencies.
Provides counseling and training regarding best practices relating to hiring, discipline and termination.
Conducts workplace investigations, including investigations covered by the Peace Officers and Firefighters Bills of Rights.
Conducts mediations in employments cases.
EDUCATION
University of California, Davis School of Law
Juris Doctorate, 1991
National Order of Barristers
Roger J. Traynor Moot Court Competition State Semi-Finalist
American Jurisprudence Award Recipient, Constitutional Law
University of California, San Diego
Bachelor of Arts, Biochemistry/Cell Biology, 1988
Bachelor of Arts, Sociology, 1988
Regents' Scholar
Provost Honors List
EMPLOYMENT
Kennaday Leavitt PC, 2016 to present
Chief Executive Officer and Partner
Head of Labor and Employment Law Practice
Kennaday, Leavitt & Daponde PC, 2014 to 2016
Chief Executive Officer and Partner
Head of Labor and Employment Law Practice
Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould & Birney, LLP, 1991 to 2013
Partner and Chair, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1997-2013
Executive Committee, 2008-2011
HONORS AND AWARDS
AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell since 2006
Sacramento Business Journal, Best of the Bar 2016
Northern California Super Lawyers List 2011 to 2017
SEMINARS/PRESENTATIONS
Greater Stockton Employer Advisory Council, 2014
Social Media in the Workplace
California Society of Certified Public Accountants (CalCPA), 2014
Employment Law Update and Wage/Hour Case Study
Primerus Business Law Institute, 2013
Satisfaction Guaranteed: Devising an Internal Investigation that will satisfy everyone from the Business Unit to the Jury
Association of Workplace Investigators, 2013
Public Sector Workplace Investigations
CHI/Optima Risk Forum, 2010
Today's Essential Elements in Employment
Practice Liability
Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, 2008
Metro Chamber Executive Briefing:
Wage and Hour – Current and Future Efforts to modernize the State’s Wage and Hour Laws
Sacramento Valley Paralegal Association, 2007
Update on New Developments in Employment Law
Ulrich, Nash & Gump, Inc., 2005
Recent Developments in Sexual Harassment
Ulrich, Nash & Gump, Inc., 2005
Recent Developments in Wage and Hour Law
California Society of Dermatology Annual Meeting, 2005
Employment Law: What Physicians Need to Know
Council on Education in Management, 2004
California Personnel Law Update 2004
Protecting Your Organization from Mounting
Workplace Harassment, Retaliation and Whistleblower Claims
California Society of Dermatology Annual Meeting, 2002
Employment Law Primer for the Medical Practitioner
PUBLICATIONS
Kennaday, California Supreme Court Rules on Administrative Exemption for Overtime Pay
Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould & Birney, LLP
Labor and Employment News (2012)
Kennaday/Clary, How will the Affordable Care Act Affect Employers?
Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould & Birney, LLP
Labor and Employment News (2012)
Kennaday, Death of the “Stray Remarks” Doctrine in California: What it Means for Workplace Investigators
CAOWI Quarterly (2011)
Kennaday, The Devil is in the Details: Lessons from Ohton v. Board of Trustees of the California State University
CAOWI Quarterly (2011)
Kennaday, One Firm’s Journey: Moving Away from the Traditional Managing Partner Model
DRI Annual Law Practice Management Review (2010)
Kennaday, Discrimination, Retaliation, and You: The Original Victim Of Discrimination Is Not The Only One Who Can Sue
Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould & Birney, LLP
Labor and Employment News (2009)
Kennaday, Navigating the Rocky Shoals of Layoffs, Furloughs & RIFs
Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould & Birney, LLP
Labor and Employment News (2009)
Kennaday, A Court Finally Brings Sanity To Meal And Rest Break Rules But Employers Are Not Out Of The Woods Just Yet
Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould & Birney, LLP
Labor and Employment News (2008)
Kennaday, 2008 Legislative Update
Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould & Birney, LLP
Labor and Employment News (2008)
Kennaday, Failure To Notify Employee Of COBRA Rights May Subject Employer To Liability
Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould & Birney, LLP
Labor and Employment News (2006)
Kennaday, Reviewing Your Human Resources Policies And Procedures: What You Should Look For and What Can Happen If You Don’t
Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould & Birney, LLP
Labor and Employment News (2005)
Kennaday, New Defense for Employers in Harassment Cases: How Your Diligence Can Protect You From Multimillion Dollar Claims
Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould & Birney, LLP
Labor and Employment News (2004)
Kennaday, Common Sense Tips for Avoiding and Preventing Employment-Related Claims
Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould & Birney, LLP
Labor and Employment News (2002)
Kennaday, The High Cost of Misclassifying Your Employees
Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould & Birney, LLP
Labor and Employment News (2001)
Kennaday, Covenants Not to Compete – Not Only Unenforceable in California, They May Subject You to Liability
Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould & Birney, LLP
Labor and Employment News (2001)
Kennaday, California Adopts New Overtime Requirements for Veterinarians and Technicians Who Provide Animal Care
California Veterinary Medical
Association Update! (2000)
Kennaday, Dealing with Disgruntled Employees: Proceed with Caution
Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould & Birney
Labor and Employment News (2000)
Kennaday, California’s Ever Changing Overtime Requirements
Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould & Birney, LLP
Labor and Employment News (1999)
Kennaday, Your Employee’s Last Paycheck – Don’t Make Costly Mistakes
Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould & Birney, LLP
Labor and Employment News (1998)
Kennaday, Sexual Harassment Myths Shattered by Recent Court Rulings
Council On Education In Management
California Personnel Update (1997)
Kennaday, The Confidentiality of Peer Review Records: Punishing Physicians for the Sins of the Legislature
48 Sacramento Medicine 23 (1997)
Kennaday, Just Who Is Your Patient, Anyway? Special Precautions for Physicians Examining Workers' Compensation Claimants
46 Sacramento Medicine 25 (1995)
Hoffelt and Kennaday, Peer Review: An Unwitting Victim of Criminal Negligence?
42 Sacramento Medicine 21 (1991)
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES
100+ Women Who Care, Sacramento Valley, 2015-present
Association of Workplace Investigators, 2012-2015
Board member, 2012-2015
Chair, Seminars and Webinars Committee, 2013-2014
Pathway to Prevention, 2010-present
Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, 2008-present
Wonder, Inc Mentor, 2006-2007
VDRP Neutral, U.S.D.C., Eastern District of California, 2004-present
State Bar of California
Labor and Employment Law Section, 1999-present
Sacramento County Barristers' Club
Past-President, 1997
President, 1996
Vice-President, 1995
Board Member, 1994
Sacramento County Bar Association
Bar Council, 1996-1997
Sacramento Ballet Board of Trustees
Board member and Officer, 1994-1997
Chair, Fund Development Committee, 1995-1997
American Inns of Court, 1991-1993