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Charlie H.W. Foster is a member of the Labor & Employment Practice in Greenberg Traurig’s Los Angeles office.  Charles represents employers in a wide variety of labor and employment matters, including traditional labor, wage and hour compliance, discrimination, employee terminations and investigations, and drafting employment agreements and policies.  He defends employers in proceedings before national and state agencies, including the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the California Civil Rights Department (CRD), and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).  Charles advises clients in a wide variety of industries on national and local employment law compliance and union relations.

Some employers that rely on staffing arrangements, franchise relationships, or independent contractors may see meaningful shifts in federal labor policy because of a pair of federal agency rulemaking announcements released in February 2026.
Continue Reading Labor Policy Pendulum Swings Again: New Federal Rules Reshape Joint-Employer and Independent Contractor Standards

Employees may believe they can premise a defamation case on their employment termination. However, Hearn v. Pac. Gas & Elec. Co., 108 Cal. App. 5th 301 (2025), holds otherwise.
Continue Reading California Court Turns Up the Heat: PG&E Case Requires Employees Claiming Defamation to Prove Damages Beyond Their Termination