Cathy Beyda
(Senior Counsel)

•  B.A. Psychology, University of California at Berkeley, with highest honors

•  J.D. Stanford University (1990)

•  Represents and advises employers on a wide variety of employment related issues including wage and hour law, employment discrimination, workplace privacy and employment termination. Proactive in working with employers to develop personnel policies and procedures with an emphasis on multistate and national compliance.

•  Former shareholder of Littler Mendelson PC.

•  Recognized national expert on electronic wage payment methods. Co-chairperson of the American Payroll Association’s Government Affairs Task Force on Payroll Cards.

•  Primary author of ethical guidelines on hiring and employee compensation for the Open Compensation and Ethics Group, a nonprofit organization.

•  Member of American Bar Association, State of California Bar Association and the Santa Clara County Bar Association.