Bernadette M. O’Brien, Esq. is a partner and managing attorney of Floyd Skeren Manukian Langevin, LLP’s employment law department. She provides advice and counsel to employers in employment related matters such as claims for discrimination, harassment and/or retaliation, wrongful termination, wage and hour disputes, leave of absence policies and procedures, privacy issues, and employee handbook development and implementation. In order to help employers understand and comply with the law, Ms. O’Brien conducts employment law related seminars and training sessions throughout California. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Davis before attending law school at Lincoln Law School of Sacramento, where she obtained her Juris Doctor degree, graduating as class valedictorian. Prior to Ms. O’Brien’s association with Floyd Skeren Manukian Langevin, LLP, she practiced civil litigation representing both plaintiffs and defendants in numerous areas of law including personal injury and business related matters.

Ms. O’Brien is the author of the LexisNexis publication Labor and Employment in California: A Guide to Employment Laws, Regulations and Practices, which has been in publication since 1992. The treatise is an easy-to-understand overview of the key topics in labor and employment law as governed by both federal and California law, including hiring, termination, wage and hour, the Family and Medical Leave Act, employee privacy, drug testing, sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. She is also editor of Floyd Skeren Manukian Langevin, LLP’s employment related website (floydskerenemploymentlaw.com), which provides daily employment law updates and the latest news related to employment law.

John B. Floyd, Esq. established the Law Offices of Floyd Skeren Manukian Langevin, LLP in 1987. Since then, the firm has experienced significant and steady growth. Today, the Law Offices of Floyd Skeren Manukian Langevin has 10 offices throughout California. Mr. Floyd is a Certified Specialist and has devoted many years in the workers’ compensation field representing insurance companies, self-insureds, municipalities and employers in §132(a) claims and serious and willful actions. He has served as an Arbitrator, Mediator, and Judge Pro Tem, as well as being an expert witness in bad faith claims and is a Certified Administrator for Self-Insurers.

Mr. Floyd is involved in numerous committees, including California Chamber of Commerce Amicus Committee and the Employers’ Fraud Task Force. Additionally, Mr. Floyd is nationally recognized, AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been ranked as a Super Lawyer since 2009. He is also a member of the California Association of Joint Powers Authorities (CAJPA).

Mr. Floyd helped publish Retired Judge David W. O’Brien’s treatises on California Workers’ Compensation Claims and Benefits and California Unemployment and Disability Compensation Programs.

Brianne Uebelhardt, Esq., is an associate attorney with the Law Offices of Floyd Skeren Manukian Langevin in our firm’s Westlake Village office. Ms. Uebelhardt graduated from Cal State Long Beach, where she received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. She started working at FSML as a hearing representative and editor of Judge O’Brien’s books on California Workers’ Compensation Claims and Benefits and California Unemployment, Disability and Paid Family Leave. While working at FSML, she attended Ventura College of Law earning her Juris Doctor degree. During law school, Ms. Uebelhardt received an award for scholastic achievement for the highest grade in Evidence and was a member of the Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity. She also interned for a firm specializing in Family Law. Ms. Uebelhardt is a member of the Employers’ Fraud Task Force and has assisted our Employment Law Department in advising, defending and training matters involving DEFA, wage and hour, and unlawful discrimination. When not working, she enjoys spending time with her husband and twins.