Diana Martinez

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Diana M. Martinez partners with clients to navigate the complex and evolving landscape of employment laws in California. She has extensive experience representing employers in single plaintiff matters in state and federal courts, as well as arbitration for claims of discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wrongful termination, and of wage-hour violations under California and federal laws. In addition, she routinely defends employers in complex wage-hour class and representative actions under the California Private Attorneys General Act. Diana also has experience handling wage claims pending before the California Labor Commissioner’s Office.

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Keeping Pace with Pay Transparency: Recent Updates and What’s Ahead for Employers

Pay transparency laws continue to expand across the United States, creating new compliance obligations for employers that post jobs, recruit candidates, set compensation ranges, or maintain pay records across multiple jurisdictions. As we have previously covered, jurisdictions across the country have continued to adopt and expand laws aimed at arming job applicants with more information … Continue Reading

When One Harassment Claim May Put the Whole Case in Court

By Diana Martinez on March 23, 2026 Posted in Employment Counseling & Workplace Claims Prevention, Employment Discrimination Harassment & Retaliation

A single sexual harassment allegation may do more than add one more claim to an employment complaint — it may also affect where the entire case gets litigated. In a recent decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit addressed a question that could have significant consequences for employers with arbitration agreements: when … Continue Reading