Advocating for California's Employees
Premium
Employment, Labor Law, Employment Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Sexual Harassment
1939 Harrison St Ste 400
Oakland, CA 94612
Premium
Accident & Injury,
436 14th Street Suite 1106
Oakland, CA 94612
Premium
Criminal, DUI-DWI, Federal Appellate Practice, US Courts,
370 Grand Ave Suite 3
Oakland, CA 94610
Premium
Criminal, Felony, DUI-DWI, Misdemeanor, White Collar Crime
160 Franklin St. Ste. 210
Oakland, CA 94607
Premium
Divorce & Family Law, Child Custody,
2030 Addison St Ste 300
Berkeley, CA 94704
Premium
Accident & Injury, Business, Estate, Real Estate, Divorce & Family Law
1126 1/2 Delaware
Berkeley, CA 94702
Premium
Real Estate, Landlord-Tenant, Bed Bug, Wrongful Death, Car Accident
2143 Cedar Street Suite 200
Berkeley, CA 94709
Premium
Criminal, Felony, Personal Injury,
2025 Rose St STE 200
Berkeley, CA 94709
Premium
Immigration, Visa,
76 Florida Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94707
Call today to learn more about my fee structure.
Attorney
The Bainer Law Firm
Present
Oakland, CA
Senior Associate
Scott Cole & Asociates, APC
Present
Attorney
Law Office of Matthew R. Bainer
2002 - 2003
California
2002
University of San Francisco School of Law
J.D.
2002
Associations
Honors / Awards
Cases
The following is a partial list of the litigation results obtained by counsel of The Bainer Law Firm:
$89 million judgment on behalf of a class of California security guards denied off-duty rest breaks.
$5 million settlement on behalf of a class of retail employees subjected to unpaid security searches.
$15 million meal and rest break settlement on behalf of a class of California-based security guards.
$19 million settlement for unpaid wages on behalf of a class of California Group Fitness Instructors.
$6.9 million settlement for a nation-wide class of Financial Consultants for unpaid overtime and other violations.
$2.2 million overtime misclassification settlement for a California class of Route Sales Drivers.
$1.05 million settlement for a class of California retail employees for unpaid overtime and break violations.
$4 million meal and rest break settlement on behalf of a class of California security guards.
$6 million overtime and meal and rest break settlement on behalf of a class of retail Assistant Managers.
$3.5 million settlement on behalf of a class of retail Sales Managers denied lawful overtime wages.
$1.75 million settlement for a class of California retail employees forced to maintain and launder work uniforms.
Publications
Scholarly Publications:
The Quest for Class Certification, Employment Law Strategist (Sept. & Oct. ).
2003
To Certify or Not to Certify: A Circuit-By-Circuit Primer of the Varying Standards for Class Certification in Actions under the Federal Labors Standards Act, B.U. Pub. Int. L.J. (Spring ).
2004
To Be or Not to Be a Penalty: Defining the Recovery Under California’s Meal and Rest Period Provisions, Golden Gate U. L. Rev. (Spring ).
2005
Ninth Circuit Provides Much Needed Guidance on Evidentiary Burdens in Overtime Misclassification Litigation, CELA Bulletin (May ).
2009
Speaking Engagements:
The Employment Deposition on Behalf of Plaintiff, Bridgeport Annual Wage-and-hour Conference, July 17, .
2009
Mediation of Employment Cases, ACBA Second Annual Labor & Employment Law Symposium, September 28, .
2011
What’s at Risk? Damages, Penalties, Costs and Fees in a Wage and Hour Case, ACBA Third Annual Labor & Employment Law Symposium, September 28, .
2012
Litigating Meal and Rest Period Off-The-Clock Claims Since Brinker, Bridgeport Annual Wage & Hour Conference, October 10, .
2013
Nuts & Bolts: PAGA Claims, Alameda County Bar Association Series, September 15, .
2015
Employee Rights
