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Bartko LLP Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers® Award Recipients

We’re proud to announce that four Bartko, LLP attorneys have been named in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected lawyer ranking service, using a peer-review process to ensure credibility and trust. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence.

Bartko LLP Earns Recognition in 2025 Best Law Firms® Rankings

We are proud to announce that Bartko LLP has been ranked in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms®, a distinction that underscores our commitment to delivering outstanding legal services. This recognition, based on peer reviews and client feedback, highlights Bartko’s excellence across eight practice areas.

Bartko Ranked by Best Law Firms® in 2024

Bartko LLP has been recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms®, ranked by Best Lawyers®, nationally in one practice area and regionally in eight practice areas.

Bartko Law Firm Opens LA Office and Names New Leaders

San Francisco based law firm – Bartko Bunzel & Miller – celebrated the opening of its Los Angeles office and a new, diverse leadership group at a reception this week, ushering in a new era for the business trials, labor, employment, and real estate transaction firm as it approaches five decades of practice. The pdf of the Daily Journal news article can be viewed here.

An Ruda Serves as Judge at the Berkeley Female Founders & Funders Summit

Bartko Pavia CEO Featured in Chinese Hospital’s AAPI Spotlight

San Francisco, CA — May 2025 — Bartko Pavia LLP is proud to share that our remarkable CEO and Co-Managing Partner, An Nguyen Ruda earned a feature in Chinese Hospital's AAPI Heritage Month spotlight.

Employers’ Responsibilities under the New York State Paid Family Leave Benefits Law

On January 1, 2018, New York’s Paid Family Leave Benefits Law (“PFLBL”) became effective. The PFLBL provides eight weeks of total paid time off for employees who work for twenty or more hours per week (after twenty-six consecutive weeks of employment) and part-time employees who work less than twenty hours per week (after one hundred and seventy-five days of work, consecutive or otherwise). Below are a few key steps that New York employers should take to be compliant with the new law:

Client Alert: Increase in Salary Threshold for Administrative Exemption for Employees Working in New York City

Starting on January 1, 2025, the minimum salary for New York City employees to meet the salary  threshold for the administrative exemption is $1,237.50 per week or $64,350 per year.  

Labor and Employment Law Updates 2025

As with most legislative years, 2024 was a busy year for California employment law developments.  Several important new laws and regulations were enacted that will affect the operations of California employers of all sizes for years to come.  We have summarized in a client alert some of the more significant laws and regulations that may impact employers’ operations. The full client alert can be found here.

New Legal Requirements for Written Workplace Violence Prevention Policies Applicable to Certain Retail Employers

The recently enacted New York Retail Worker Safety Act requires retail employers with over ten employees to implement written workplace violence prevention policies and trainings that address workplace violence risk factors and prevention methods. These guidelines must be in place no later than March 1, 2025.

An Nguyen Ruda and Josiah Jenkins Present for the San Francisco Employer Advisory Council

Bartko Pavia's CEO & Co-Managing partner An Nguyen Ruda and associate Josiah Jenkins will present for the (SF EAC) California Employer Advisory Council on DEI: A New Four-Letter Bad Word and What It Means in this New Environment on September 11th, in San Francisco. This seminar features discussions on the latest legal changes impacting DEI programs, compliance strategies and risk-reduction tacticsand how to design DEI initiatives that align with today’s shifting landscape

An Ruda’s Participation in the Event Titled “Women Leadership In The Workplace”

On September 29, 2022, An participated in the event titled “Women Leadership In The Workplace.”

Chuck Miller Is One of Three Presenters Selected for Nationwide Live Webcast on Joint Employer Liability

Chuck Miller is one of three presenters selected for a nationwide live webcast presented by The Knowledge Group on Joint Employer Liability:  Best Practices to Mitigate Risks in 2016. Chuck was selected because of his expertise on efforts by the NLRB to expand joint employer liability to franchisors.  The webcast took place on January 12, 2016 between 12:00 P.M and 2:00 PM Eastern time.