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Jacqueline is an associate in the Firm’s Litigation practice group. She defends businesses and nonprofits in both California and federal courts as well as in international forums, handling contractual, employment, tort disputes, and constitutional issues. As Diversity Director for the Barristers Club of San Francisco, she organizes the Annual Diversity Conference and Awards and advocates for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession. She also created Yoga for Lawyers to help attorneys manage stress, promoting the idea that “Being a Lawyer is Stressful. Yoga is Not.”

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AI is showing up in hiring, recruiting, performance management, and employee monitoring. While these tools promise efficiency, they can also create significant legal risk if they result in discriminatory outcomes. In this episode of California Employment News, Weintraub Tobin attorneys Jackie Simonovich and Lukas Clary discuss how employer use of AI can implicate Title VII, the ADA, and FEHA, and review key new California AI laws and deadlines.Continue Reading California Employment News: Navigating AI Compliance: Employer Best Practices Pt.1

December 11, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order, “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence” (“EO”), designed to “remove barriers to United States AI leadership” so that “AI companies [are] free to innovate without cumbersome regulation.”  The EO expressly states that it is aimed at preempting “excessive state regulation.”  So what does this EO mean for California employers?Continue Reading Trump’s AI Executive Order: State AI Laws Under Attack

In this episode of California Employment News, Weintraub Tobin attorneys Jackie Simonovich and Chris Horsley break down California’s expanded recall and reinstatement protections under AB 858, which are now in effect. The law requires hospitality, service, and travel industry employers to offer open positions to qualified laid-off employees and prohibits retaliation.Continue Reading California Employment News: AB 858 Recall Rights and Extended Reinstatement Protections

On April 7, 2025, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Member Gwynne Wilcox was again reinstated after initially being fired by President Trump in a short email on January 27, 2025, stating that he had lost confidence in Wilcox’s ability to lead the Board.  Trump’s firing of Wilcox left the Board without a three-member quorum.  The April 7th decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia is just the latest development in this saga, which is primed for Supreme Court review.Continue Reading Whiplash at the NLRB

Big changes for CA healthcare workers! New minimum wage rates are in effect, with increases rolling out as of October 16, 2024. Weintraub attorneys  Nikki Mahmoudi and Jacqueline Simonovich make sure you’re up to date with the change on the latest episode of California Employment News.

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