

Danielle G. Eanet
Shareholder
Phone: (310) 997-4185
Fax: (310) 593-2589
Email: danielle@eanetpc.com
Danielle G. Eanet is an experienced labor and employment attorney who counsels and vigorously defends clients in California and Federal courts on a wide range of employment law matters involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, reasonable accommodation, wrongful termination, wage & hour, PAGA and trade secret issues.
Danielle has significant litigation experience including complex-designated litigation and arbitration and has a demonstrated record of obtaining success for her clients before trial via law and motion, mediation, and settlement. She also handles disputes involving wage and hour claims, employee misclassification, termination appeal and disciplinary proceedings before state administrative agencies, arbitrators, and commissions. Among her notable successes, she has successfully tried employment cases in Los Angeles Superior Court obtaining verdicts in favor of her clients.
Danielle also assists clients before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), Employment Development Department (EDD) and the Department of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE). She regularly drafts and negotiates employment, commission, arbitration, separation, proprietary information, non-solicitation, independent contractor and settlement agreements.
Prior to joining Eanet, PC, Danielle was an attorney with the Los Angeles Office of Littler Mendelson P.C., the world’s largest employment law firm.

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Danielle G. Eanet
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Areas of Focus
- Harassment
- Discrimination
- Retaliation
- Disability issues arising under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and the California Family Rights Act (CFRA)
- Unfair Competition
- Misappropriation of Trade Secrets
- Wrongful Termination
- Breach of Contract
- Wage and Hour Issues
- Misclassification and Independent Contractor Issues
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Professional & Community Affiliations
- Young Leaders Circle, Milken Institute
- American Bar Association
- Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
- State Bar of California
- District of Columbia Bar
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News & Publications
- When is "Sexting" Sexual Harassment?, hg.org (April 2023)
- Does a Shove at a Bar Make An Assault a Federal Case?, hg.org (March 2023)
- Is the Person Providing You Samples at Costco an "Outside Salesperson"?, hg.org (Jan 2023)
- Standing to Sue Not Guaranteed by Federal Law in California, hg.org (Jan 2023)
- When Must a Defendant Forfeit Bonds in a Wage Claim? hg.org (Dec 2022)
- Offsite and Outside-Of-Work Marijuana Use Now OK in California, hg.org (Sept 2022)
- Governor Newsom Signs New Fast Food Industry Law, hg.org (Sept 2022)
- When Exactly Does an Employee Start Being an "Employee"?, hg.org (June 2022)
- Can Employees Bring a Lawsuit When Another Identical Suit is Pending?, hg.org (May 2022)
- Ninth Circuit Says Union President Can't Split Claims, hg.org (April 2022)
- When is an Employer Arbitration Agreement So unfair that is Unenforceable?, hg.org (March 2022)
- Can a Judge Reduce an Attorneys' Fees Award to a Fraction of the Total When the Jury Determined He Only Prevaled on Two of His Employment Law Claims?, hg.org + California Employment Law Letter (Feb 2022)
- California's COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Restored?, hg.org (Feb 2022)
- Can LAPD Officers Play Pokemon On Duty?, hg.org (Jan 2022)
- What's the Latest on Mask Mandates for LA Employers?, hg.org (Jan 2022)
- California Minimum Wage Increases in 2022, hg.org (Jan 2022)
- What are the Changes to California Employment Laws in 2022?, hg.org (Dec 2021)
- OSHA Suspends ETC Vaccine Enforcement with Fifth Circuit Decision, hg.org (Oct 2021)
- What Employers Need To Know About LA's New Vaccine Mandate, hg.org (Oct 2021)
- California Tightens “Non-Disparagement” Terms in Employment Settlement and Severance Agreements, hg.org (Oct 2021)
- What Does President Biden's Vaccine Mandate Mean for California Employers?, hg.org (Oct 2021)
- Theft of Trade Secrets Results in $14M Judgement, hg.org (Sept 2021)
- In a Major Setback for California's Gig Economy Law, Prop. 22 Ruled Unconstitutional, hg.org (August 2021)
- 2:1 Ratio of Punitive to Compensatory Damages Appropriate, California Court Says, hg.org (August 2021)
- 9th Circuit Says Shareholder Injured When California Requires or Encourages Discrimination, hg.org (July 2021)
- Supreme Court Sides with Businesses Challenging California Labor Law, hg.org (July 2021)
- Cal/OSHA Revises COVID-19 ETS Regulations Effective Immediately, hg.org (June 2021)
- Cal/OSHA Proposal Revisions to the ETS, hg.org (June 2021)
- Ninth Circuit Reverses Equal Pay Act Claim, hg.org (April 2021)
- California Supreme Court Rules Rounding Practices for Meal Times Illegal, hg.org (April 2021)
- How Will President Biden's $1.9 Trillian Relief Plan Help California Businesses?, hg.org (March 2021)
- Bank Employee Harassed by Customer Allowed to Proceed with Sexual Harassment Claim?, hg.org (March 2021)
- Does a Commissions-Only Pay Structure Meet the Administrative Exemption's Salary Basis Test?, hg.org (January 2021)
- What Does The Passage of Proposition 22 Mean for California Employers?, hg.org (November 2020)
- Recent Developments in California Law: Restraint of Trade and California Business & Professions Code, § 16600, hg.org (October 2020)
- California Expands Family Leave Law to Apply to More Small Businesses, hg.org (October 2020)
- California Changes the Law Governing Independent Contractors Again!, hg.org (October 2020)
- Navigating the Americans with Disabilities Act During a Pandemic, hg.org (July 2020)
- Has your Business Made All Applicable Minimum Wage Adjustments Yet?, hg.org (July 2020)
- Employment Alert: California Enacts AB5: What This Means for Employers and Independent Contractors, hg.org (May 2020)
- New California Law Prohibits Mandatory Employment Arbitration Agreements, hg.org (May 2020)
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act Signed Into Law: What This Means for Employers & Employees, hg.org (May 2020)
- $2 Trillion Relief Package for Americans and Businesses: What You Need to Know, hg.org (May 2020)
- New Rules Governing How Quickly California Communities Can Reopen Businesses During the Coronavirus Pandemic, hg.org (May 2020)
- Looking Back: Uncertainty Looms For Retroactive Application of Dynamex ABC Test, hg.org (August 2019)
- Reversal of Nearly $1 Billion Award and 20-year Injunction Illuminates the Importance of Maintaining the Confidentiality of Trade Secrets, Littler ASAP (April 2014)
- Would the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2009 Impact California Cities?, Western City (August 2009)
- Intellectual Property, Chapter 9, The Littler Mendelson Guide to International Employment and Labor Law, LexisNexis and Littler Mendelson, chapter co-author (2014)
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Education
- J.D., Southwestern Law School
- B.A., American University, cum laude
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Admissions
- California Bar
- District of Columbia Bar
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
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