Robert Sarkisian

Robert Sarkisian has spent his legal career counseling businesses on compliance with labor and employment law, as well as defending employers in both state and federal court.

During law school, Robert was a judicial extern for the United States Eastern District Court of California, Bankruptcy Court.

Education

University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, J.D., 2019, with Distinction; Primary Comment Editor, University of Pacific Law Review, Vol. 50; Dean’s List; Traynor Honor Society

University of California, Davis, B.S., Managerial Economics, 2016

Admissions

California

United States District Courts for the Northern, Central and Eastern Districts of California

Languages

• Successfully opposed a Motion for Summary Judgment in California superior court on behalf of a landlord in an access discrimination case where the Plaintiff sought over $1 million in damages.
• Represents employers in all aspects of litigation in both state and federal court.
• Counsels businesses on compliance with applicable labor and employment laws, including handling COVID-19 in the workplace.
• Advises employers on decisions relating to employment law, including hiring, termination, and the interactive process.

Insights & Presentations

• “California Employment Law—Changes and Implications for Employers in 2025,” Stoel Rives LLP webinar, January 23, 2024
• “Major Court Decisions and Legal Updates,” SHRM/Stoel Rives 22nd Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, March 2024
• “California Supreme Court Sweeps PAGA Manageability Under the Rug in Estrada v. Royalty Carpet Mills,” Stoel Rives World of Employment blog, January 23, 2024
• ”Driving the Narrative: California Supreme Court’s Adolph v. Uber Technologies Decision Shifts Gears, Challenging U.S. Supreme Court’s Viking River Cruises v. Moriana Holding,” Stoel Rives World of Employment blog, July 18, 2023
• “Mum’s No Longer the Word: Maneuvering Pay Disclosure Across the Country” (co-author), Artisan Spirit Magazine, Spring 2023
• “California Employment Law—Changes and Implications in 2023,” Stoel Rives LLP webinar, January 18, 2023
• “AB 2188 Leaves California Employers’ Policies on Marijuana Use up in Smoke,” Stoel Rives World of Employment blog, October 2, 2022
• “California Supreme Court Extends Employees’ Rights to Waiting-Time Penalties and Other Damages,” Stoel Rives World of Employment blog, May 24, 2022
• “California Court of Appeal Removes Another Arrow from The Quiver of Employers,” Stoel Rives World of Employment blog, April 11, 2022
• “Employment Law Update for California Employers,” Stoel Rives LLP webinar, March 31, 2022
• “California Provides Employees with Another Bucket of COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Leave,” Stoel Rives World of Employment blog, February 22, 2022
• “California Supreme Court Provides Clarity on Which Standard to Use for Retaliation Cases,” Stoel Rives World of Employment blog, February 2, 2022

• Listed in Sactown Magazine’s Top Lawyers, 2024
• Listed in Sacramento Magazine’s Top Lawyers, 2023