Linda Wang

Partner
Los Angeles Office
lwang@cdflaborlaw.com
(213) 612-6300
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If I Wasn't A Lawyer, I’d Be: A celebrity chef like Gordon Ramsay or David Chang.

In My Spare Time, I Enjoy: Netflix, yoga, and cooking.

Interesting Fact: I am an indoor plant enthusiast!

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About Linda

Linda Wang is a Partner in CDF’s Los Angeles office, where she defends local, regional, and national employers in all aspects of California labor and employment law and related litigation. Her practice includes defending clients against wrongful termination claims, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and wage and hour violations. Linda’s expertise extends to managing sophisticated wage and hour class action litigation, including claims involving overtime calculations, wage statements, arbitration agreements, and PAGA.

Linda is a founding member of CDF’s Privacy Practice Group, where she advises clients on compliance and risk mitigation in the rapidly evolving area of data privacy. She provides strategic counsel on navigating complex privacy regulations, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). Linda works with employers to implement comprehensive privacy policies, develop and manage data breach response plans, and ensure compliance with privacy laws governing the collection, storage, and use of employee and consumer data. Her approach is proactive and tailored, focusing on minimizing risk while maintaining operational efficiency. For more information on the firm’s privacy practice, visit CDF Privacy Practice.

Linda also advises clients on a variety of workplace matters, such as wage and hour compliance, leave laws, and workplace disputes. She works closely with clients to understand their business needs and to develop effective legal strategies. California labor law is complex, but Linda’s go-getter attitude and client-focused approach ensure that her client’s best interests are always prioritized.

In addition, Linda is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and provides legal advice in Mandarin. She also provides legal support to pro bono clients.

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Education

University of California, Irvine School of Law, J.D., 2017

  • UC Irvine Journal of International, Transactional, and Comparative Law, Senior Editor, 2016-2017
  • Extern to the Honorable Josephine L. Staton, District Court Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District, 2015

University of California at Irvine, B.A., cum laude, 2014

Presentations

"CCPA/CPRA – California’s Updated Privacy Rights Act,” Burbank/Glendale Chapter of PIHRA, April 2023

“California Privacy Laws: What Employers Should Know,” Clear Law Institute, March 2023

"Top Tips for California Employers to Prepare for the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) Effective January 1, 2023," Panelist, CDF Webinar Series, October 2022

Professional Affiliations/Leadership/Awards

Listed, Best Lawyers® Ones to Watch, Litigation (Labor and Employment), Los Angeles, CA, 2024

Orange County Bar Association (OCBA), 2018 - present

Orange County Asian American Bar Association (OCAABA), 2018 - present

Blog Entries

How A Smart Watch May Lead To Unintended Concerns For Employers

February 21, 2025

New Proposed Regulations Will Impact How Businesses Utilize AI to Make Personnel Decisions

February 13, 2025

Good News for Employers: California Enforces Arbitration Agreement In Favor of Non-Signatory Related Entities

December 17, 2024

Think Beating a Settlement Offer Protects You? California's Surprising Ruling Says Otherwise In Wage…

December 16, 2024

California to Increase Regulation of AI Tools In The Workplace: New Legal Liability

May 23, 2024

Tsunami of CIPA Class Actions Storming California Businesses

April 5, 2024

Employers Urged To Revisit Existing Privacy Policies Following Executive Order Mandating Protection Of…

March 5, 2024

Deadline For Employers’ Federal EEO-1 Filing Now Due on Dec. 5, 2023

September 20, 2023

Final Privacy Regulations Anticipated To Go Into Effect In April 2023 - Enforcement Scheduled to Start July…

February 17, 2023

Counting Down to 2023: CPRA Template Available

November 18, 2022

A Creative Compromise to Address Worker Flexibility and Basic Workplace Protection: The Bipartisan Worker…

July 25, 2022

Los Angeles Employers Beware! Minimum Wage and Sick Leave Changes Start July 1, 2022

June 27, 2022

Unpublished California Opinion Did Not Authorize Arbitration Over Threshold Issue of Independent Contractor…

April 19, 2022

2022 Means California Employers Should Calendar DFEH Pay Data Reporting, Again

January 5, 2022

DOJ Is On the Prowl to Prosecute “No-Poach” Agreements

October 15, 2021

Ninth Circuit Allows CA to Enforce Its Latest Anti-Arbitration Law

September 16, 2021

Are California Employers Prepared To Navigate California’s Evolving Privacy Law Landscape? 

July 21, 2021

Class Certification Still Defeated Although Common Evidence of Non-Compliance

April 30, 2021

Five Bars of Wi-Fi Are Grounds For Disability Claims

April 26, 2021

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