Mark S. Spring

Partner & Chair of CDF’s Traditional Labor Law Practice Group
Sacramento Office
mspring@cdflaborlaw.com
(916) 361-0991, ext 1106
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Most Fun Job: Ice cream man with his own truck

If Not A Lawyer, I’d Be: A high school teacher

Best Advice: If you don’t know where you are going, you might end up someplace else.

Most Proud Of: Family

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About Mark

Mark S. Spring has over thirty-three years of experience handling labor and employment law matters throughout California. Spring’s practice is focused on representing management in union-management relations and handling litigation triggered by all types of employment-related disputes.

Spring has a successful record of dealings with union locals from the Teamsters, UFCW, IBEW, Laborers, Machinists, SEIU, Steelworkers, AFSCME, and Stationary Engineers. He negotiates union contracts, handles ULP charges, resolves grievances, represents clients at grievance arbitrations, and manages secondary picketing issues and other strike-related litigation and matters. In addition, Spring assists non-union employers with union avoidance efforts. He also counsels employers during union campaigns.

Spring’s reputation for litigation excellence is further built upon an impressive record as lead trial counsel in both federal and state courts in high-stakes employment litigation. In addition to his successful courtroom and trial work, Spring regularly represents California employers in discrimination, harassment, wage and hour, and employee safety issues in administrative matters/hearings before the NLRB, CRD, EEOC, DLSE/Labor Commissioner, Cal-OSHA, CUIAB, and other state and federal agencies.

Spring also maintains a significant litigation prevention practice, advising national and regional clients on adopting employment policies and managing challenging personnel problems in compliance with California law. He has also represented public figures, elected officials, executives, and athletes in high-profile sexual harassment lawsuits and investigations.
 
Spring is a long-term member of the American Employment Law Council (AELC), a national invitation-only group of senior management-side employment attorneys. He is the Northern California representative and Board Member (Treasurer) for the Wage & Hour Defense Institute (WHDI), a group comprising rigidly selected top wage and hour litigators nationwide. Spring was named the Best Lawyers® Sacramento 2021 “Lawyer of the Year” for the category of Employment Law – Management by his peers.

Spring is a Sacramento County Bar Association member and has served for over fifteen years on the Sacramento County Bar Association’s Minority and Diversity Hiring and Retention Committee. From 2022 to 2023, Spring served for several years as the Chairperson of that organization.

Spring loves to teach. He spent ten years as an adjunct lecturer at California State University, Sacramento, teaching an undergraduate course in recreation law in the Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Administration Department. He served four years as the Managing Editor of our award-winning California Labor and Employment Law blog. Spring is also a frequent speaker to employment-related groups and associations on various labor and employment law issues.

Spring enjoys playing golf, traveling (especially to the Balkans), white water rafting, and coaching in his off-the-clock hours. He spent over two decades as a high school boys’ basketball coach (Folsom and El Dorado HS) and several years as a high school girls’ lacrosse coach (Oak Ridge HS). He spent parts of two summers in Montenegro, coaching basketball at the Balkan Basketball Diplomacy Project co-sponsored by the Georgetown University Basketball program and the United States Department of State and has also conducted several lacrosse clinics in Israel for the Israel Lacrosse Foundation based in Ashkelon, Israel. 

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Education

George Washington University Law School, J.D., with honors, 1991

  • Journal of International Law and Economics, 1990-1991
  • The Advocate Student Newspaper, Asst. Editor, 1989-1991
  • U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Special Investigations, Law Clerk

Georgetown University, B.S. Finance, cum laude, 1988

  • Dean’s Citation for Outstanding Contributions to the University, 1988
  • Varsity Men’s Lacrosse Team, 1984-1985

Brasenose College, Oxford University, Summer 1987

  • Comparative Business Program

Publications

"How Calif. Justices' Prop 22 Affects The Gig Industry," Article, Law360, August 2024

Personal Emails Aren’t Private on Corporate Devices,” Quoted, SHRM, June 2023

"Now what on the LAUSD service workers' strike? Will both sides be ready to negotiate ... or more embittered?" Live News Report, KNX News Los Angeles, March 2023

"NLRB Says Workplace Discussions of Racism Are Protected Activity," Quoted, SHRM, March 2023

"Cases That Could Shift NLRB Precedent In 2023," Quoted, Law360 Employment Authority, March 2023

"Low Union Density in Banking Poses Hurdles for Union Organizing," Quoted, Law360 Employment Authority, January 2023

"Ask Help Desk: What happens if you refuse to go back to the office?" Quoted, The Washington Post, April 2022

"Getting Answers: Where Will Masks Still Be Required Once Mandate Lifts Tuesday?" Interview on CBS 13 Sacramento, February 2022

"California Employers, Facing Tight Safety Rules, Need To Get Comfortable With Change," Quoted, HR Dive, August 2021

Mandating Vaccines in the Workplace” Interview on Sacramento Fox 40 News, April 2021

Can accounting firms mandate vaccines?” Commentary, The Journal of Accountancy, April 2021

"The PRO Act and the Future of American Labor Law," Daily Journal, March 2021

"The Challenges of Reimbursing Employees for Remote Work in California," Bloomberg Law, November 2020 

"2020 Brings New Workplace Requirements," Today's General Counsel, Spring 2020 Edition

"Are You Prepared for California’s Sweeping Labor Law Changes?TLNT.com, December 2019

"Lyft Sexual Assault Suit Alleges Inadequate Background Checks, Investigations," Contributor, HR Dive: Human Resources and Workforce Management News, September 2019

"California’s Battle over Worker Classification - Punching In: Acosta Hunkers Down, EEOC Eyes ‘Other’ Harassment," Contributor, Bloomberg’s Law’s Punching In Podcast, February 2019

"Doing Business In California? Be Sure You Comply With These New Employment Rules," Talent Management and HR, January 2018

Written Opinions

Medic Ambulance Service, 370 NLRB No. 65 (2021)

Kulshestha v. First Union Commercial Corp., 33 Cal. 4th 601 (2004)

English v. IKON Office Solutions, Inc., 94 Cal. App. 4th 708C (2001)

Ho v. IKON Office Solutions, Inc., 143 F.Supp. 2d 1163 (N.D. Cal. 2001)

Rains v. Criterion Systems, Inc., 80 F.3d 339 (9th Cir. 1996)

Presentations

Sampling of Recent Presentations:

"New California Employment Laws and Developments for 2025," Co-Presenter, CDF Webinar Series, November 2024

"What Has Been Happening at the NLRB and with Unions in 2024?" Co-Presenter, CDF Webinar Sereies, July 2024

"New California Employment Laws and Developments for 2024," Co-Presenter, CDF Webinar Series, November 2023

"Navigating the Legal Landscape: Analyzing the Harvard/UNC Decision and Its Impact on DEI in the Workplace," Co-Presenter, CDF Webinar Series, August 2023

“California’s New Pay Transparency/Equal Pay Law in Thirty Minutes," Co-Presenter, CDF Webinar Series, February 2023

“Arbitration: The Not So New Frontier,” Co-Presenter, Wage & Hour Litigation and Compliance Conference, Practice Law Institute (PLI), January 2023

"New California Employment Laws and Developments for 2023," Co-Presenter, CDF Webinar Series, November 2022

"Managing Employee Performance and Misconduct Discipline, Discharge, and Documentation” Presenter, California Chamber of Commerce's 2022 HR Symposium, November 2022

"Tackling Key California Labor and Employment Law Issues in Acquisitions & Mergers," Co-Presenter, CDF Webinar Series, August 2022

"What’s Happening At The NLRB - The Biden Agency That Unionized & Non-Unionized Employers Need To Be Most Focused On In 2022," Co-Presenter, CDF Webinar Series, February 2022

"New California Employment Laws and Developments for 2022," Co-Presenter, CDF Webinar Series, November 2021

"What Healthcare Employers Can Expect from the NLRB Under the Biden Administration," Panelist, CDF Healthcare Education Webinar Series, October 2021

"Everything You Really Need to Know, Right Now, About the Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards," Moderator, CDF Webinar Series, June 2021

"How the New Biden/Harris Administration is Likely to Affect California Employers,” Co-Presenter, CDF Webinar Series, January 2021

"COVID-19 Related Wage and Hour Issues," Co-Presenter, CDF COVID Education Week, December 2020

"The Tidal Wave of Litigation California Employers Should Expect From the COVID-19 Crisis," Co-Presenter, CDF Webinar Series, July 2020

"Key Issues for Union & Non-Union Employers Related to Novel Coronavirus & The Return to Work," Presenter, CDF Webinar Series, June 2020

"Return to the Workplace - A Comprehensive Review of What California Employers Need to Know," Moderator, CDF Webinar Series, June 2020

“California Employment Law Review & Tips to Prepare for 2020 for Healthcare HR Professionals,” American Society for Health Care HR Administration (ASHHRA), February 2020

Professional Affiliations/Leadership/Awards

Listed, Top Authors - Readers' Choice Awards, JD Supra, 2022

Listed, Top Lawyers, Sacramento Magazine, 2018 - 2023

Listed, Best Lawyers®, "Lawyer of the Year," Employment Law - Management, Sacramento, CA, 2021 

Listed, Best Lawyers®, Employment Law - Management, and Labor and Employment Law, Sacramento, CA, 2018 - 2024

Listed, Northern California Super Lawyers, 2008 - 2009 and 2013 - 2023

Listed, Super Lawyers, Top 25 Lawyers in Sacramento, 2020 

Listed, Best of the Bar, Sacramento Business Journal, 2015 & 2019

Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ Rated

Wage and Hour Defense Institute (WHDI), Northern California Representative, 2015 - present

CDF Labor Law LLP

  • Editor-in-Chief, CDF's California Labor & Employment Law Blog, January 2021 - 2024
  • Committee Member, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee, 2021 - 2023

American Employment Law Council (AELC), Member, 2007 - present

Sacramento County Bar Association Diversity Hiring and Retention Committee, Member, 2003 - 2023

  • Co-Chair of Committee, 2022-2023

California State University, Sacramento - Adjunct Lecturer - Introduction to Recreation Law, 2014 - present

Sacramento No Glass Ceiling Task Force, Board of Directors, 2005 - 2007

University of Phoenix, Sacramento Campus, Employment Law/Business Law Adjunct Lecturer, 1998 - 2001

Sacramento Area Human Resources Association, Legal and Legislative Director/Board of Directors, 1998 - 2000

Civic Activities

Mark Spring featured in the December 15, 2017, Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal, In Recess Column Article "Coaching Advocate" - recognizing his coaching efforts since law school.

Volunteer Basketball Coach – Georgetown University/U.S. State Department Balkan Basketball Diplomacy Project – Bar, Montenegro, August 2011 and August 2012

Assistant Boys Basketball Coach - Folsom High School, 2000 - 2002; 2006 - 2009; 2012 - 2013; 2015 - 2019

JV and Varsity Girls Lacrosse Coach, Oak Ridge High School, 2011 - 2014

Rolling Hills Middle School, Head girls basketball coach, 2010 - 2011

El Dorado Hills Youth Lacrosse Club, Youth girls coach, 2007 - 2010

Temple Or Rishon, Board of Directors, 1996 - 1998

Folsom Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Folsom Program Graduate

Pro Bono

Provides pro bono services to a variety of non-profit organizations in Sacramento, including Shalom Jewish School, UC Davis Hillel, Sacramento Jewish Federation, and Temple Or Rishon Congregation.  Counsel includes representing these organizations in employee disputes, negotiations with their executives, and providing general guidelines on employment policies and situations.

Spring is also on an attorney panel for the ABA Military Pro Bono Project.  The program provides pro bono representation for members of our armed services.

Chair, CDF Pro Bono Committee, 2015 - 2017

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Mark Spring Quoted in BNA Health Law Reporter Article "Sharp's Healthcare Disability…

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Mark Spring Quoted in Sacramento Business Journal Article "Surprise! Under New Minimum-Wage Law, Many…

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Mark Spring Quoted in Inside Counsel's Article "Looking at Worker Safety After Bumble Bee…

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Mark Spring Quoted In Law360 Article "CA Legal Costs Battle Leaves Employment Deals In Limbo"

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Mark Spring Quoted In Investor's Business Daily's Article On Age Discrimination In The Technology…

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Mark Spring Quoted In The Human Resources Executive Online Article "An Online Assist for…

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Mark Spring Quoted In AOL Jobs' Article On Workplace Discrimination Based On Sexual Orientation…

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CDF Attorneys Receive Recognition for Successful Employment Law Defense Work

July 16, 2013

CDF Consults Sacramento, San Diego Diversity Fellowship Programs for New Clerks

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Northern California Partner Mark Spring Quoted in HR Executive Online on Same-Sex Harassment

April 22, 2013

Partner Mark Spring Quoted in HR Executive Online Article on Emboldening Whistleblowers

September 17, 2012

Partner Mark Spring Quoted in HR Executive Online Article on EEOC Limiting Employers Use of Education as…

June 7, 2012

CDF LLP Helps Honor Arthur R. Block for His Contributions to City Year - Philadelphia

May 17, 2012

Mark Spring Quoted in HR Executive Online re Individual Liability & FMLA Leave

March 27, 2012

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Sacramento Law Firm Changes Name; Nabs Big Victory and Readies for Move to New Office Space

November 1, 2011

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