Anita York

Partner

Email: anita@employerlaw.com

Anita York is a partner at Scott & Whitehead. On behalf of employers, Ms. York has litigated issues in a variety of areas, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and wage and hour claims. Her counseling practice includes advising employers on a broad range of employment-related matters, conducting management training programs and seminars, and preparing employee handbooks, policies and agreements. Ms. York also conducts internal investigations, and counsels clients who are conducting internal investigations in response to employee complaints of discrimination, harassment, or other wrongdoing.

Ms. York earned her law degree from the University of Southern California where she was the Chief Production Editor for the Review of Law and Women's Studies. She was also a quarter-finalist in the prestigious Hale Moot Court Honors Program. During law school, Ms. York served as an intern with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and as an extern with the Los Angeles Superior Court.

Ms. York is a member of the Orange County Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section, of which she is a past Chair. 

Ms. York co-authored a three volume, 800+ page treatise on California workplace law. (Employment Law 101: Documentation, Discipline & Discharge; Employment Law 102: Wage & Hour and Employee Benefits; and Employment Law 103: Other Real World Challenges).

Ms. York resides with her family in Mission Viejo, California.

Admitted to Practice

• California, 1996

Education

• University of Southern California
• J.D., 1996
• Cal Poly Pomona
• B.A., 1985

Professional Memberships

• Orange County Bar Association