Grace Kim's legal practice encompasses all manner of labor and employment law issues.
A significant portion of her practice involves defending both public and private employers in state and federal courts in employment matters involving allegations of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.
Grace also regularly advises employers on drafting employee handbooks, complying with wage and hour laws, hiring practices, background checks, leaves of absence, reasonable accommodations, good faith interactive process, workplace investigations, policy modifications, terminations, and litigation avoidance practices.
Grace has experience responding to charges of discrimination, retaliation and other violations filed with state and federal government agencies such as the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Department of Industrial Relations (DIR), and Department of Labor (DOL).
Grace has defended manufacturers, dairies, hospitals, academic institutions, municipal entities, insurance carriers, retail, restaurants, financial institutions, automotive, resorts, celebrities, domestic services companies, and other corporate clients in a wide range of litigation matters, including employment law and civil rights claims throughout Southern, Central and Northern California.
Prior to joining FordHarrison, Grace was an associate in a California-based labor and employment boutique firm and prior to that an AmLaw Top 200 law firm. While in law school, she served as Articles Editor for Loyola Law School's International and Comparative Law Review and a member of the Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Team.