Brook Taylor Barnes

Partner

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Services & Specializations

Admissions

California;
Texas;
USDC, Central District of California;
USDC, Southern District of California

Address

525 B Street, Suite 2200, San Diego, CA 92101

Office Tel.

619.525.3810

Fax

619.788.5508

Overview

Brook leads Procopio’s Hospitality Industry Group. He represents employers in all aspects of labor and employment litigation including claims for improper wage deductions, failure to pay wages, failure to pay overtime wages, failure to provide meal periods and rest breaks, misclassification of employees, inaccurate wage statements, commission calculations, wrongful termination, Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) claims, class actions, and retaliatory and discriminatory employment actions.

Best Lawyers®, Employment Law-Management, 2023 to present
Best Lawyers® Ones To Watch, Litigation-Labor and Employment, 2021-2022
Super Lawyers® Rising Stars, Employment Litigation and Business Litigation, 2017-2021
Best of the Bar, Business and Employment, San Diego Business Journal, 2015

JD, California Western School of Law
MA, Sam Houston State University, summa cum laude
BS, Texas A&M University

Co-presenter. “Essential Employment Agreements: Implementing the Right Agreements for the Wrong Time,” Procopio’s Annual Labor & Employment Law seminar, webinar, November 3, 2022.
Author. “What A New COVID-19 Legal Order Means for San Diego County’s Hospitality Industry,” December 17, 2020.
Co-presenter. “Recent California Employment Law Developments,” Procopio Labor and Employment Virtual Seminar 2020, November 4, 2020.
Author. “California Employers With More Than 500 Employees Must Now Provide Supplemental COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave To Employees – AB 1867,” September 21, 2020.
Co-presenter. “Tips For Protecting Yourself From Employment Litigation as a Result of COVID,” August 19, 2020.
Co-presenter. “Return to Work: Employer Do’s and Don’ts,” presented to San Diego Chamber of Commerce, May 28, 2020.
Co-presenter. “Facing the Unknown: Employer Guidance for Return to Work Issues,” May 18, 2020.
Co-presenter. “Part 3 – Even More Answers to Employer’s COVID-19 Questions,” April 3, 2020.
Author. “The Governor’s Stay-At-Home Order Challenges California Employers,” March 24, 2020.
Co-author. “Wage and Hour Win For Employers: The California Supreme Court Limits PAGA’s Threat to Employers,” September 13, 2019.
Co-presenter. “The Procopio Brief: Recent Legal Developments Affecting California Employers,” Procopio Labor and Employment Seminar 2018, San Diego, CA, November 8, 2018.