Jacqueline Beaumont is a seasoned employment litigator and outside counsel with a particular expertise in wage-and-hour law, where she has successfully prevailed in, dismissed, or resolved over 100 employment class actions and PAGA (Private Attorneys General Act) cases. She focuses her practice on representing clients facing complex employment matters, and has successfully defended discrimination, harassment, and wrongful termination cases throughout California.

Example representations include summary judgment victories, jury and bench trial verdicts, and injunctions and dismissals secured for her clients such as the following:

• A leading university in winning a motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit, and successfully defeating appeals up to the Supreme Court.
• A major lending institution in a series of wage and hour class action and PAGA lawsuits.
• A Fortune 50 company in achieving summary judgment against a variety of harassment, discrimination and negligent hiring claims, and continued representation in successfully defending the judgment on appeal.
• A local employer in securing a complete arbitration defense victory against claims alleging disability discrimination, retaliation, and failure to accommodate.

Ms. Beaumont also acts as an outside general employment advisor to a number of her clients, who range from multiple Fortune 500 companies to family-owned businesses. She is well-versed in the business concerns and practical needs of her clients, having previously worked in the in-house employment law department of a large public company. She has broad expertise in all related areas of advising, including drafting and implementing workplace policies, guiding employee investigations and terminations, overseeing reductions in force, and negotiating executive agreements.

Super Lawyers has recognized Ms. Beaumont as a “Super Lawyer” for the past six years, and as a “Rising Star” multiple times previously, where she was listed as one of Orange County’s “Top 25 Up-And-Coming Attorneys” and one of Southern California’s “Up-And-Coming 50 Women.” She has been honored as a “Women in Business” nominee by the Orange County Business Journal, and a “Woman Making a Difference” by the County of Orange. Ms. Beaumont is the Secretary/Treasurer of the Orange County Bar Association Labor & Employment Section, and a past Director for the Orange County Women Lawyers Association.

Ms. Beaumont received her Juris Doctorate in 2007 from the University of California, Berkeley. In law school, Ms. Beaumont served as a Judicial Extern on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and clerked for the United States Attorney’s Office. Ms. Beaumont obtained a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, cum laude, from the University of California, Davis, and studied at the Institut d’Études Politiques in Paris, France. She also holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley. Prior to joining Call & Jensen, Ms. Beaumont was an associate with Morrison & Foerster LLP, and worked at public relations firms in Beijing and San Francisco.

Ms. Beaumont is a sought-after speaker on employment law issues, and has delivered over 50 presentations to the legal and business community.

Representative Speaking Engagements

• October 1, 2024: “Five Employment Mistakes That Land Companies in Litigation (and How To Avoid Them),” DisruptHR (Costa Mesa, CA)
• September 12, 2024: “State and Federal Legislative Update: The Impact, Trends, and What to Expect in 2025,” The Employment Law Summit (Los Angeles, CA)
• July 18. 2024: “Perspectives from the Bench and Bar on Wage and Hour Litigation,” California Lawyers Association, Advanced Wage and Hour Conference (Costa Mesa, CA)
• June 9, 2024: “Negotiating Competency Issues In the Workplace,” Los Angeles County Bar Association, Section Retreat (Dana Point, CA)
• May 29, 2024: “Maternity Leave for Attorneys,” Orange County Bar Association, Newport Beach, CA
• October 16, 2023: “Top 10 Employment Law Issues”, RILA – Retail Industry Leaders Association (Atlanta, GA)
• March 18, 2022: “Counseling, Evaluating, and Defending Discrimination Claims,” University of California, Irvine, School of Law (Irvine, CA)
• November 18, 2021: “COVID Implications for the Workplace,” Employers Group Workplace & Employment Law Update (webinar broadcast)
• November 14, 2019: “Recent Changes in California’s Employment Laws,” Fashion Industry Human Resources Association (Newport Beach, CA)
• December 7, 2018: “Dynamex and the Future of the On Demand/Gig Economy and Joint Employer Issues,” Bridgeport Wage & Hour Conference (Los Angeles, CA)
• April 10, 2018: “The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Equal Pay Negotiations: A Lookback One Year Later” Orange County Women Lawyers Association (Orange, CA)
• December 5, 2017: “Human Resource Law From A to Z: Discrimination and Harassment,” NBI – National Business Institute (Santa Ana, CA)
• September 15, 2016: “The Basics: Employment Law, Wage and Hour Compliance,” CEB – Continuing Education of the Bar (Newport Beach, CA)

Publications

• “Unlocking the Power of Maternity Leave” OC Lawyer, July 2024
• “Professional Paragon” column, OC Lawyer, January 2023
• Contributing author, CEB Practitioner, Employment Law, 2020 ed. – “Summary Judgment in Employment Matters”
• “4 Takeaways from Female Law Profs’ Equal Pay Settlement”, Law360, June 25, 2018
•  “Would Ellen Pao Still Lose Under New California Fair Pay Act?”, Law360, May 26, 2017
•  “Labor and Employment Law Roundtable: What Owners And Executives Need to Know,” Los Angeles Business Journal, May 2, 2016
•  “Q&A on Labor & Employment,” Corporate LiveWire, February 2015
•  “The Rising Contingent Workforce: Are You Prepared?,” Corporate LiveWire, May 2013
•  “Social Media: 10 Legal Guidelines for Business Executives,” Orange County Business Journal, March 18, 2013