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Oakland
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- T: +1 510.273.8780
- D: +1 510.903.8844
- F: +1 510.839.9104
- ymacariola@bwslaw.com
Yasmin Macariola is a highly accomplished attorney with over 20 years of experience in labor and employment law, public sector legal counsel, and civil rights advocacy. She has led complex litigation and provided strategic legal guidance on matters involving conservatorships, employee rights, labor relations, and government compliance.
Her legal expertise includes representing public agencies in bench and jury trials, drafting appeals and legal memoranda, and advising on statutory issues such as the Welfare and Institutions Code, Penal Code provisions, SB43/CARE Court, the National Labor Relations Act, Title VII, ADEA, EPA, and the ADA. Yasmin has developed policies on psychological fitness evaluations, confidentiality preservation, and discrimination complaint procedures, and has trained attorneys and clerks on legal processes and remedies.
She has successfully litigated administrative hearings, negotiated settlements yielding substantial backpay, and developed cases for class-wide and nationwide litigation. Her work has included outreach to underserved communities, bilingual investigations, and public education on employment rights and labor law.
Yasmin is fluent in Spanish.
- State Bar of California