Clifford D. “Seth” Sethness doesn’t just litigate employment law cases—he has tried more than 30 jury and bench trials involving alleged race discrimination, sexual harassment, failure to accommodate disability, retaliation, wage and hour violations, unfair competition, whistleblowing, breach of employment contract, and age discrimination in state and federal courts, in addition to handling dozens of labor and employment arbitration trials.
Seth represents West Coast shipping, automobile, hospital, hotel, and retail industry clients in wage and hour class actions, discrimination and wrongful termination lawsuits, and unlawful employment practices litigation.
Seth is also involved in a range of community service activities. For years he coached inner-city boys’ Little League and basketball teams and girls' basketball and softball teams. He has helped build homes for impoverished families in Tanzania, Honduras, Guatemala, and Malawi, and he taught at an orphanage in Nepal. Seth has served for years on the board of directors for the Espwa Orphanage in Les Cayes, one of Haiti’s largest nongovernment orphanages, and in 2019 completed his tenure as chair of the board.
Member, Practice Group of the Year, Employment, Law360 (2017, 2019)
Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
Recognized, Labor Law – Management, Los Angeles,The Best Lawyers in America (2012–2020, 2022)
Recommended, The Legal 500 US (2016, 2017)
Recognized, California's Top Labor and Employment Lawyers, The Daily Journal (2015)
Member, Board of Directors, Espwa Orphanage (Les Cayes, Haiti)
Member, Executive Board, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
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