Sarah Woolston
Employment Law Subject Matter Expert

Sarah Woolston joined the CalChamber in 2022 as an employment law subject matter expert. She oversees local ordinances content, serves as a co-presenter for compliance seminars and webinars, and answers calls on the Labor Law Helpline.

Woolston is a practical problem solver who has defended employers in trial and at administrative proceedings. She has provided day-to-day guidance to clients on a wide range of topics, including COVID-19 compliance, terminations, wage and hour, harassment investigations and much more.

Before joining the CalChamber, Woolston worked as a litigation associate at Best, Best & Krieger LLP and Matheny, Sears, Linkert & Jaime LLP. In law school, she externed at the California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District for the Honorable Louis Mauro.

Woolston graduated summa cum laude from Saint Mary’s College of California in 2014 with a B.A. in politics and minor in communication. She received the 2014 Thomas Jefferson Departmental Politics Award for earning the highest grade point average in her major. During her junior year she studied abroad at John Cabot University in Rome. She holds a J.D. from University of California, Davis School of Law, where she was the president of the King Hall Labor and Employment Law Association and an editor for the UC Davis Law Review.

Labor Law Corner

• Reporting Time Pay: When It’s Owed Depends on Circumstances
  May 12, 2023
• Employees May Use Sick/Family Leaves for Designated Person
  March 3, 2023
• State, Local Minimum Wage Rates Increase on January 1, 2023
  December 16, 2022
• Applicant’s Criminal History Off Limits Until After Making Job Offer
  November 4, 2022
• Company BBQ: Factors to Consider Before Sending Invites to Employees
  August 5, 2022

HRWatchdog

• Employers Using Arbitration Agreements Should Monitor This PAGA Case
  May 9, 2023
• Employees May Use Sick/Family Leaves for Designated Person
  May 1, 2023
• San Francisco Employer Annual Reporting Form Due May 1
  April 19, 2023
• San Mateo County’s New Minimum Wage Ordinance
  April 4, 2023
• Reminder for Retailers: LA’s Fair Work Week Ordinance Starts April 1
  March 31, 2023
• Several Cities Join California in Ending Local COVID-19 State of Emergency
  February 27, 2023
• San Francisco’s New Military Leave Pay
  February 3, 2023
• Los Angeles City COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Ends Soon
  January 20, 2023
• Mountain View’s New Wage Theft Ordinance
  January 12, 2023
• Berkeley Adopts New Fair Work Week Ordinance
  January 6, 2023

Legal Affairs

The Legal Affairs Department reviews and participates in court cases having a broad impact on California’s economy and business climate.