Tomiwa Aina is an associate in the Firm’s Labor & Employment practice group.
Tomiwa focuses on representing employers in all aspects of labor and employment law, including class actions, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wage and hour claims. She regularly counsels employers of all sizes on preventing workplace disputes by advising them on regulatory compliance, employee training, handbooks, and policy creation. Her experience allows her to provide effective and creative solutions to complex legal issues.
During law school, Tomiwa served as a legal extern for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, where she analyzed employment discrimination claims and prepared opinions for administrative law judges. Additionally, she served as the Senior Articles Editor for the Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law. She is fluent in French and Yoruba.
Women Lawyers of Sacramento
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Wiley Manuel Bar Association
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Sacramento Bar Association
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Awards
CALI Excellence Award for Cuban Law and US Cuban Relations
J.D., Tulane University School of Law, New Orleans, 2018
B.A., Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, 2015
On Tuesday, April 9th, Weintraub attorneys will participate in a panel from the Barristers’ Club of San Francisco Bar Association’s (BASF) Pathways to Partnership Series. Part 1 of 2, “Transitioning from Senior Associate to Junior Partner,” will focus the panel discussion on the journey from associate to junior partner and…
Navigating and administering leaves of absence in California has never been easy. Employers have to first understand which statutory leaves apply to their workplace, then ensure that they not only have policies in place regarding those leaves, but also administer those leaves properly. Often times, various leave statutes, reasonable accommodation…
Weintraub Tobin is pleased to welcome Tomiwa Aina as an associate in the Firm’s Labor & Employment practice group, where she focuses on representing employers in all aspects of labor and employment law, including class actions, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wage and hour claims.
On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a decision in Stericycle, Inc., in which they adopted new rules for evaluating whether the policies related to employee conduct in employee handbooks violate the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). According to Stericyle, Inc., an employer’s policy or rule…
Get an overview of AB 1228’s intricacies and its impact on fast-food workers, from wage increases to exemptions. Tomiwa Aina and Nikki Mahmoudi continue the discussion on the fast-food minimum wage increase in this installment of California Employment News. Review our previous episode, “Top Developments in Wage and Hour Law for 2024“ Watch this…
New laws in 2024 expand workplace protections for employees regarding their current and past cannabis use. Nikki Mahmoudi and Tomiwa Aina review these changes, previewed in our 2024 Employment Law Update seminars, in this episode of California Employment News. Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel or listen to this podcast episode here. https://youtu.be/gxTLkgeSWdw
California will see an increase to minimum wage in January 2024 and has already seen some minimum wage increases in individual jurisdictions earlier this year. Nikki Mahmoudi and Tomiwa Aina review these changes in this episode of California Employment News. Listen to this podcast episode here. Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel here:…
