Deidra A. Nguyen
Shareholder
Afiliaciones Profesionales y Comunitarias
Member, Board of Directors
South King County Chapter
Society for Human Resource Management
Member, Board of Directors
Vietnamese-American Bar Association of Washington
Member, Federal Bar Association
Western District of Washington
Reconocimiento
Named, Rising Star
Super Lawyers
2015-2020
Recipient, Faculty Scholar Award
Seattle University School of Law
Recipient, Law Presidential Scholarship
2003-2005
Dean’s List
Seattle University School of Law
2003-2006
Dean’s List, University of Washington
2000-2003
Recipient, CALI Awards
Constitutional Law, Evidence, Legal Writing II
Recipient, Washington Promise Scholarship
News, Analysis & Press
WA Cares Fund Premiums Started July 1, 2023, and Quarterly Reporting Begins October 1, 2023
ASAP
July 28, 2023
What are some of the key similarities and differences between PFML laws and the FMLA?
2 the Point Video
November 15, 2022
Littler Lightbulb: It’s Almost Election Time – What Do Employers Need to Know?
Insight
October 3, 2022
Sonoma County, California Extends and Retroactively Expands Emergency Paid Sick Leave Ordinance
ASAP
June 9, 2021
Just in Time for Handbook Season, California Passes Sweeping Expansion of Family Leave Law
Insight
September 25, 2020
Washington State Institutes Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Requirement for Food Production Workers
Insight
August 28, 2020
Washington State Reopens for Business with New Policies, Procedures, and Protective Equipment
Insight
May 28, 2020
Dear Littler: Do We Have to Provide the Kitchen Sink (Literally!) to Lactating Employees?
Dear Littler
September 16, 2019
Littler Elevates 28 Attorneys to Shareholder
January 3, 2018
What's All the Fuss About? An Overview of Fair Scheduling Requirements, and a Few Tips for Staying on Top of Them All
Podcast
October 4, 2017
Who Could Have Predicted? Fair Scheduling Requirements Pose Compliance Challenges for Retail, Restaurant and Other Employers
Insight
September 18, 2017
Reparando los Daños: Las Responsabilidades del Empleador como Consecuencia del Huracán Harvey
Insight
August 30, 2017
Picking Up the Pieces: Employer Responsibilities in the Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey
Insight
August 29, 2017
The 2012 Global Employer: Highlights of Littler's Fifth Annual Global Employer Institute
Littler Report
February 21, 2013
Partisanship Redefined: Why Blanket Primaries are Constitutional
29 Seattle U. L. Rev. 495
2006
Libros & Capítulos
- Littler on Reductions in Force: Information for the Downsizing Employer, Littler National Employer Library, 2016
- Survey of State Laws Regarding Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Discrimination in the Workplace, Chapter 20, Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation in the Workplace: A Practical Guide, Bloomberg BNA, chapter contributor, 2014
Speaking Engagements
“Leaving on a Jet Plane”: What Employers Need to Know to Navigate Leaves of Absence Under Federal, State, and Local Laws in the Evergreen State
SHRM South Puget Sound Chapter
October 17, 2024
Paid Family Feud: Navigating Dueling State – and Employer-Sponsored Leave and Wage-Replacement Programs
2022 California Virtual Regional Employer Conference
November 2, 2022
Paid Family Feud: Navigating Dueling State- and Employer-Sponsored Leave and Wage-Replacement Programs
Littler Virtual California Regional Employer Conference
November 2, 2022
Washington Update: New Employment Law Legislation for 2021-2022
May 17, 2022
Paid Family Feud: Navigating Dueling State- and Employer-Sponsored Leave and Wage-Replacement Programs
Littler Executive Employer Conference
May 5, 2022
Paid Family and Medical Leave: The New Frontier
Business Management Daily Webinar
December 10, 2021
Perplexed to Oblivion: The Conundrum of Using PTO and Unlimited Time Off Policies for Paid Sick Leave Compliance
Littler Webinar
December 9, 2021
Littler’s Second Annual Employee Handbook Update
November 12, 2021
Paid Family and Medical Leave – The New Leave Frontier
Littler Webinar
October 20, 2021
An In-depth Look at Paid Family and Medical Leave Programs
July 21, 2021
Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave 201: Lessons Learned and Frequently Asked Questions
Seattle, WA
March 30, 2021
New Year, New Handbook
January 25, 2021
COVID-19 in the Workplace: Recent Developments and Compliance Challenges - Session Ten
January 8, 2021
The Rite of Fall: Preparing Policy Handbooks for the Coming Year
October 19, 2020
Littler’s First Annual Employee Handbook Update
October 14, 2020
COVID-19 in the Workplace: Recent Developments and Compliance Challenges
October 2, 2020
Returning to the Workplace
Webinar, National Association of Church Personnel Administrators
May 28, 2020
Southern California Legal Update Series - San Diego
January 14, 2020
Employee Handbooks: Keeping Up with the "Do's and Don'ts" to Achieving Compliance
September 11, 2019
Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave Update
September 10, 2019
Employee Handbooks: Keeping Up with the "Do's and Don'ts" to Achieving Compliance
Webinar
July 18, 2019
Southern California Legal Update Series - San Diego
San Diego, CA
January 8, 2019
The Top Employment Law Issues Impacting Startups & Nuts and Bolts of Hiring / Firing
San Francisco
October 2, 2018
17th Annual All Day Labor Law Seminar
American Payroll Association, San Diego Chapter
July 28, 2018
#NotYouToo: Conducting Workplace Investigations in the Aftermath of #MeToo
West Sound Human Resource Management Association Spring Workshop
May 9, 2018
Handbooks
Littler Executive Employer, Phoenix, AZ
May 4, 2018
Top 10 HR Strategies to Mitigate Risk & Ensure Compliance
2018 Washington State Employment Law & HR Conference - Washington State SHRM
April 20, 2018
Southern California Legal Update - San Diego
San Diego, CA
December 7, 2017
Is That in Writing? Making the Most of Your 2018 Employee Handbook
Xpert HR
October 25, 2017
ASA Washington Staffing Symposium
Seattle, WA
September 21, 2017
New Parental Leave Laws in California
Lorman Webinar
April 5, 2017
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: A Legal Update
2017 Washington State Employment Law & HR Conference - Washington State SHRM
March 31, 2017
Washington State Employment Law Update
American Staffing Association, Washington Council
November 10, 2016
Politics in the Workplace: Election and Employment Law Collide
Annual Lunch and Learn - Hot Topics for HR Professionals
October 20, 2016
All Day Labor Law Seminar
American Payroll Association, San Diego Chapter
July 16, 2016
Employment Law Update with a Side of BYOD
Seattle SHRM, Seattle, WA
May 19, 2016
FLSA Update and Employee Classification Guidelines
Paychex Webinar
April 18, 2016
Risk Management for Employee Separations
2016 Washington State Employment Law & HR Conference - Washington State Human Resources Council, Bellevue, WA
March 18, 2016
The Essential Employee Handbook
2016 Symposium - Lake Washington Human Resource Association, Bellevue, WA
February 9, 2016
2015 in Review: A Legal Update
South King County Human Resources Association
January 21, 2016
Washington Employment Law Update
Staffing Owners and Senior Managers Conference - Staffing Association of Washington
November 19, 2015
Conducting Lawful Investigations
West Sound Human Resource Management Association Fall Conference
November 4, 2015
Background on Background Checks
Compliance Insights with Alliance 2020
October 29, 2015
HR Legal Yearbook: New Faces and Old Friends
Seattle SHRM, Seattle, WA
May 21, 2015
Conducting Lawful Investigations
2015 Washington State Employment Law & HR Conference - Washington State Human Resources Council
March 27, 2015
Responding to Legal Sea Changes with Agility
2015 Symposium - Lake Washington Human Resource Association, Bellevue, WA
February 10, 2015
2014 in Review: A Legal Update
South King County Human Resources Association
January 15, 2015
HR’$ New Business Partner – The Bottom Line
West Sound Human Resource Management Association
January 14, 2015
Washington Employment Law Update
Staffing Owners and Senior Managers Conference - Staffing Association of Washington
October 29, 2014
HR in Business
South King County Human Resources Association
September 18, 2014
Wait, what just happened!? (Legislative, Judicial, and Regulatory Innovations in Employment Law)
2014 Symposium - Lake Washington Human Resource Association, Bellevue, WA
February 11, 2014
Year In Review
Seattle, WA
January 22, 2014
Washington Employment Law Update
South King County Human Resources Association (SKCHRA), Kent, WA
January 16, 2014
Washington Employment Law Update
Staffing Owners and Senior Managers Conference - Staffing Association of Washington, Seattle, WA
November 7, 2013
Conducting Lawful Investigations Workshop
Seattle, WA
September 12, 2013
Leave Me Alone: Coordinating Leaves of Absence Under Federal, State, and Local Leave Laws
15th Annual Employment Law & Legislative Conference - Washington State SHRM Council, Bellevue, WA
March 12, 2013
HR’$ New Business Partner
2013 Symposium - Lake Washington Human Resource Association, Bellevue, WA
February 13, 2013
2012 in Review: A Legal Update
South King County Human Resources Association (SKCHRA), Kent, WA
January 17, 2013
Top 10 Wage and Hour Compliance Tips
August 24, 2012
Leave Me Alone: Tips and Tricks for Complying with Federal, State, and Local Leave Laws
Chapter Meeting - Olympia SHRM, Olympia, WA
July 10, 2012
Leave Me Alone: Tips and Tricks for Complying with Federal, State, and Local Leave Laws
May 2, 2012
The Essential Employee Handbook
April 4, 2012
Nuts and Bolts of Hiring and Firing
March 7, 2012
Leave Me Alone: Tips and Tricks for Complying with Federal, State, and Local Leave Laws
February 16, 2012
Employment Law Update
Employment Law Luncheon
2009 and 2011
The Essential Employee Handbook
Tacoma Chapter - Painting and Decorating Contractors of America
March 2011
The Top 5 Reasons to Have an Employee Handbook
Tacoma Executives Association
July 2010
At the Intersection of Antitrust and Intellectual Property Law: Looking Both Ways to Avoid a Collision
Law Review Symposium - Seattle University School of Law
April 7, 2006
Where’s my Vote: Lessons Learned from Washington State’s Gubernatorial Election
Law Review Symposium - Seattle University School of Law
April 16, 2005
Educación
- J.D., Seattle University School of Law, 2006summa cum laude
- B.A., University of Washington, 2003magna cum laude
Cortes
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
- US District Court: Western District of Washington
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Washington