Tyler B. Runge

About Tyler B. Runge

Tyler B. Runge is a partner at Payne & Fears in Irvine who defends public and private employers in labor and employment matters at the trial and appellate levels. His cases range from single-plaintiff suits to class and representative actions involving wage-and-hour, PAGA, FLSA, prevailing wage, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower retaliation, wrongful termination, and privacy claims. He also has an active traditional labor practice, representing employers in labor arbitrations and National Labor Relations Board proceedings, including discipline and discharge cases, contract interpretation disputes, unfair labor practice charges, and representation petitions. He counsels employers on compliance, drafts agreements and handbooks, and leads harassment-prevention training. He leads the firm's partnership with the Orange County Bar Association's Labor and Employment Section on appellate case updates. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School and later clerked for Judge Sandra L. Lynch of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

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California State Bar No. 310697 (Active admitted 2016-02-16)