Mohsin Mirza

Associate

My Legal Practice

I devote the majority of my time to class action cases that take on employers for unfair practices affecting large numbers of people. I also help individual clients who have been subjected to discrimination, retaliation or other mistreatment at work.

As a long-term advocate for civil rights, I see employment law as the way to fight for people’s rights inside their workplaces, where corporations often abuse their power. I feel privileged to advocate for my clients, to help achieve positive outcomes for themselves and, sometimes, for others too.

I learned about Outten & Golden while I was a legal clerk, and a colleague thought firm was aligned with my values. They were right. And, every day, I’m glad to work with colleagues who put justice and fighting for working people at the center of their work.

Notable Cases

Representing sales employees in class actions alleging that their employers illegally classified their positions as exempt from overtime pay, which resulted in a significant loss of income.
Representing misclassified drivers for Uber and Lyft who are seeking full compensation for their work.
Represented New York City restaurant workers who were allegedly required to perform non-tipped work while receiving a reduced minimum wage.
Representing employees in a lawsuit alleging that Schwab unlawfully restricts its California workers’ speech and ability to freely apply for employment with other companies.
Representing several individual clients in cases alleging discrimination based on sex, sexual harassment, and other issues.

Credentials

A., University of California, Santa Barbara
D. University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Admitted to practice law in California
Clerked for the Honorable Judge Angel Kelley of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Legal Fellow, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

My Story

I’ve always been a huge reader, which is one reason why I was drawn to the law. I’ve read many books on history and politics, and specifically remember lasering in on issues of inequality and injustice after reading The Autobiography of Malcolm X.

As an undergrad, I was involved in different kinds of student activism, but my sense of a personal commitment to justice arose when I was at the Asian Law Caucus from 2016 to 2018. That was a period of dramatic changes in immigration policy, particularly affecting Muslim-Americans like me. It was energizing to be out with my colleagues supporting people in the community. Seeing the difference those lawyers made in protecting people’s rights inspired me to pursue a career in law.

Today, as an employment lawyer I continue to act on my beliefs and values by protecting workers’ rights to fair pay and treatment in America’s workplaces.

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