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Thomas D. Rutledge

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Attorney
Statewide Employment Class Action and PAGA Litigation
Law Office of Thomas D. Rutledge

Rancho Santa Fe , CA

Phone: (619) 886-7224
Email: thomasrutledgelaw@gmail.com

Based in San Diego County, Thomas D. Rutledge is an attorney concentrating on statewide employment class actions and PAGA litigation. After serving in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps, he entered private practice in 2002 and has represented employees for more than two decades.



Columns
Title Category Published
Should I Stay or Should I Go: The Clash between SB 365 and the FAA Litigation & Arbitration, Labor/Employment Feb. 20, 2026

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Michelle Jackson and Erica Augustin, individually and as aggrieved employees pursuant to the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) on behalf of the State of California and similarly situated employees v. Alliant International University Inc., and Does 1 through 50 Employment Law Plaintiff May 8, 2026
Vernon Barnett, individually and as an aggrieved employee pursuant to the Private Attorneys General Act ("PAGA") on behalf of the State of California and other aggrieved employees v. QW Insurance Solutions LLC, Lendingtree Inc., Lendingtree LLC, and Does 3 through 50 Employment Law Plaintiff Dec. 4, 2025
Leticia Belmontez-Carillo, individually on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee on Anti-Poverty of San Diego County Inc., MAAC Community Center Inc., MAAC Housing Corporation, and Does 1 through 50 Employment Law Plaintiff Mar. 3, 2023
Dilcia Crandall, Barbara Tatum, Elizabeth Fuentes and Myrna Johnston, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Maxim Healthcare Services Inc., Maxim Healthcare Staffing Services Inc., and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Employment Law Plaintiff Feb. 3, 2023
Donovan Long and Lloyd Conard, individuals, individually and on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated v. Stanley Black & Decker Inc.; Stanley Access Inc.; Stanley Security Solutions Inc.; Stanley Convergent Security Solutions Inc.; Aeroscout Inc.; Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc.; CRC-Evans Pipeline International Inc.; Emhart Technologies LL Employment Law Plaintiff Aug. 15, 2015
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. American Laser Centers LLC Employment Law Plaintiff Oct. 29, 2011
Title Category Published
Should I Stay or Should I Go: The Clash between SB 365 and the FAA Litigation & Arbitration, Labor/Employment Feb. 20, 2026
Case Name Topic Role Published
Michelle Jackson and Erica Augustin, individually and as aggrieved employees pursuant to the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) on behalf of the State of California and similarly situated employees v. Alliant International University Inc., and Does 1 through 50 Employment Law Plaintiff May 8, 2026
Vernon Barnett, individually and as an aggrieved employee pursuant to the Private Attorneys General Act ("PAGA") on behalf of the State of California and other aggrieved employees v. QW Insurance Solutions LLC, Lendingtree Inc., Lendingtree LLC, and Does 3 through 50 Employment Law Plaintiff Dec. 4, 2025
Leticia Belmontez-Carillo, individually on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee on Anti-Poverty of San Diego County Inc., MAAC Community Center Inc., MAAC Housing Corporation, and Does 1 through 50 Employment Law Plaintiff Mar. 3, 2023
Dilcia Crandall, Barbara Tatum, Elizabeth Fuentes and Myrna Johnston, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Maxim Healthcare Services Inc., Maxim Healthcare Staffing Services Inc., and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Employment Law Plaintiff Feb. 3, 2023
Donovan Long and Lloyd Conard, individuals, individually and on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated v. Stanley Black & Decker Inc.; Stanley Access Inc.; Stanley Security Solutions Inc.; Stanley Convergent Security Solutions Inc.; Aeroscout Inc.; Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc.; CRC-Evans Pipeline International Inc.; Emhart Technologies LL Employment Law Plaintiff Aug. 15, 2015
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. American Laser Centers LLC Employment Law Plaintiff Oct. 29, 2011