The Kanda Firm

California employment lawyer offering legal counsel for hourly employees, expert in wage and hour disputes, unpaid overtime claims, misclassification issues, minimum wage violations, meal and rest break violations, and workplace rights protection

Justice For Every Employee


Mrs. Kanda draws on experience to give plaintiffs strategic advantage in even the most complex employment discrimination cases. Parveen’s practice areas include employment discrimination and harassment claims, as well as cases involving wage and hour violations. Mrs. Kanda is committed to bringing excellent results to individuals who have been mistreated in the workplace. Parveen has represented clients who have recovered millions of dollars arising out of unpaid wages, workplace discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.

Mrs. Kanda received her B.A. from San Francisco State University and her J.D. from Golden Gate University School of Law. During law school, she received multiple awards for her academic achievements. She interned with a non-profit organization specializing in civil rights and immigration in San Francisco where she was proud to engage members of the local community. Mrs. Kanda’s passion for employees began after she interned at the EEOC and participated as part of the EEOC’s outreach programs where she developed a desire to represent those who had been seriously injured or whose civil rights had been violated.

EMPLOYMENT LAW:

  • Discrimination

  • Harassment

  • Wrongful Termination

  • Wage and Hour

  • Whistleblower Retaliation

  • Discrimination and Harassment

  • Retaliation

  • Disability Accommodation

  • Leaves of Absence

ADMISSIONS:

  • State Bar of California

  • U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit

  • United States District Court: Northern District

  • United States District Court: Eastern District

 PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS:

  • Planning Commissioner, City of West Sacramento, California, Former

  • California Democratic Party, Assembly District Delegate, Former

  • Center for Workers' Rights, Chair, Former

  • Member, California Employment Lawyers' Association

  • Member, Capitol City Trial Lawyers' Association

  • American Sikh Public Affairs Association, Co-President, Former

  • Member, Junior League of Sacramento, Former

  • Member, San Joaquin County Bar Association, Former

  • Previous: Chair, South Asian Woman Attorneys’ Network- SABA Northern California

  • Previous: Board Member, South Asian Bar Association of Northern California Foundation

HONORS AND AWARDS:

  • Northern California Super Lawyers, 2018- to 2023

  • Northern California Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, 2013- 2017