Denise M. Visconti
Shareholder
Afiliaciones Profesionales y Comunitarias
Member
Labor and Employment Section
San Diego County Bar Association
Past Co-President, Board of Directors
Tom Homann LGBT Law Association
Board Member and Past Chair
North San Diego Business Chamber
Reconocimiento
Named, The Best Lawyers in America®
2022-2025
Named, Women of Influence
SD Metro
2023-2024
News, Analysis & Press
California Civil Rights Department Issues Clarifications on California Pay Data Reports
ASAP
February 23, 2024
Progressive Legislative W&H Push Set To Continue In 2024
Law360 Employment Authority
December 8, 2023
Massachusetts Poised to Become Next State to Pass Pay Transparency Legislation
WorldatWork
October 11, 2023
Littler Survey: Economic Volatility, AI Adoption and Heightened Regulatory Activity Pose New Challenges for Employers
May 10, 2023
Pay Transparency Goes Primetime: Sweeping New Federal Legislation Proposed in Congress
ASAP
April 13, 2023
Pay transparency and salary history rules aim to close gender wage gap for women
Financial Times
March 7, 2023
California Labor Commissioner Releases Limited Guidance on Pay Transparency Law
ASAP
December 28, 2022
4 Ways To Prepare For New Calif. Pay Transparency Duties
Law360 Employment Authority
September 14, 2022
Minding the Pay Gap: What Employers Need to Know as Pay Equity Protections Widen
Littler Report
September 2, 2022
Wage Transparency: How Can Multi-State Employers Manage the Compliance Minefield of Wage Disclosure Laws Nationwide?
Insight
January 26, 2022
California Offers Limited Guidance on New Pay Data Reporting Requirements; Further Guidance Expected
ASAP
November 3, 2020
High Court Declines to Resolve Circuit Split on Whether Prior Salary is “A Factor Other Than Sex” that Can Justify a Pay Disparity Under the Federal Equal Pay Act
Insight
July 10, 2020
Minding the Pay Gap: What Employers Need to Know as Pay Equity Protections Widen
Littler Report
August 1, 2019
HHS Proposed Regulations Remove Protections from the Affordable Care Act for Transgender Patients
Insight
July 11, 2019
How to Comply with New State and Local Laws
May 31, 2019
The ‘paycheck fairness’ bill would ban companies from asking about salary history
Market Watch
March 28, 2019
Dear Littler: Can We Add New Categories to Our Employment Self-Identification Forms for Sex and Race?
Dear Littler
March 5, 2019
Dear Littler: Will Recent Equal Pay Legislation Affect Our Annual Comp Reviews?
Dear Littler
October 16, 2018
'They' Are on the Way: What Employers Should Know About Non-Binary Gender Markers
Daily Journal
July 18, 2018
Masterpiece Cakeshop: Workplaces Will be Healthier if Employers Fully Understand the Decision, the Law and the Complexities of the Issues
Bloomberg Law
June 22, 2018
Littler Survey: Employers Reeling from Regulatory Shifts, New Forces Impacting Workplace
General Counsel News
May 18, 2018
Bloomberg Law’s VIDEO Coverage of the 2018 Littler Executive Employer Conference
Bloomberg Law
May 4, 2018
Littler Survey Finds Employers Reeling from Regulatory Shifts and New Forces Impacting the Workplace
May 2, 2018
Companies Are Warned About Compliance 'Minefields' for Pay Equity
The National Law Journal
April 5, 2018
Federal Appeals Court Finds Title VII Precludes Discrimination Based On Transgender Status
Insight
March 14, 2018
Littler Expands Pay Equity Audit Capabilities with New Offering
February 14, 2018
Dear Littler: How Should I Handle Customer Concerns about a Transgender Employee?
Dear Littler
March 21, 2017
OSHA Transgender Restroom Guidance in Doubt
Bloomberg BNA Occupational Safety and Health Reporter
February 23, 2017
HHS Final Rule Finds Categorical Exclusions for Health Services Related to Gender Transition Are Generally Unlawful
Insight
June 21, 2016
Don't be Fooled: Significant New Anti-Discrimination and Harassment Policy Requirements Start April 1 for California Employers
Insight
March 4, 2016
EEOC's data collection proposal could spike litigation against employers
Business Insurance
February 2, 2016
Accommodating Attorneys in the Process of Transitioning Their Gender
Law Practice Today
October 14, 2015
From Pronouns to Restrooms – Accommodating Transgender Employees in the Workplace
Association of Corporate Counsel North Florida Chapter, Fourth Quarter Newsletter 2015
EEOC Rules Discrimination Based on Employee's Sexual Orientation Is Sex Discrimination Under Title VII
Insight
July 20, 2015
What Do Employers Need to Know About Providing Restroom Access To Transgender Employees?
Bloomberg BNA Occupational Safety & Health Reporter
July 9, 2015
Marriage with a Capital "M": What Employers Need to Know About the Supreme Court's Decision in Obergefell v. Hodges
Insight
June 26, 2015
Supreme Court provides no indication of ruling during same-sex marriage arguments
InsideCounsel
April 29, 2015
"Utah Compromise" Prohibits Employment Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
ASAP
March 15, 2015
Supreme Court gives hint how it may rule later this year on gay marriage case
Inside Counsel
February 10, 2015
Attorney General Holder moves to protect transgendered under Civil Rights Act
Business Insurance
December 19, 2014
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Hobby Lobby, Opens Door to Religious Objections to Statutes Covering Employers
Insight
July 7, 2014
Ninth Circuit Makes It Easier for Employers to Remove State Court Class Actions to Federal Court
ASAP
September 24, 2013
Supreme Court Narrowly Defines ‘Supervisor’ In Discrimination Case
Thomson Reuters Westlaw Journal Employment
July 10, 2013
The 2012 Global Employer: Highlights of Littler's Fifth Annual Global Employer Institute
Littler Report
February 21, 2013
Supervisors on the line: The case of Vance v. Ball State
Thomson Reuters Westlaw Journal Employment
December 26, 2012
Discrimination: EEOC Decision That Title VII Protects Transgender Workers Could Have Big Impact
Bloomberg BNA Human Resources Report
May 2012
The Littler Ten: Employment, Labor and Benefit Law Trends for Navigating the New Decade
Littler Report
September 30, 2010
Gender Identity And Expression: The Next Frontier
Employment Law 360
September 2007
Speaking Engagements
2024 Southern California Regional Employer Conference
November 7, 2024
Boards, HR, and Legal: Developing and Organizational Apporach to Equal Pay
Littler Executive Employer Conference, Phoenix, AZ
May 9, 2024
My Rights Versus Yours: Human Rights Protection in Tension with Religious Freedoms
Littler Executive Employer Conference, Phoenix, AZ
May 8, 2024
Show and Tell: Pay Transparency and Disclosure Requirements Go Primetime
Littler Executive Employer Conference, Phoenix, AZ
May 11, 2023
Inclusion, Equity & Diversity 2.0 – A Panoramic View and Update of IE&D's Hot Issues
Littler Executive Employer Conference, Phoenix, AZ
May 10, 2023
New California Law Will Set Groundbreaking Pay Transparency & Reporting Requirements
December 6, 2022
A Practical Primer on Inclusion, Equity & Diversity Programs
Littler Executive Employer Conference
May 4, 2022
California Mandates Employee Pay Reporting by March 31
February 12, 2021
2020 Virtual California Employer
November 19, 2020
Pay Equity: EEO-1s, the EEOC and the States - Where Do We Go From Here?
November 22, 2019
2019 Southern California Employer Conference
October 23, 2019
Is Your Plan Affected by the Proposed Changes to Section 1557's Nondiscrimination Rules?
July 11, 2019
Pay Equity Goes Global: How U.S. employers can tackle EMEA gender pay laws
May 29, 2019
Tech Talk – Minding the Pay Gap: A Technological Solution for Pay Equity Compliance
2019 ACC Xchange
April 30, 2019
2018 Canada Conference
Toronto, ON
November 16, 2018
Pay Equity as a Legal and Business Imperative | Compensation Auditing
November 8, 2018
Toward Equal Pay: A Guide for Federal Contractors Dealing with Federal, State, and Local Requirements
September 24, 2018
ACC Exclusive Webinar – Pay Equity as a Legal and Business Imperative
August 15, 2018
Pay Equity
Littler Executive Employer, Phoenix, AZ
May 4, 2018
Balancing LGBTQ Issues in an Ever-Evolving Workplace
Littler Executive Employer, Phoenix, AZ
May 3, 2018
The Pay Equity Wave Rolls On: What You Need to Know to Stay Afloat
Littler Executive Employer, Phoenix, AZ
May 3, 2018
Pay Equity as a Legal and Business Imperative
April 4, 2018
Moving Through the Fog: Handling Complex Issues in Workplace Accommodations Involving "Invisible" Disabilities, Gender Identity and Religious Preferences
The 2017 Executive Employer® Conference
May 12, 2017
LGBT Issues in the Workplace: What to Expect from the Trump Administration
March 23, 2017
Don't Be Fooled: Significant New Anti-Discrimination and Harassment Policy Requirements Start April 1 for California Employers
May 11, 2016
Closing the Gender Pay Gap: The Role of State Fair Pay Laws
The 2016 Executive Employer® Conference
May 5, 2016
Same-Sex Marriage, Religion and the Workplace: Accommodating Constitutionally Protected (and Potentially Competing) Rights
The 2016 Executive Employer® Conference, Scottsdale, AZ
May 5, 2016
Don't Be Fooled: Significant New Anti-Discrimination and Harassment Policy Requirements Start April 1 for California Employers
March 25, 2016
Food and Beverage Industry Employers: Four Current Employment Law Challenges
October 27, 2015
California Passes Sweeping New Law Aimed to Bridge the Gender Wage Inequality Gap
October 19, 2015
Obergefell: What Does Same-Sex Marriage Mean for Employers?
July 21, 2015
A Primer on the OFCCP's Final Rule Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
February 19, 2015
Building a Diverse Workplace: Best Practices for Making Your Workplace LGBT Inclusive
March 4, 2014
Out & About: LGBT Issues and the Globally Mobile Workforce
Global Employer Institute
Littler Mendelson, Washington D.C.
November 9, 2012
Diversity in the Workforce: Thinking Beyond Locally and Acting Globally
Workplace Summit - Out & Equal
November 1, 2012
Transgender Issues in the Workplace
August 21, 2012
Creating a LGBT-Diverse Global Workforce: Overcoming Internal and External Challenges to Creating An Inclusive Workplace
Global LGBT Workplace Summit - Out & Equal
July 2012
It Gets Better: Breaking Down Barriers To Advancement for LGBT Professionals
Catalyst and Littler Mendelson
June 2012
Transgender 101: Keys To An Open and Inclusive Workplace
Diversity Presentation
August 2011
Best Practices for Building a GLBT Inclusive Workplace: Perspectives from Outside and In-House Counsel
National LGBT Bar Association
August 2010
Gender Identity and Expression: Legal Implications In the Workplace in 2010 and Beyond
Contra Costa County Bar Association
July 2010
New Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Protections in 2010? Managing the Impact on Your Workplace
ELT
February 2010
Valuing Diversity: Keys to Creating Keys to Creating an Open, Respectful and Inclusive Workplace
Diversity presentation
December 2009
Diversity 101: Creating an Open and Inclusive Workplace
Diversity presentation
May 2009
Educación
- J.D., Seton Hall University School of Law, 2000magna cum laude
- M.S., Carnegie Mellon University, 1991
- B.S., Carnegie Mellon University, 1989
Cortes
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California