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# Iris Weinmann

Iris Weinmann is a partner in *Greenberg & Weinmann*, located in Santa Monica. Ms. Weinmann has concentrated her practice on the representation of employees in civil rights and other employment-related litigation since 1994. Together with her partner, Paul Greenberg, Ms. Weinmann has successfully tried multiple employment cases to verdict. She has also argued several appeals before the Court of Appeal for the State of California. Ms. Weinmann is a frequent contributor to the Advocate’s annual Employment Law issue.

### Articles written by this author:

## [Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can destroy my reputation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-june/sticks-and-stones-may-break-my-bones-but-words-can-destroy-my-reputation "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can destroy my reputation")

An overview of defamation claims, especially defamation by employers against employees

[Iris Weinmann](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/iris-weinmann "Iris Weinmann")

[2014 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-june)

[![Making and responding to CCP 998 offers in employment matters](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Weinmann-thinkstock-468162150_29c9f9d20af88f08dd248f64b05c5d83.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-june/making-and-responding-to-ccp-998-offers-in-employment-matters "Making and responding to CCP 998 offers in employment matters")

## [Making and responding to CCP 998 offers in employment matters](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-june/making-and-responding-to-ccp-998-offers-in-employment-matters "Making and responding to CCP 998 offers in employment matters")

Dealing with multiple parties, and determining whether the judgment at trial was more favorable than the 998 offer

[Iris Weinmann](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/iris-weinmann "Iris Weinmann")

[2015 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-june)

## [Whistle[blow] while you work](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-june/whistle-blow-while-you-work "Whistle[blow] while you work")

Examining the state and federal whistleblower laws that protect employees from retaliation

[Iris Weinmann](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/iris-weinmann "Iris Weinmann")

[2016 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-june)

[![Who shall we invite to our party?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Weinmann_art_91c56d191df2245e22dd40a7b318d4ec.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-may/who-shall-we-invite-to-our-party "Who shall we invite to our party?")

## [Who shall we invite to our party?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-may/who-shall-we-invite-to-our-party "Who shall we invite to our party?")

Naming the proper defendants in an employment case

[Iris Weinmann](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/iris-weinmann "Iris Weinmann")

[2018 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-may)

## [Every file tells a story](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-may/every-file-tells-a-story "Every file tells a story")

A primer on discovery in employment litigation

[Iris Weinmann](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/iris-weinmann "Iris Weinmann")

[2019 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-may)

## [Preventing employers from running roughshod over privacy rights](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-may/preventing-employers-from-running-roughshod-over-privacy-rights "Preventing employers from running roughshod over privacy rights")

Responding to overreaching discovery

[Iris Weinmann](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/iris-weinmann "Iris Weinmann")

[2020 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-may)

## [A bankruptcy primer for employment practitioners](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-may/a-bankruptcy-primer-for-employment-practitioners "A bankruptcy primer for employment practitioners")

What to do if a defendant – or your own client – files bankruptcy

[Iris Weinmann](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/iris-weinmann "Iris Weinmann")
[Ted Cohen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ted-cohen "Ted Cohen")

[2021 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-may)