Garden Grove Office
12812 Valley View Street, Suite 37
Garden Grove, CA, 92845
ph. 714-379-6239

 

Joel A Emilio , Esq. Associate Areas of Practice      Mr. Emilio represents Businesses and Corporations against Contractual, Business and Employment Lawsuits. His practice areas are Healthcare, Insurance, Class Actions, Collections, Construction Law/ Defects, Contracts/Forms, Employment Law, and Real Estate. Prior to joining our firm, Mr. Emilio was with Caremore Enterprises, and Pacificare Company, and advised both companies on compliance with the complex insurance law requirements. Mr. Emilio serves the Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Diego Counties. Civil Litigation Experience • Employment Defense       • Disability Discrimination (Carrillo v. Wiberg         Corporation; LA Superior Court; BC389076)       • Sexual Harassment       • Wage / Hour Violations (Orellana v. Technico; LA          Superior Court; BC376308)       • Class Actions (Agnew v. Black Tie; LA Superior          Court; BC378413)      • Breach of Duty of Loyalty (University Medical v.          Newnes; OC Superior Court; 00110992)      • Trade Secret Misappropriation (University Medical         v. Newnes; OC Superior Court; 00110992) • Collection Defense      • Construction Defect (Murray v. DeVico; LA         Superior Court; BC373743) 11/05 – 11/07               CareMore Health Plan           Cerritos, CA Senior Product Manager • Designed benefit structure for all Medicare products offered by    CareMore. • Filed and assured compliance of new product offerings with    Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services • Competitive research into all Medicare Advantage Plans in Los    Angeles and Orange Counties. • Provided advise to actuaries and general manager concerning    competitor pricing and regulatory requirements. • Drafted CareMore’s Annual Evidence of Coverage and other    legal documents. • Conducted company-wide training relating to annual changes to    CareMore’s benefit structure. Provided competitor advise to    corporate leadership relating to expansion to new territories. 4/03 – 11/05 PacifiCare Health Systems (Now United Health Group) Cypress, CA Project Manager, Regulatory Advocacy Department • Analyzed proposed federal and state regulatory activity for PacifiCare and circulated to internal staff to develop a corporate position. • Advocated corporate position with industry coalitions and state regulators. • Led Company-wide task force groups in implementing the following regulations: Department of Labor Health Insurance Portability Regulations, CA DOI Fair Claims Regulations, Washington Network Adequacy Reporting Requirements • Analyzed and implemented state and federal regulations concerning health plan financial solvency, prescription drug requirements, mental health parity, insurance broker fiduciary duties, and language assistance requirements for Limited English-Proficient Members. • Created and maintain multiple databases for State and Federal Regulatory Activity, Government Relations Legislative Tracking and Implementation (among others)       Education Juris Doctor, Western State University, College of Law, 2003 Fullerton, CA Bachelors of Arts, Business Administration, California State University, Long Beach, 1999 Long Beach, CA Admissions State Bar of California, 2003 CA State Bar No. 225058 Professional Association Memberships Orange County Bar Association Articles Relief to Employers – New Meal & Rest Decision Makes It Tougher For Employees To Prevail New Implications Concerning Retaliation Lawsuits

 

 

 

 

 

 

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