About Us
Clements Employment Law, P.C. helps organizations, businesses, and individuals thrive in California’s 21st century workplace.
Wilder A. Clements brings experienced and value-driven counsel to purpose-driven businesses and organizations with challenging employment law questions. Wilder is experienced in advising clients on the complexities of federal and state labor and employment law, understands steps businesses and organizations need to take to treat and pay their workers fairly, and serves as an instrumental partner in helping organizations and businesses align purpose with people-first practices.
Wilder has practiced labor and employment law since graduating from UC Berkeley School of Law in 2009. Previously Senior Counsel at an AmLaw 200 firm, they have provided day-to-day labor and employment counsel to Fortune 500 companies, start-ups and small businesses, nonprofit organizations working for social and environmental change, and local governmental agencies. Wilder has litigated employment cases in state and federal court throughout California, and leads collective bargaining negotiations for purpose-driven organizations.
Wilder is a Northern California SuperLawyer and has been recognized for outstanding contributions to pro bono service by the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies at UC Law.
Wilder believes the workplace should be a place of finding meaning and belonging. Wilder has also learned that workplace culture is a liability for businesses and organizations that do not tend to it. Wilder has trained hundreds of workers, managers and HR professionals about how to build culture-first workplaces.
Wilder is a member of the Executive Committee of the Bar Association of San Francisco Solo/Small Firm Section, the California Lawyers Association - Labor & Employment Law Section, the Association of Workplace Investigators and the Co-Operative Professionals Guild.
Wilder A. Clements
Principal Attorney
Originally from the Great Plains (Nebraska), Wilder maintains a deep love of the outdoors and open space. Wilder is a certified forest therapy guide and mindfulness practitioner. When Wilder is not practicing law, you can find them hiking a trail or camping with their family and friends, usually somewhere in beautiful Northern California.
Sal Andropoulos
Counsel
Sal Andropoulos, Counsel, advises businesses and organizations in developing tailored workplace policies that foster inclusive, value-driven work environments in California's ever-changing employment law landscape. His practice experience includes representing private entities, public agencies, and individuals in state and federal litigation related to matters including employment, financial services, and professional discipline at a national mid-size firm.
Sal received his B.A. and J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, where he was the Managing Editor of the Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law. He served as a judicial extern for Magistrate Judge James Larson in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, and as a legal intern for the San Francisco City Attorney's Office.
In addition to his practice experience and legal training, Sal worked for a number of years in legal editing, and has written extensively about legal ethics, technology, and advertising. He is also an active supporter of his local LGBTQIA+ community.
Sal grew up in the Bay Area, and in his free time enjoys running, spending time with his family, and following his favorite sports teams.