The California Supreme Court handed down its ruling in the Adolph v. Uber Technologies, Inc. case in July 2023. The state high court ruled that individual Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claims are still subject to arbitration agreements, per the U.S. Supreme...
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Shimoda & Rodriguez Law, PC Partner Orchestrates 2023 Utah Employment Lawyers Association Conference
Panelists Discussed Utah Labor Commissioner’s Office, Defense Attorney Perspectives, and Lawyer Civility Galen Shimoda, as president of the Utah Employment Lawyers Association (UELA), organized and spoke on his experiences with the Utah Labor Commission during the...
Shimoda & Rodriguez Law, PC Partners With University To Provide Free Legal Advice
Founding Partner Galen Shimoda Rallies Volunteers To Mentor Students On Real Cases A tenet of Shimoda & Rodriguez Law, PC is giving back to the local community the firm serves. When founder Galen Shimoda expanded the employment law group to Utah, he quickly became...
Shimoda & Rodriguez Law Attorney Helps Low-Income Workers As Nonprofit Board Chair
Brittany Berzin has a long history of volunteering with the Sacramento-based Center for Workers' Rights While at the McGeorge School of Law, aspiring lawyer Brittany Berzin was introduced to the Center for Workers' Rights (CWR) employment law clinic, and its mission...
Shimoda & Rodriguez Law, PC Gathers Attorneys, Staff Together For Company Retreat in Utah
Creating An Atmosphere For Team Building A consequence of being an employment lawyer is the exposure to what employees find dissatisfying in the workplace. When you run your own firm, like Shimoda & Rodriguez Law, PC, that provides the partners with the insight to...
Non-Compete Agreements & Utah Employment Law
For Shimoda & Rodriguez Law, PC, we have a simple answer when someone calls our California office asking about non-compete clauses or agreements, and it's that the California Legislature banned them. But where we see non-compete agreements affect employees is at...
Shimoda & Rodriguez Law, PC Builds Out Utah Employment Law Community
Utah Employment Lawyers Association Recently Elected Founding Partner Galen Shimoda As President Shortly after expanding Shimoda & Rodriguez Law, PC into the state of Utah, partner Galen Shimoda found himself elected president of the Utah Employment Lawyers...
How Can Arbitration Help My Employment Law Case?
Arbitration is a form of alternative dispute resolution that can help resolve employment law cases. It involves submitting the dispute to a neutral third party, known as an arbitrator, who listens to both sides of the case and makes a binding decision. The attorneys...
How Does The Private Attorneys General Act Help Workers In California?
The Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) in California allows employees to act as "private attorneys general" and bring lawsuits against employers who violate state labor laws. Under PAGA, workers can sue their employer on behalf of themselves and other employees who...
California Statute of Limitations for Employment Claims
California employment law statute of limitations varies depending on your claim. The statute of limitations refers to how long after an incident you have to file a lawsuit. At Shimoda & Rodriguez Law, PC, we represent clients with claims spanning wage and hour,...