HR Advice & Counsel
We assist business owners and human resources representatives in managing and mitigating workplace issues by helping to prepare and implement legally compliant policies, procedures, agreements, and forms in the following areas:
Employee handbooks
Executive compensation agreements
Trade secret confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements
Bonus and commission plans
Leaves of absence
Reductions in force and layoffs
Discipline, termination, and severance agreements
Employer Defense Litigation
We are seasoned litigators representing businesses of all sizes across various industries in state and federal courts, as well as in arbitration, mediation, and administrative hearings for a variety of employment-related issues, including:
Breach of employment contracts
Wrongful termination of employment, including claims for:
Harassment
Discrimination
Retaliation (“whistleblower”)
Class action and individual wage and hour cases, including claims for:
Misclassification of salaried workers and independent contractors
Unpaid overtime and missed meal periods and rest breaks
Private Attorney General Act (“PAGA”) claims for penalties, including, but not limited to, failure to pay
Missed meal and rest breaks
All wages due at time of termination, including unpaid vacation or other paid time off
Split shift and reporting time premium pay
Employee mobility related claims including misappropriation of employer confidential and/or trade secret information to engage in unlawful competition, restrictive covenants, and non-solicitation issues
Other employment related claims, such as:
Defamation
Infliction of emotional distress
Interference with family, medical, pregnancy, disability, parental or other protected leave rights
About Us
Named Northern California Super Lawyers, an honor reserved for only 5% of attorneys in Northern California who exhibit excellence in practice.
Shane K. Anderies
EDUCATION
University of San Francisco: San Francisco, CA
Bachelor of Arts (1998) Honors
University of San Francisco School of Law: San Francisco, CA
Juris Doctorate (2001)
Comments Editor, Law Review
PERSONAL
Shane is a Bay Area native, did a stint in the Air Force, loves stand‐up comedy, prefers the movie over the book, and resides in Marin with his wife and two young boys.
Allan J. Gomes
EDUCATION
University of California, Los Angeles: Los Angeles, CA
Bachelor of Arts – Economics & English (1996)
Boston University, Boston, MA
Juris Doctorate (2000)
PERSONAL
Allan grew up on a farm in Hollister, is a self-proclaimed foodie who enjoys cooking and brewing his own beer, and resides in San Francisco with his wife, son, and daughter.
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Headquartered in San Francisco, we proudly serve all of California.