Practice Expertise
Areas of Practice
- Class Action Defense
- Employment Advice, Counseling and Training
- Employment Litigation and Dispute Resolution
- Internal Investigations and Compliance
- Labor & Employment
- Labor Management Relations
- Labor, Employment & Benefits
- Wage and Hour Compliance and Defense View More
Profile
Experienced, trial-ready labor and employment law counsel
Rod Betts has represented employers on labor and employment law matters for over 40 years. One of the most experienced management-side labor lawyers in Southern California, he is also a very successful trial lawyer, having tried dozens of cases before juries, judges and administrative law judges. Rod focuses on:
- Union matters, including negotiating collective bargaining agreements and arbitrations
- Wage and hour matters, including class and PAGA actions
- Employment law counseling
Rod takes a practical approach to solving client problems. With his many years of experience in labor and employment law matters, he can develop a strategy to achieve the client’s objective at the earliest possible stage. With a formidable and favorable record in the courtroom, Rod brings to the negotiating table a readiness to litigate that drives favorable settlements.
Bar Admissions
- California
Education
- Fort Hays State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1978)
- University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 1981)
- Top 10% of class
- Order of the Coif
Areas of Practice
- Class Action Defense
- Employment Advice, Counseling and Training
- Employment Litigation and Dispute Resolution
- Internal Investigations and Compliance
- Labor & Employment
- Labor Management Relations
- Labor, Employment & Benefits
- Wage and Hour Compliance and Defense
Professional Career
Articles
Seminar
- 26th Annual Paul Plevin Quarles Employment Law Update
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