Client Collaborations
All Representative Cases
Represented private employer through Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) complaint asserting claims of disability-related discrimination and retaliation under Oregon law and the ADA, including favorably resolving complaint through BOLI’s conciliation process.
Advised private companies and nonprofit organizations (with and without unions) on wide variety of employment matters including preparing employee handbooks and other policies, handling wage and hour issues, analyzing sick and family leave, advising on the interactive process with respect to reasonable accommodations under the ADA, managing employee termination and separation agreements, preparing for reductions in force, preparing memoranda of understanding between employer and union, and many other topics.
Defended large community nonprofit in Seattle in a lawsuit alleging discrimination and retaliation by agency board and executive director.
Obtained dismissal of lawsuit alleging violations of restrictive covenants contained in sale of client’s business to out-of-state employer.
Represented a multistate employer in federal lawsuit alleging gender and marital status discrimination.
Defended a professional services corporation in shareholder termination suit.
Negotiated an EEOC conciliation agreement for a multinational environmental remediation company facing charges of national origin discrimination.
Defended a Seattle employer in a Department of Labor and Industries audit involving the alleged misclassification of independent contractors.
Advised a federal contractor through an OFCCP audit and successful completion of the compliance monitoring period.