Client Collaborations
All Representative Cases
Received favorable employer decisions in representation and classification hearings for Employment Relations Board.
Received favorable employer decision in binding interest arbitration regarding collective bargaining agreement dispute.
Obtained decision for employer in employee grievance arising from contract interpretation dispute.
Represents employers before a host of state and federal agencies on workplace-related investigations and administrative matters, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Department of Labor (DOL), the federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (MSHRC), the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI), the Washington State Human Rights Commission (WSHRC), and the Washington Department of Labor & Industries (L&I). Issues range from discrimination and retaliation complaints; audits and investigations regarding exempt classifications, meal and rest breaks, and other wage and hour practices; and fines and penalties associated with worker safety.
Provides day-to-day counseling and guidance to large and small employers throughout Oregon and Washington regarding discipline, employee leaves, and attendance management to ensure compliance with state and federal leave laws, including medical leaves. This also includes training and strategies to avoid leave abuse.
Provides skilled guidance and compliance advice related to employment separations ranging from Voluntary Separation Programs (VSPs), large scale group layoffs and other Reductions in Force (RIFs), and strategic reorganizations, to individual terminations and negotiations of separation agreements.
Drafts, negotiates, enforces, and defends a variety of employment-related contracts, including executive agreements, noncompetition agreements, nonsolicitation agreements, and confidentiality/nondisclosure agreements.
Prepares tailored handbooks and employment-related policies and other documents for public and private employers with multiple locations, operations, and job categories.
Designs and conducts training for managers, HR personnel, and all staff on a host of workplace-related topics, including harassment, employee discipline, and wage and hour compliance.