Rod’s Reminder
Don’t forget about the WLAD Washington is one of those few states that has a strong state law against discrimination, the Washington Law...
Severance Agreements
Since I represent employers and employees, I have mixed feelings about severance agreements. Originally, severance was a benefit that was...
Earthquake
This morning I woke up to find out we had an earthquake here in the Seattle area. Depending on who you listen to it was 4.5 or 4.6...
New U.S. Supreme Court decision
Folks, this one is hot off the presses. This involves a lawsuit brought by an employee (Crawford) against the Metropolitan Government of...
IBM and Papermaster settle
In my November 18, 2008 (Apple and IBM mix it up), I wrote about a lawsuit filed by IBM against Mark Papermaster, its guru of IBM’s Power...
Paralegals and Executive Assistants The unsung heroes….
I can remember my first paralegal. Her name was Rita. When I got out of law school she had been at her vocation for probably thirty...
Congratulations President Obama
Since its adoption, our office has been closed on the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. This year, given the historic nature of the...
Birch Bay Resort settles same sex harassment case
Worldmark by Wyndham, according to the EEOC, has just settled a same sex harassment claim for the sum of $370,000. According to the EEOC,...
Dentist settles sex harassment lawsuit
A Chicago dentist was recently sued by the EEOC. According to the EEOC, the dentist sexually propositioned female employees, touched them...
Employer Alert
I don’t know about you, but I have enjoyed taking some time off during the holidays. Rarely do you know how much you need rest until you...