Labor & Employment

Graham & Dunn’s labor and employment attorneys represent management of large and small businesses in a full range of employment and labor matters including: traditional union organizing, union contract and de-unionization issues; employment discrimination issues in hiring, pay, work environment, promotion, layoff or termination; affirmative action compliance; compensation practices including wage and hour compliance; individual employment contract preparation and enforcement, including non-competition covenants; defamation, privacy and drug-testing issues; and wrongful discharge lawsuits. The labor and employment attorneys stress preventive measures of drafting and administering progressive personnel policies to minimize the likelihood of litigation. When litigation cannot be avoided, aggressive, cost-effective approaches are utilized to resolve cases favorably.

Our employment and labor attorneys frequently appear in state and federal trial and appellate courts. They also often appear before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Human Rights Commission, the Labor Department, the State Departments of Labor and Industries and Employment Security, and the National Labor Relations Board.

Our employment and labor attorneys have utilized their preventive policies/aggressive litigation approach in a wide range of matters, including:

• Negotiating low-cost resolution of employment disputes with employees (including employee class actions) over pay raises, overtime pay and other “wage and hour” issues, and terminations.
• Conducting in-house training of managers on staying union-free and avoiding sexual harassment charges.
• Obtaining pre-trial dismissal of lawsuits or government agency charges claiming race and disability discrimination, defamation, sex discrimination and sexual harassment, and wrongful discharge.
• Obtaining verdicts for our clients in jury and judge trials alleging discrimination, wrongful discharge and breach of employment contracts.
• Defeated union organizing drives.

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Graham & Dunn is a Seattle Washington based law firm that has proudly served the Pacific Northwest for over 100 years. Graham & Dunn attorneys bring a wealth of experience working with the legal needs of specific industries including financial services, hospitality, franchise & distribution, beverage, real estate, natural resources, manufacturing, and communications and have been recognized nation-wide.