Our Employment Group provides practical, cost-effective guidance designed to help employers build strong workplaces and minimize legal risk. We partner with clients to craft policies and practices that support organizational goals, protect valuable assets, and maintain compliance with evolving state and federal laws.
Advice and Counseling
We provide practical, cost-effective guidance. We will help you craft the policies and practices that will allow your business to thrive.
Agreements and Policy Documents
We regularly draft and review employment agreements, handbooks, and policy documents to ensure clarity, consistency, and enforceability.
Protection of Trade Secrets and Intellectual Property
Your business likely possesses information that can be protected as a trade secret, confidential business information, or intellectual property. We help clients protect these assets and maximize their value.
Noncompetes: Drafting and Litigating
When it comes to restrictive covenants, we bring deep experience drafting and enforcing noncompetition and nonsolicitation agreements. We understand that well-crafted agreements can serve as powerful tools to protect a company’s workforce and client relationships while maintaining fairness and compliance with Washington law.
Training
Effective training is your first line of defense for avoiding employment litigation. Our attorneys educate employees at all levels on critical subjects, including:
• Preventing workplace discrimination and harassment (English and Spanish)
• IRCA-compliant and discrimination-free hiring and recruiting practices
• Management tools for improving morale and limiting legal exposure
• Appropriate conduct during a labor organizing campaign
• Employee health and family obligation issues, such as disability accommodation, family leave, and sick leave
Investigations, Litigation, Arbitration, and Trial
When workplace issues do arise, clients rely on us for timely, discreet, and thorough resolution. We assist employers in addressing complaints of discrimination, harassment, and other types of misconduct, and we are seasoned advocates in litigation, arbitration, and trial. Our attorneys have extensive experience defending employers in individual and class-based employment actions, as well as in traditional labor matters involving strikes, union organizing, and unfair labor practice proceedings before the NLRB.
Planning Ahead
Beyond day-to-day employment issues, we help employers plan for the future. Our team works closely with business lawyers across the firm to provide strategic guidance on transactions, financing, intellectual property, and succession planning—ensuring that employment considerations are fully integrated into the broader success of the business.
