Employment Law
Although we represent all areas of employment law, these are areas that we focus on:
Employment Discrimination
It is illegal for an employer to discriminate against an employee on the basis of race, sex (including gender, pregnancy and sexual harassment), religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation and age. It is also illegal for an employer to retaliate against any employee who complains of being the subject of discrimination. View Full Article >
Unpaid Wages-
Both the federal and Oregon governments make it illegal for an employer to fail to pay wages or overtime to its employees. If an employer does not pay those wages, a court will require it to pay the unpaid wages and severe additional penalties. The employer also be required by the Court to pay all of the employee’s attorneys’ reasonable fees. - View Full Article - Unpaid Wages and Overtime
Sample Case Studies of Unpaid Wages
We successfully obtained unpaid overtime, liquidated damages, penalties and attorneys fees for a bartender whom the restaurant misclassified as a manager.
We successfully obtained unpaid minimum wages, overtime wages, liquidated damages, penalties and attorneys fees for a dishwasher whose first attorney failed to file his wage claim action prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations.
We successfully obtained unpaid overtime wages, liquidated damages, penalties and attorneys fees for a clerk at a gas station who was not paid time and a half for overtime hours.
We successfully obtained unpaid minimum wages, liquidated damages, penalties and attorneys fees for misclassified employees of strip clubs.
Sexual Harassment
We prosecuted a sexual harassment case against a Fortune 500 company, winning a six-figure verdict plus all of the client's attorney fees.