Our employment lawyers defend employers against claims and charges brought in court and before regulatory agencies on the full range of legal theories including:
Local, state and federal lawmakers have created a complex hatchwork of laws, rules and regulations designed to combat discrimination, and promote civil rights, in employment. In these areas the legal landscape continues to change as the number of protected traits and classes increases and the related prohibitions expand and contract. Many adverse employment actions that involve a member of a protected class are potential lawsuits that may put the employer on the defensive, requiring the company to be able to justify its business decision in a compelling and persuasive manner. We defend employers before administrative agencies and in court against claims brought under any number of civil rights statutes and antidiscrimination laws, including, for example:
In these areas the legal landscape continues to change as the number of protected traits and classes increases and the related prohibitions expand and contract. Many adverse employment actions that involve a member of a protected class are potential lawsuits that may put the employer on the defensive, requiring the company to be able to justify its business decision.
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973
- Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD)
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA)
- Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
- Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA)
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Prior to moving to Seattle, Ken practiced in Washington, D.C. with Covington & Burling and Chadbourne & Parke.
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