Now that the pandemic is largely behind us, we can look back on client “successes” in battling COVID-19 and legal actions that were brought by unvaccinated employees. Jeff James and Christy Kirchmeier teamed up to obtain dismissal of dozens of EEOC Charges alleging failure to accommodate religious, political, and ideological opposition to the COVID-19 vaccine. […]
read moreThe 2022 edition of Washington Super Lawyers is out, and Jillian Barron, Darren Feider, and Jeff James made the cut. All three are recognized by their peers as experts in Employment and Labor law. Jillian is also recognized for her Alternative Dispute Resolution skills and Jeff is recognized as an Employment Litigation expert for the […]
read moreAfter nearly two years of contentious litigation, Jeff James and Kate McMahon of the Washington D.C. firm Conn Maciel Carey LLP finally succeeded in getting the Department of Labor and Industries to vacate a WISHA citation alleging excessive noise levels at a client’s facility. Facing down a motion for summary judgment, the Department notified the […]
read moreJeff James obtained the dismissal of an EEOC Charge filed against a global client by a rejected candidate. The candidate had sought a director-level position but did not suitably impress leadership that he was suited for the role. Instead, he was offered a different role with a slightly lower compensation package than he was expecting. […]
read moreShareholders Darren Feider and Jennifer Parda-Aldrich secured a significant appellate victory on behalf of our clients—contractors and subcontractors who perform public works projects—with an order by Division II of the Washington State Court of Appeals ruling that the Washington State prevailing wage law is unconstitutional. Appealing a trial court decision ruling in favor of the […]
read moreSBJ Shareholders Jeff James and Darren Feider, and Of Counsel Jillian Barron and Ed Taylor, have been selected by their peers for recognition of their professional excellence in the 28th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America.© The specific areas where recognition was awarded are: Employment Law – Management Labor Law – Management Litigation – […]
read moreManaging Shareholder Jeff James and Of Counsel Ed Taylor and Jillian Barron have once again been named Super Lawyers for 2021. Ed and Jillian were named for Employment and Labor; Jeff was named for Employment: Litigation Defense.
read moreChambers and Partners, an international legal research firm, has once again recognized Sebris Busto James and Managing Partner Jeff James in its top tier rankings for Labor & Employment for Washington. Chambers Research is conducted by 200 Research Analysts, across 200 jurisdictions and provides nearly 6,000 rankings tables. Read more at Sebris Busto James, Labor […]
read moreSenior Counsel Jason Rossiter and Managing Shareholder Jeff James recently delivered some good news to our client that had been accused of wrongfully terminating an employee. After engaging in significant discovery efforts, they filed a motion for summary judgment. The night before the deadline for plaintiff’s response, his counsel wrote to say that rather than […]
read moreAfter an employee quit to join a competitor, taking with him the client’s trade secrets and confidential information, Associate Matt Kelly and Managing Shareholder Jeff James jumped in to help fix things. It was not easy or quick, but in the end they were able to connect the evidentiary dots in a way that lead […]
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