Still the Best!
September 23, 2011
Bob Sebris, Mark Busto, Jeff James, Jillian Barron and Ed Taylor have again been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2012 edition of The Best
Bob Sebris, Mark Busto, Jeff James, Jillian Barron and Ed Taylor have again been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2012 edition of The Best
Jeff James and Laura Edwards recently obtained dismissal of an employee’s Charge of age discrimination and disparate treatment from the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”). The employee
The ABA Section of Labor & Employment Law will be holding their 5th Annual Conference in Seattle, November 2-5 2011. Jeff James is serving as a Litigation
A public sector client admitted that it violated the on-call provision contained in its collective bargaining agreement with the Teamsters, paid the employee the on-call pay it
Sebris Busto James has obtained a favorable jury verdict for our client in a matter involving the re-trial of counterclaims against a terminated senior executive. The case,
Ed Taylor and Laura Edwards successfully persuaded an arbitrator to uphold a client’s termination of an employee and reject a union’s allegations that the termination and other adverse employment actions
In its January 2011 publication, Seattle Business magazine lists shareholders Bob Sebris, Mark Busto, Jeff James, Ed Taylor, and Jillian Barron as “Best Lawyers” in Washington for
Ed Taylor, Laura Edwards and Brian Flock recently obtained a string of dismissals from the Seattle Office for Civil Rights (“SOCR”), the Washington State Human Rights Commission (the “HRC”)
Shareholders Bob Sebris, Mark Busto, Jeff James, Ed Taylor, and Jillian Barron were recently recognized as nationally ranked “Super Lawyers” in the category of Employment and Labor in the 2010 Super Lawyers–Corporate Counsel Edition.
In the 2010 release of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Sebris Busto James earned Chambers and Partners’ highest ranking in the Labor & Employment Law category
Mark Busto and Brian Flock recently received a “No Reasonable Cause” finding from the Washington State Human Rights Commission (WSHRC), dismissing a charge of alleged pregnancy discrimination.
In its 2010 “Best Law Firms” issue, U.S. News & World Reports named Sebris Busto James a top tier law firm in Washington state in the areas of Employment
by Darren Feider and Nate Bailey During its waning hours, the Obama
by Tina Aiken Employee wellness programs have become more popular as companies
by Bob Sebris and Nate Bailey This fall, our Washington Supreme Court
by M. Edward Taylor and Nate Bailey On August 27th, the National
by Matt Lynch and Bob Sebris Introduction. No matter what your political
By Matt Lynch and Nate Bailey On July 28, the Ninth Circuit
By Jeffrey A. James and Nate Bailey On July 6, 2015 the
by Tina M. Aiken The United States Supreme Court issued a decision
by Matthew W. Lynch The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has been
by Jillian Barron and Nate Bailey On March 25, the U.S. Supreme
Many employers assume that if they fire an employee for what they consider misconduct, the employee will not be entitled to unemployment benefits. As the Washington Court of Appeals has explained in three recent cases, that may not be the case: it depends on the circumstances.
As is commonly known, over the last several decades an epidemic of “lifestyle diseases” has developed in the United States. Certain unhealthy lifestyle activities—such as inactivity, poor nutrition, tobacco use, and frequent alcohol consumption—have caused a sharp increase in the prevalence of chronic disease, such as diabetes, heart disease, and chronic pulmonary conditions. Out of a direct concern for the impact of chronic disease on employee health and well-being—as well the cost of health care coverage and employee productivity—employers have increasingly begun implementing health promotion and disease prevention policies, commonly referred to as workplace “wellness programs.”
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