Sebris Busto James Celebrates 20 Years
February 13, 2012
Bob Sebris and Mark Busto founded Sebris Busto James in 1992. From its inception, the firm has practiced exclusively in the areas of labor and employment law,
Bob Sebris and Mark Busto founded Sebris Busto James in 1992. From its inception, the firm has practiced exclusively in the areas of labor and employment law,
The ABA Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee will hold its 2012 mid-Winter meeting March 27-31 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The conference will include a two-day mock trial
SBJ Shareholders Bob Sebris, Mark Busto, Jeff James, Ed Taylor and Jillian Barron are listed in the January 2012 edition of Seattle Business Magazine among “the leading
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.
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the minimum wage for workers in each locality as well as requiring employers to provide
workers with paid sick leave. A number of cities […]
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By Judd Lees and Jillian Barron In a decision handed down on August 22, 2016, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit–the federal court with jurisdiction over Washington State–set aside an employment class-action waiver requiring employees to pursue employment claims exclusively through […]
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by Judd Lees and Nate Bailey In our October 2015 Employment Law
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently issued several new fact sheets addressing bathroom access for transgender employees, equal pay, and pregnancy discrimination. The EEOC often issues fact sheets when it decides to focus […]