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Employment Law

Firm News Sexual Assault & Harassment Employment Law |
May 10, 2024

The plaintiffs are committed to confronting the institutional failures that allowed Jason Zaccaria to harass his employees and to prevent it from happening to others.

Firm News Employment Law |
Nov 01, 2023

Cori Latousek was held to different standards than her counterparts and experienced targeted and unfair discrimination based on her gender and sexuality.

Employment Law |
May 17, 2023

A King County Superior Court jury has decided in favor of Linda O’Brien, a cancer survivor, who experienced discriminatory and retaliatory treatment by her former employer, an orthodontic and dental clinic with locations in Western Washington when they failed to accommodate her diagnosis and later wrongfully terminated her employment. Ms. O’Brien, who was represented by the law firm Schroeter Goldmark & Bender (SGB), received $3,263,230 in total damages.

Firm News Employment Law |
Feb 09, 2023

A King County Superior Court jury has decided in favor of two Bellevue restaurant employees who were denied adequate wages and overtime pay, resulting in to date, awards of more than $680,000.

Firm News Employment Law |
Dec 08, 2021

Nobody should face discrimination or harassment in the workplace or be punished for speaking out against it.

How to represent yourself when filing a claim with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Firm News Employment Law |
Oct 15, 2021

“Workplace Conflict and the Corporate Medical Playbook: How to Safeguard Your Career” will stream live via webinar on at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 19.

Elizabeth Hanley to speak on panel for Physician Just Equity and American Medical Women’s Association webinar
Employment Law |
Nov 09, 2020

Schroeter Goldmark & Bender today announced it has secured a $375,000 settlement on behalf of a Lakewood woman who was discriminated and retaliated against after she disclosed her pregnancy to supervisors.

Firm News Employment Law |
Jun 11, 2019

In case you haven't heard, Jamal Whitehead is speaking about workplace rights at the next Future For Us event on June 13. The #FutureForUs is a new group dedicated to advancing women of color to the highest levels of corporate, government, and social sector organizations.

Firm News Employment Law |
Feb 07, 2019

Lindsay Halm co-authored a winning amicus brief in the Floeting v. Group Health case on behalf of Legal Voice. She argued – and the Washington Supreme Court agreed – that places of public accommodation (like hotels, restaurants, bars, and hospitals) must be held directly responsible when their employees discriminate against customers. Way to go Lindsay!

Firm News Employment Law |
Nov 13, 2018

SGB is proud to announce that its client, Todd Pierce, prevailed on claims against the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Judgment in Pierce’s favor has been entered for damages over $4.6 million. Pierce was recruited away from a lucrative job and his home in San Francisco to join the Gates Foundation in a newly conceived…