Employment, Benefits & Immigration

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"As close to perfect as a law firm can be." This client compliment inspires us – we'll always strive to be the lawyers you love.

Overview

You benefit from our experience
With more than 100 employment attorneys in our group (including 10 Fellows in the College of Labor & Employment Lawyers and 20 “Best Lawyers”), you can’t surprise us. We also have one of the most diverse teams in a firm that is consistently recognized as a top firm for women and minorities. This diversity of thought and experience is lived in our service to our clients every day.

You come first
We understand that “winning” is different for every client. We’ll get to know you so 
that we can give tailored service and solutions that are right for you, whether we’re on offense or defense, preventing risk or containing fallout, negotiating or fighting in court.

Great service requires great minds and great technology
Great lawyering is more than just great minds and great relationships. We invest in advanced technology, process management and staffing tools to ensure efficiency and find silver linings. We learn from you and for you – using your legal issues to improve your business. Industry leaders have consistently recognized us for our innovations.

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Our Services

Benefits and Executive Compensation
Employment Counseling
Employment Litigation
Immigration
Labor
OSHA Counseling and Advocacy

Industry Focus

Airlines

We represent five of the largest air carriers in the United States and a variety of other businesses related to the industry, providing labor relations, employment counseling, benefits, immigration and litigation services. Airlines for America (A4A) selected us to represent them in two lawsuits challenging Washington and Massachusetts law in part because of our experience and familiarity with many of the key players in the airline industry.

Financial Institutions

We assist many of the nation's leading financial services companies, including banks, mortgage lenders, mortgage service providers, credit card companies, and insurers. For example, Bank of America has been a significant client for employment litigation on the West Coast since 2007. We represent the Bank in employment disputes of all kinds in Washington, Oregon, and California.

Food + Beverage/Agriculture

We are proud to serve as employment counsel to many agricultural producers, and food and beverage packers, processors, and brands – from family-owned businesses, private equity backed middle market companies, and leading global enterprises. Our industry-focused employment services team assists our agricultural, food, and beverage clients by providing practical advice and strategic solutions regarding their employment practices (including various agricultural exemptions, piece-rate pay issues, scheduling rules, and worker safety), H2A and other immigration needs, benefits programs, and incentive arrangements for executives and other key employees (including M&A related stay bonuses).

Healthcare

Healthcare entities rely on our team for full-service employment work for the full range of potential issues. From collective bargaining to litigation defense, we combine industry knowledge with our extensive legal experience. We have one of the largest healthcare labor practices for independent acute care hospitals on the West Coast. We also represent clients in long-term care, physician practices and other affiliated healthcare services to navigate the complex landscape of employment laws.

Media & Entertainment

Work in the media and entertainment industries lends itself to issues not found in other workplace environments. We work across the industry, and represent clients in key markets, including the hubs of California and New York. We have defended large clients against suits filed by industry workers from actors to production assistants and everything in between. And we collectively tap into the experience of our team members who have served as in-house counsel in the entertainment industry.

Restaurants

Restaurants are dynamic, fast-paced and stressful environments that rely heavily on their employees. This exciting environment is also challenging to manage. Our employment services team works with restaurants on everything from the moving target of tip pooling, to risks associated with wage and hour and equal pay laws, health and safety concerns, immigration issues, high-profile sexual harassment claims and respectful work place training.

Hear From Our Team

Our goal is to light the path forward for our clients
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Beyond just the right answer
Watch New York partner Laura Sack describe how she builds a true partnership with her clients.

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DWT has carefully designed tools and processes to help our clients complete compensation analysis under our experienced guidance, preserving the attorney-client and work product privileges.
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Practice Contacts

Berry, Mark W.
Mark W. Berry
Partner
Chair, Employment Services Group
Bellevue
425.646.6142

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