Andrea Brenneke Katherine C. Chamberlain Mel L. Crawford Katrin E. Frank Kenneth A. MacDonald Joseph R. Shaeffer David J. Whedbee Jesse Wing

The employment lawyers at MacDonald Hoague & Bayless represent private and public sector employees in all aspects of disputes, negotiation, litigation, and appeal in:

• discrimination and harassment claims related to sex, race, age, national origin, religion, pregnancy, disability and sexual orientation
• accommodation of people with disabilities or with religious practice requirements
• wage and hour and overtime pay
• wrongful discharge
• retaliation
• whistleblowing
• employment contracts and severance agreements
• non-competition agreements
• privacy and defamation
• medical leave/FMLA
• ERISA, medical and pension benefits

Our employment lawyers regularly teach at legal education seminars and are members of organizations that advocate on behalf of employees.  They hold leadership positions in the Washington Employment Lawyers Association, the Washington State Bar Association and the Legal Foundation of Washington, the Northwest Women's Law Center and the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington.