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What is the procedure for getting a sexual harassment claim started in WA state

I worked for a company that makes between 50-100 million a year. The owner is guilty of sexual harrassment, creating a hostile work environment, and causing mental anguish. I have current and former employees supplying me with written statements involving exact situations. Everyone has known about it but keeps quiet out of fear and hopes for more money as the company continues to grow quickly. The level to which this accusations have occurred is unbelievable and undeniable. I have many credible witnesses who have seen it occur for years and are willinging to go on record or testify. I also own .01% of the company and need to know how to collect on that. I have the people to back up my story but don't know how to get started. This will probably turn into a class action lawsuit. How do I get the case rolling with very little money to begin with?

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In order to proceed against a company for sexual harassment, one of the victims of the harassment would need to come forward. While there may be multiple victims, certifying them as a "class" is likely to be very difficult to do. However, they may certainly all have individual claims worth pursuing, and I would recommend that each one obtain counsel. It is certainly possible that the same attorney could represent them all - provided that they do not have interests which are adverse to one another.

Cases like this are often brought on a contingency basis, meaning that you do not need to have the financial resources yourself. The attorneys who take on these cases with such an arrangement do so at personal risk because they believe in the cases that they take.
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