Employee agreement prevents me from practicing my trade for a year?! Would a judge uphold section 4.3?

Under Washington law, a non-competition agreement is enforceable if targeted to protect a legitimate business interest of the employer. It's...

Washington State Wrongful Termination

It could be gender discrimination if he was treated more favorably than you. It's important to know why he was treated differently. I suspect his...

Is this illegal retaliation 4 filing an EEOC complaint?

That sounds like retaliation to me. A Severance Agreement cannot be used to deprive an employee of the right to file an EEOC charge.

Should my employer fire a coworker of mine for a complaint I made of sexual assault against me? I have filed a police report.

Without details it's hard to say. If the assault was so bad that you don't want to discuss the details, I would suspect that the employee should...

Denied unemployment for misconduct but employer lied was fired for filing work comp case

You should file a retaliation claim with L&I as soon as possible. You have a short deadline to do that. In terms of your unemployment case, be...

Fired for being pregnant with asthma

Short answer: yes (assuming your employer had at least 8 employees). Contact a lawyer and ask for a contingent fee arrangement. -Alex J. Higgins

They must pay you. Talk is the same as work. I assume you're disciplined or counted as "late" if you don't show up 15 minutes early.

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I'm being laid off and was offered severance, but I suspect my company is now trying to get out of paying it. Can I sue for it?

Sorry but a lot more facts are needed to answer this question. You'll probably need to sit down with a lawyer and go through the events in...

Employee seeking treatment on company's very tight schedule... Protected by some sort of law?

She is protected by Washington's disability discrimination law.

Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

I agree with Jacob Smith. Yes, that is sexual harassment.