SEBRIS BUSTO JAMES
is one of the top firms in Washington state representing employers since 1992 in the areas of labor and employment law representation, and human resources management counseling and training.
News
A Permanent Solution to a Pesky Problem
After an employee quit to join a competitor, taking with him the client’s trade secrets and confidential information, Associate Matt Kelly and Managing Shareholder Jeff James jumped in to help fix things. It was not easy or quick, but in the end they were able to connect the evidentiary dots in a way that lead […]
Smoking Gun Leads to Dismissal
Managing Shareholder Jeff James and Senior Counsel Jason Rossiter teamed up to obtain the dismissal with prejudice of federal False Claims Act allegations against our client. Through tenacious and widespread discovery efforts, Jason and Jeff uncovered a “smoking gun” in the plaintiff’s past employment. Shortly after this discovery was shared with plaintiff’s counsel, the federal […]
Now, it’s up to the jury
Jeff James has wrapped up another tour of duty reviewing and revising the Washington Practice Instructions, or “WPI’s” as they are commonly referred to by courts and counsel. For over ten years Jeff has served on a blue-ribbon panel whose task is to review and update the WPIs used as model jury instructions in employment […]
SBJ Attorney Mariya Khilyuk Fights Back Against Union Opposition to Returning Kids to School
Associate Attorney Mariya Khilyuk is making herself heard in the community. Although the Northshore School District has been recognized nationally for shutting down classrooms at the beginning of the pandemic, it has since refused to step up against the unions and demand that teachers return to the classroom so that kids can return to school. […]
Publications
- Employment Law Notes
- April 2021
Employers Have Until May 31, 2021 to Provide Notice of COBRA Subsidy in American Rescue Plan Act
- Employment Law Notes
- March 2021
Washington State Supreme Court Takes on the Constitution – Again
- Employment Law Notes
- February 2021
All In the FAMILY: Congress Reconsiders the FAMILY Act
- Employment Law Notes
- January 2021
EEOC: Employers May Require Employees to Receive Covid-19 Vaccine
- Employment Law Notes
- December 2020
Company-Sponsored Holiday Celebrations During a Pandemic
- Employment Law Notes
- November 2020
COVID-19 Related Leaves of Absence and Other Accommodations
- Employment Law Notes
- October 2020
Politics in the Workplace
- Employment Law Notes
- September 2020
DOL’s Reminder and Guidance: Watch the Clock
- Employment Law Notes
- August 2020
Plaintiff’s Proposed Wage & Hour Class Action is Moot After Individual Settlement
- Employment Law Notes
- July 2020