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Employers in Washington who fail to timely pay wages to an employee are liable for statutory penalties equal to twice the unpaid wages plus attorney’s fees. Even when an employer seeks bankruptcy protection, officers and senior managers remain personally liable for the unpaid wages, statutory penalties and attorney’s fees. This rule was recently reaffirmed by… Read More

The Case: In EEOC v. Prospect Airport Services (2010), a male employee, Rudolph Lamas, allegedly suffered hostile work environment sexual harassment at the hands of a female co-worker, Sylvia Munoz. His employer, PAS, supplies wheelchair assistance to disabled passengers at Las Vegas’s McCarran International Airport. Lamas was a well-respected employee who was promoted to a… Read More