HKM Wins at Trial. HKM served as co-counsel representing defendants Delta Inn, Inc. and Hung G. Kim in a multi-million claim regarding the ownership of Delta Inn. On December 19, 2011, after a four-week bench trial in King County Superior Court, the court issued a verdict in favor of defendants. Soon In Kim v. Delta Inn et. al., 10-2-19547-5 SEA (King County Superior Court).

Congratulations to Partners Donald W. Heyrich and Dan Kalish who were recognized by Washington Law and Politics once again. Donald W. Heyrich was named a SuperLawyer by the magazine, and Dan Kalish was named a Rising Star.

HKM Wins Jury Verdict For Former Employee. HKM represented plaintiff Wendy Dorn in two-week jury trial regarding overtime wages. On September 15, 2011, jury returned verdict in favor of Ms. Dorn and, on November 30, 2011, the court awarded attorneys’ fees. Dorn v. Kent Post No. 15 et. al., 10-2-10169-1 KNT (King County Superior Court).

HKM Obtains Class Certification in Overtime Claim. On September 13, 2011, the Federal District Court in Oregon certified a class of Sleep Country sales associates in an overtime claim against the company. HKM represents the Sleep Country class. Shanklin et.al. v. Sleep Country USA, Inc., 3:10-CV 00406-MO (D. Or.).

HKM Writes Employment Discrimination Section of the Washington State Practice Manual. As in previous year, HKM has written the Employment Discrimination section of the Washington State Practice Manual. The publication is expected to be published in early 2012.

HKM Expands with New Hire. On September 28, 2011, attorney Cindy Lin joined HKM as a full-time associate attorney. You can learn more about Ms. Lin here.

HKM Prevails in Non-Compete Case. HKM represented Robert Heffner, current CEO of Falck North America, in non-compete lawsuit filed by Rural Metro Corp., after Mr. Heffner left Rural/Metro. Rural/Metro dismissed the case on November 4, 2010 after Heffner prevailed at TRO hearing. Rural Metro Corp. v. Heffner, 2:10-CV-02292-GMS (D. Ariz.).

Washington Religious Discrimination Attorney

Religious Discrimination in the Workplace

Federal and state laws prohibit the harassment or discrimination of an employee based on their faith, religious beliefs or practices. A person's religion and their religious beliefs should have no bearing on their ability to do a given job. Besides any type of discrimination in the workplace, whether it is age discrimination, sexual orientation discrimination or religious discrimination , these illegal actions open the door for stressful and illegal harassment and a hostile work environment.

If you feel you have been harassed or discriminated against at work due to your religious beliefs or practices, you need to contact a Washington employment law attorney right away. With over 40 years combined experience dealing with employment law, our attorneys will be able to accurately evaluate your claim, advise you of your options, help protect your rights and fight to get you the justice you deserve.

Making Accommodations for a Person's Religious Practices

According to federal law employers must grant reasonable requests for employees to practice or express their religious beliefs in the workplace. This can include not scheduling an employee to work on their Sabbath day, allowing an employee to wear religious garments, giving time during an employee's day for them to pray, etc. On the same note, should any employee need a little flexibility in their schedule to practice their religion outside of work, the employer would more than likely be required to comply.

With employers, there is some legal flexibility on how they are required to deal with requests for religious accommodations. First of all, an employer is not required to fulfill whatever accommodation an employee may suggest, especially if doing so would cause undue hardship to the business. Additionally, an employer can give an employee the day off for religious reason s, but can do so without pay.

Both employment laws and religious discrimination laws are complex and are updated and amended from time to time, both at the state and federal levels and keeping up with all changes and current case law and verdicts is a vital part of our practice. Our attorneys at HKM Employment Attorneys are experts in representing and defending the rights of our clients from any type of discrimination in the workplace. With a former deputy prosecutor, former judges, clerks and other accomplished attorneys on board, our firm has the qualifications, skills and success record you want representing you.

To schedule a private consultation for review of your religious discrimination claim, contact a Washington employment law attorney.