Rafel Law Group

Employment Litigation

We represent people whose employment has been wrongfully terminated or whose rights or wages have been wrongfully denied. The following are typical of the cases we handle in this area:

Agnello v. Bethlehem Steel: Represented 100 salaried employees in ERISA action challenging reduction of retirement benefits following 1984 sale of Bethlehem's West Seattle plant (settled)
Wagg v. Pariseau: Defended mayor in action by police officers for alleged deprivation of civil rights (settled)
Buscemi v. UPS: Represented package delivery drivers against United Parcel Service for unpaid overtime wages (settled)
Beninger v. Safeco: Won jury verdict and judgment for wrongful termination of employment
Ellertson v. Parker: Represented terminated employee in wrongful-withholding-of-compensation claim (settled)
Hick v. King County: Suit for wrongful discharge of deputy sheriff
Schubeck v. King County: Suit for wrongful discharge of and retaliation against female deputy sheriff for reporting workplace violence