Advocating for employee rights
Hager & Ennis LLP represents employees standing up for their rights. Trial attorney Matthew Ennis leads the firm. We review and negotiate severance agreements and executive compensation packages, advise employees on non-compete agreements, and handle claims for wrongful termination, retaliation, discrimination, and harassment. We take cases to verdict when the facts call for it.
A client typically comes to our firm unsure of their legal rights and what to do. We work closely with each client and advise them fully on their legal options.
Get in touch with us to set up a consultation, or use the contact form at the bottom of this page and we will reach out to learn more.
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Areas of practice
Severance Agreement Review
Before you sign a severance or separation agreement, have it reviewed. We examine every term, the restrictions it adds, and the reasons for your termination, then negotiate for better terms where the facts support it.
Wrongful Termination and Retaliation
Washington is an at-will state, but an employer may not fire an employee for an illegal reason or for reporting misconduct. We uncover the real reason behind a termination and hold the employer to it.
Non-Compete Agreements
Washington has banned non-compete agreements effective June 30, 2027, and current law already limits who may be bound. We tell you whether your agreement binds you today and what your employer may do to enforce it.
Discrimination and Harassment
Washington law protects employees from discrimination based on a protected class and from sexual and other workplace harassment. We work closely and discreetly with each client, from the first conversation through trial.
Executive Compensation Packages
We review and negotiate employment agreements, equity awards, bonus plans, change-in-control provisions, and severance terms for executives and senior professionals, with a focus on what you keep when you leave.
Unpaid Wages (Wage & Hour)
The Washington Minimum Wage Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act protect employees who are paid less than the law or their agreement requires. Matthew Ennis has extensive experience recovering wages through litigation, arbitration, settlement, and trial.
“Equality is the heart and essence of democracy, freedom, and justice, equality of opportunity in industry, in labor unions, schools and colleges, government, politics, and before the law. There must be no dual standards of justice, no dual rights, privileges, duties, or responsibilities of citizenship. No dual forms of freedom.”
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