Gainey Law, PLLC Seattle Employment Law Attorney

 RESOURCES FOR WA WORKERS SUFFERING IN DIFFICULT WORKPLACES When you’re being mistreated at work — targeted, sexually harassed, or punished for speaking up — it can be hard to know where to turn. You don’t have to navigate it alone. Washington has strong worker-protection laws and several organizations that offer free or low-cost guidance, even if you aren't yet ready to hire an attorney. Below are reliable starting points for understanding your rights, finding support, and taking action to protect yourself. Each link leads to a legitimate state or nonprofit resource that can help you make informed choices about your next steps. Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries provides comprehensive information on workers' rights in Washington, including wage and hour laws, workplace safety standards, and workers' compensation benefits. Great if you need your former employer to pay out you...

10/25/2025: See the InvestigateWest article, IME providers still in the news, still a massive expense to Washington and still allegedly incompetent or worse - read more: https://www.investigatewest.org/retired-docs-earn-millions-examining-injured-washington-workers/  Labor Retired docs earn millions examining injured Washington workers 'This is a wonderful way to make six figures saying no,' said one attorney about Independent Medical Examiners' role in evaluating workers' comp claims. Gainey Law, PLLC currently represents client(s) related to the wrongful acts of Dr. Douglas Robinson and the Washington State entities that enabled his bizarre and harmful behavior for decades. Despite numerous complaints, the Department of Labor and Industry did nothing to protect Washington workers against Dr. Douglas one of LNI’s highest paid medical examiners. If you received a forced medical exam (IME, independent medical exam) from Dr. Robinson we want to here from you. Please call ...

Don't just watch our Democracy being dismantled, stay informed and do what you can to stop it.     No More Denial.  The Dismantling of Democracy is Underway I am not the first to notice or to say, that our democracy is under attack , but it is alarming how many people who should be saying it aren't saying it. Or maybe getting my news off ads on Instagram is not exhaustive. So, I found democracy docket, with Marc Elias of Perkins Coie (no hissing my plaintiff's attorneys brethren). They are tracking all of the lawsuits against Trump and his regime as well as almost everything else is this quickly evolving hellscape.  Stay informed. The harms are real. (ICE RAIDS, POLITIZATION OF THE DOJ, ) Silence is dangerous. The choice to see clearly, and speak up is still ours. Talk to each other, reason things out, find credible sources of information and share them. Stand up for and with your neighbors.  Stay Strong. In Solidarity, ~Nicole Gainey ...