Employment Law Practice - Cline Law Firm Attorneys at Law

Cline & Associates also represents individuals who have been wrongfully terminated by their employers, have suffered a hostile work environment on the job, or have had their wages withheld. In this capacity, we represent both private and public sector employees, whether or not they are union affiliated.

There are a variety of federal and state laws that protect employees from overreaching employers.  These laws include, but are not limited to, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) that regulates minimum wage and overtime laws; the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) that regulates protected medical leave for individuals and families; the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) that regulates accommodations for disabled employees; Title VII (federal law) and the Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD) which prohibit discrimination in the workplace based on protected categories such as race, gender, national origin, age, disability and other protected categories.

Our employment litigation team is led by Reba Weiss. Reba’s 27 years of litigation experience includes over 17 years experience litigating employment law cases. She has successfully litigated a wide variety of cases including disability discrimination, race discrimination, pregnancy discrimination, violations of the FMLA, sexual harassment and discrimination, and wrongful termination in violation of public policy cases. She is an aggressive and forceful advocate who fights hard to vindicate her clients’ civil rights. 

Anyone who believes that they have been discriminated against by an employer can call the firm and request an initial consultation with Reba. The initial consultation will generally last an hour, sometimes more. For labor organizations participating in the Premium Information Services Subscription, your subscription hours may be used to pay for this consultation service. If called for, we will contact witnesses and conduct an investigation into the charges. Reba will evaluate your case and honestly advise you whether or not it is worth pursuing in court. Pursuing a lawsuit against your employer is a serious undertaking and may take months or years to litigate. For this reason, the decision to sue and the lawsuit process is fully discussed with each client before a lawsuit is filed.

Once the lawsuit is filed, the discovery process begins. During that process, Reba and our staff, including our litigation Paralegal, Shawn Siers, will work closely with you to ensure that we obtain all the relevant documents and information and that your rights are protected. Many cases settle during or after the discovery process, however, a few cases actually go to trial. You can expect the highest level of trial advocacy from our litigation team. Reba has obtained verdicts ranging from hundreds of thousands of dollars to over a million dollars. Reba has never lost an employment case at trial.

Reba is active in the employment law bar and has served as the Chair of the Employment Law Section of the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association (now known as Washington State Association for Justice) and has been a long time member of the Washington Employment Lawyers Association.  She has written and published numerous articles on the FMLA and disability law and has been an invited speaker on employment law subjects at national and local seminars.