Phone: 206-233-2906 Fax: 206-628-6611 Email: dfeider@williamskastner.com V-Card

Two Union Square 601 Union Street, Suite 4100 Seattle, WA 98101

Experience

Darren Feider is a member in the Seattle office. His practice involves general employment litigation of wrongful discharge and discrimination claims, the drafting of employment and consulting contracts, non-compete agreements and severance packages for both employees and employers, and conducting investigations for private and public employers in response to EEOC and Washington State Human Rights Commission complaints. He has represented employers in unpaid wage actions, and he also handles general commercial litigation.

Affiliations

Mr. Feider is a member of the Texas Bar Association as well as the Washington State Bar Association's Litigation Section. He is also a member of the Labor & Employment Section of both the American Bar Association and the King County Bar Association, and a member of the Construction Section of the American Bar Association. He also belongs to the French American Chamber of Commerce and the British American Chamber of Commerce.

Media Coverage

• "King Oscar, ex-employee in legal battle," Business Examiner, July 11, 2011."
• "Judge: Northwest Lung Association Back in Business," The Seattle Times, January 21, 2009.

Recent Articles

• “Medical Marijuana User Not Protected from Termination,” Williams Kastner Labor and Employment Advisor, Summer 2011.
• “Washington Court Addresses Employee Sensitivity to Environmental Factors,” Williams Kastner Labor and Employment Advisor, Summer 2011.
• “Board Members May Face Personal Liability for Unpaid Wages,” Williams Kastner Labor and Employment Advisor, Summer 2011.
• “Harassment Statute of Limitations May Stretch Back in Time,” Williams Kastner Labor and Employment Advisor, Summer 2011.
• “Survivor Benefits Under Industrial Insurance Act—Who Pays?,” Williams Kastner Labor and Employment Advisor, Summer 2011.
• “Constructive Knowledge of Employee Hazards Results in Fine,” Williams Kastner Labor and Employment Advisor, Spring 2011.
• “Employers May Face Vicarious Liability for Dangerous Acts of Independent Contractors,” Williams Kastner Labor and Employment Advisor, Spring 2011.
• “Watch for Vicarious Liability for Employee Negligence,” Williams Kastner Labor and Employment Advisor, Spring 2011.
• “FedEx Driver Found to Be Employee—Not Independent Contractor,” Williams Kastner Labor and Employment Advisor, Spring 2011.
• “Following the Employee Doctor’s Orders is not Always the Best Medicine,” Williams Kastner Labor and Employment Advisor, Spring 2011.
• "Retaliation Claims and Potential Claimants May Increase Litigation in the Medical Field," Washington Health Care News, May 2011.
• "Stipulations Regarding Time Loss Compensation May Tie Employers' Hands," Williams Kastner Labor and Employment Advisor, Winter 2011.
• "Watch 'Loose Lips' Statements in Terminations," Williams Kastner Labor and Employment Advisor, Winter 2011.
• "Lying on an Application About Criminal Conduct Bars Defamation Claim," Williams Kastner Labor and Employment Advisor, Winter 2011.
• "Independent Contractor Status Upheld Despite Protections in Employment Handbook," Williams Kastner Labor and Employment Advisor, Fall 2010.
• "Independent Contractor Misclassification Leads to Employer Liability for Worker Compensation Premiums," Williams Kastner Labor and Employment Advisor, Fall 2010.
• "Undocumented Immigrant's Alien Status Not Admissible at Trial," Williams Kastner Labor and Employment Advisor, Fall 2010.
• “Independent Contractor Prevented from Suing Job Site Owner,” Williams Kastner Labor and Employment Advisor, Summer 2010.
• “Employee Misconduct May Bar Unemployment Compensation,” Williams Kastner Labor and Employment Advisor, Summer 2010.
• “Defamation in Discrimination Cases,” Williams Kastner Labor and Employment Advisor, Summer 2010.
• “Hospital Not Held Liable for Nurse’s Consensual Affair with Patient,” Williams Kastner Labor and Employment Advisor, Spring 2010.
• “Severance Agreement,” Williams Kastner Labor and Employment Advisor, Spring 2010.
• “Overtime Exemptions Protect Apple Packing Business,” Williams Kastner Labor and Employment Advisor, Spring 2010.
• “Statute of Limitations Skewers Ex-Employee’s Claims,” Williams Kastner Labor and Employment Advisor, Spring 2010.
• “Terminated Employee Agreements and the Right of Arbitration,” Williams Kastner Labor and Employment Advisor, Spring 2010.
• "The Seven 'W's' of the Employee Termination Meeting," Washington Healthcare News, June 2009.
• Co-Author, "Obama Administration Changes Employment Rules of the Game," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, April 2009.
• Featured Source, "How to Put Out a Firing: Tips for Ensuring a Stress-Free Termination Meeting," Northwest Meetings & Events, Spring 2008.
• "Federal Whisteblower and Retaliation Laws"

Recent Seminars & Presentations

• Speaker, “Surviving the Allegations,” 2012 International Conference for Police & Law Enforcement Executives, Seattle, WA, April 2, 2012.
• Speaker, “Hypothetical Scenarios,” Reasonable Accommodation in the Workplace, The Seminar Group,Seattle, WA, March 30, 2012.
• Speaker, “The Ground Rules of Reasonable Accommodation,” Reasonable Accommodation in the Workplace, The Seminar Group, Seattle, WA, March 30, 2012.
• Speaker, "Employment Law Update," Sterling Education Services, Tacoma, WA, November 17, 2011.
• Presenter, “The Chief’s Contract: Are You Protected?” International Fire Conference, Seattle, WA, October 16, 2011.
• Presenter, “Workplace Investigations – ‘The Good, Bad and Ugly’,” Williams Kastner Labor & Employment Breakfast Seminar, Seattle, WA, June 29, 2011.
• Panelist, " 'Safe' Hiring: Best Practices," Williams Kastner Labor & Employment Half-Day Seminar, Seattle, WA, May 11, 2011.
• Speaker, "Fundamentals of Employment Law," Sterling Education Services, Tacoma, WA, March 17, 2011.
• Panelist, "The Collision of FMLA, Worker's Compensation and ADA," Williams Kastner Fall Half-Day Seminar, Seattle, WA, October 22, 2010.
• Panelist, "The Obama Administration's Approach to Immigration Enforcement: Focusing on Employers, Not Employees," Williams Kastner Fall Half-Day Seminar, Seattle, WA, October 2010.
• "Employment Terminations 101," Washington Health Care Association, Fall Conference in Chelan, September 14, 2010.
• "Compensation Issues under the FLSA/Wage and Hour: Fundamentals of Employment Law in Tacoma," Sterling Education Services, August 25, 2010.
• "360 Look at Employee Privacy in the Workplace: Fundamentals of Employment Law in Seattle," Sterling Education Services, June 10, 2010.
• Speaker, "Intermittent and Reduced FMLA Leave" at the Administering the Family and Medical Leave Act Under the Current Regulations, Lorman Educational Services, Tacoma, WA, July 22, 2010.
• Panelist, "Wage and Hour GPS — Avoiding Hazards and Roadblocks," Williams Kastner Summer Breakfast Seminar, Seattle, WA, July 21, 2010.
• Panelist, "A 360 Look at Employee Privacy in the Workplace," Fundamentals of Employment Law, Seattle, WA, June 10, 2010.
• Panelist, "Temporary Workforce - A New Horizon," Williams Kastner Labor & Employment Spring Half-Day Seminar, Seattle, WA, April 22, 2010.
• Panelist, "The Labor & Employment Rules Change: Current and Future Compliance Issues Under the Obama Administration," Williams Kastner Labor & Employment Fall Half-Day Seminar, Seattle, WA, October 29, 2009.
• "Military Leave and the Workplace," 12th Annual Labor & Employment Law Conference, The Seminar Group, Seattle, WA, August 14, 2009.
• "Tips and Traps In Using Temporary Workers," Williams Kastner Labor & Employment BreakfastSeminar, Seattle, WA, July 1, 2009.
• "Much Ado About Something: Recent Clarifications and Updates of the New Federal Wage and Hour Regulations," 2009 Washington Health Care Association Annual Convention, Vancouver, WA, May 5, 2009.
• “How to Safely and Sanely Terminate In An Economic Crisis,” Rural Health Clinic Association of Washington, Chelan, WA, April 28, 2009
• "Americans with Disabilities Act & WLAD," Legal & Regulatory Issues for Employers and Counsel, The Seminar Group, Seattle, WA, April 22, 2009.
• Panelist, "Reductions in Force: Reducing the Legal and Personal Risks," Williams Kastner Labor & Employment Half-Day Seminar, Seattle, WA, March 12, 2009.
• "Reductions in Force," Human Resource Audits: Auditing Your Procedures, Documentation and Policies in Washington, Lorman Education Services, Seattle, WA, February 4, 2009.
• “Military Leave and the Workplace,” 11th Annual Labor & Employment Law Conference, The Seminar Group, Seattle, WA, August 15, 2008.
• “Family Leave: Stop FMLA Abuses and Still Treat Your Employees Fairly,” Business & Legal Reports webinar, August 11, 2008.
• “Immigration Tips and Traps: New Regulations and Compliance in Employment Law,” HR Roundtable, Seattle, WA, July 29, 2008.
• “Plugging the Dam: Intermittent and Reduced Schedule Leave,” Lorman Education Services, Tacoma, WA, July 22, 2008.
• Co-Presenter, "Privacy at 'Jeopardy' in the Workplace," Williams Kastner Labor & Employment Half-Day Seminar, Seattle, WA, May 29, 2008.
• "Employee Termination: Know How to Fold When It's Time to Fold," Williams Kastner Labor & Employment Breakfast Seminar, Seattle, WA, February 8, 2008.
• "Immigration Tips and Traps: New Regulations and Compliance in Employment Law," Williams Kastner Labor & Employment Breakfast Seminar, Seattle, WA, October 18, 2007.
• Co-Presenter, "Tips and Traps in Employment Agreements," Williams Kastner Labor & Employment Breakfast Seminar, Seattle, WA, February 28, 2007.
• Co-Presenter, "Telecommuting or the Virtual Workplace," Managing the Risks of Employees and Technology, Seattle, WA, November 9, 2006.
• Co-Presenter, "Family and Medical Leave Act," Williams Kastner Labor & Employment Fall Update Seminar, Bellevue, WA, October 19, 2006.
• "Privacy in the Workplace," 8th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, The Seminar Group, Seattle, WA, August 24-25, 2006.
• "Advanced FMLA in Washington - Intermittent and Reduced Schedule Leave," Lorman Education Services, Tacoma, WA, July 11, 2006.
• "Nuts & Bolts of ADA/FMLA/Workers' Compensation Regulations," The Council on Education in Management, June 22, 2006.
• "Revised FLSA Regulation Compliance," Employment Law Update, Sterling Education Services, Tacoma, WA, April 27, 2006.
• "Disability Discrimination Under the Washington Law Against Discrimination," FMLA & Workers' Compensation Issues, Tacoma, WA, March 28, 2006.
• Co-Presenter, "Integration of ADA, FMLA and Workers' Compensation," FMLA & Workers' Compensation Issues, Tacoma, WA, March 28, 2006.
• Co-Presenter, "Focusing on FMLA and its Impact on You," Williams Kastner Labor & Employment Half-day Seminar, Seattle, WA, March 22, 2006.
• "Deciphering Who is a Covered Employer and Employee Under the FMLA Requirements," The Council on Education in Management, Tacoma, WA, January 2006.