Carrie Coppinger

Carrie Coppinger is an attorney with Coppinger Law P.S. in Everson, Washington. The attorney is also a member of the Washington Employment Lawyers Association (WELA), an association of employment lawyers whose stated mission is to enforce and advance employee rights. In addition, the WELA member directory lists the attorney under Wages and Hours, Mediation, Workplace Harassment, Employment Discrimination, Wrongful Discharge / Public Policy and Unemployment Compensation.

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Practice areas listed for Carrie Coppinger

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Wages and Hours. In general, this area covers minimum wage, overtime, unpaid wages and break rules under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and Washington's Minimum Wage Act (RCW 49.46).

Mediation. In general, this area covers a process in which a neutral mediator helps the parties try to settle a dispute without a trial. The mediator does not decide the case.

Workplace Harassment. In general, this area covers unwelcome conduct based on a protected characteristic that is severe or pervasive enough to create a hostile work environment, and demands that tie job benefits to sexual favors.

Employment Discrimination. In general, this area covers treating an employee or job applicant differently because of a protected characteristic such as race, sex, age or disability. Federal law (for example Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) and the Washington Law Against Discrimination (RCW 49.60) prohibit it.

Wrongful Discharge / Public Policy. In general, this area covers firing an employee for a reason that violates a clear public policy, for example for refusing to break the law or for reporting wrongdoing.

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Unemployment Compensation. In general, this area covers benefits for workers who lose their jobs. In Washington, the Employment Security Department decides claims, and you can appeal its decisions.

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