News and Press Archive

Links to stories in the press featuring Bendich, Stobaugh, and Strong, P.C. can be found on this page as well as on individual case pages in this website.

University of Washington Faculty Pay Case (Storti) (2006)  

• American Association of University Professors: Historic Victory in Duane Storti's Lawsuit  03/06  
• Seattle Times: Settlement approved in UW's pay lawsuit  03/16/06  
• The UW Daily: Rare misstep could prove costly  01/12/06  
• Seattle Times: Judge scolds UW for e-mail on lawsuit  01/11/06  
• The UW Daily: UW e-mails about salary suit barred  01/11/06  
• Seattle Times: UW Profs Awarded Back Pay 10/26/05  
• Seattle Post-Intelligencer: UW Owes Back Pay to Profs, Suit Alleges 10/19/2004

City of Seattle "Temporary" Employee Case (Glaser) (2006)  

• Seattle Post Intelligencer: City settles suit over "temps"  03/07/2006  
• Seattle Times: "Permatemps" to get millions 12/20/2005
• Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Seattle will pay $11.5 million to settle "permatemp" case 12/19/2005  
• Komo News: Seattle Settles "Permatemp" Case for $11.5 Million 12/19/2005
• Billingsgazette.com: "Permatemps" to get millions in settlement 12/22/2005   
• Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Longtime Temp Workers Sue City 10/11/2002

Community College Instructor Health Benefits (Mader) (2004)  

• Seattle Times: State agrees to $11 million deal over health benefits  2/14/2004

King County/Equal Pay for Equal Work Case (Roberts) (2003)  

• Seattle Post-Intelligencer (P-I): 24 million settles job lawsuits against County 11/21/03

King County/Class Comp. Pay Case (Duncan) (2003)

• Seattle Post-Intelligencer (P-I): $24 million settles job lawsuits against County 11/21/03
• Seattle Post-Intelligencer (P-I): Employees sue King County 12/31/02

Community College Instructors Case (Mader) (2002)

• Seattle Post-Intelligencer:  Part-time instructors win on retirement benefits 10/22/02
• Puget Sound Business Journal: Judge approves $12 million for part-time profs 10/21/02
• Seattle Post-Intelligencer (P-I): Part-timers win victory 2/00
• Seattle Post-Intelligencer (P-I): Agencies Knew About Part-time faculty inequities 11/99

King County Case (Clark) (2000)  

• Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Permatemps win $18.6 million 6/00
  
• Seattle Post-Intelligencer: King County Court Decision 11/99

Microsoft Case (Vizcaino) (2000)  

• Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Supreme Court Decision 1/11/00
• Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Microsoft Denies Health Care Benefits 6/25/99

Permatemp Worker News

• San Francisco Chronicle: Companies face more lawsuits claiming they misclassified workers 5/99
• NY Times:  Many Microsoft temps find they're in it for the long haul 3/98