Douglas Smith

Practice Areas

Class Action; Litigation and Trials; Retail; Wage and Hour

Career

Douglas focuses his practice on representing clients in complex class action litigation and offering advice on legal compliance with federal, state and local wage and hour requirements. He also assists employers in responding to agency audits and investigations by the U. S. Department of Labor, the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, and the Washington State Employment Security Department. Smith has worked with many well-known national and regional employers, including retailers, gig economy businesses, food manufacturers and others. He has also consulted on a variety of state and local legislative matters, and has testified before the Washington State Legislature on numerous employment-related bills, including proposed legislation on class action and wage and hour issues.

Smith has served as chair of the Employment Law Committee of the Association for Washington Business and as an employer representative on the Employment Law Advisory Committee to the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries. In addition, he has authored several articles on wage and hour compliance and class action litigation.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association - Class Action and Derivative Suits Committee; American Bar Association - Subcommittee on Revisions to Rule 23, Advisor; Association of Washington Business - Employment Law Committee, Chair; Association of Washington Business - Wage and Hour Task Force; Washington State Bar Association - Labor and Employment Law Section; King County Bar Association - Labor and Employment Law Section; Federal Bar Association of the Western District of Washington; Federal Bar Association of the Eastern District of Washington

Publications

Washington Employer, Regional Editor, 2011

Wage and Hour Answer Book, contributing author, 2010, 2011 and 2012

An Overview of Washington and Federal Wage and Hour Issues, co-editor, 2003

Wage and Hour Handbook: A Guide for Washington Employers, editor, 1999

Education