Mimi Gentry
Associate
[email protected]
中文
Seattle
T 206.757.8183
F 206.757.7183
Mimi Gentry focuses her practice on employment litigation and labor law. She has experience defending
EDUCATION
employers from claims—including discrimination, wrongful termination, and wage and hour violations—in
J.D., University of California,
Berkeley, School of Law, 2014
both class action and single-plaintiff cases. She also has extensive experience representing employers in
federal, state, and local agency charges, where she has conducted internal investigations, prepared
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Training Coordinator and
Volunteer Advocate,
California Asylum
Representation Clinic
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Bales Mock Trial
Competition
position statements, and negotiated conciliation agreements. In her labor practice, she advises employers
on labor campaigns and represents them in labor arbitrations.
Mimi also counsels employers on employment law compliance and risk management. She conducts
training programs for employers and advises them on a variety of employment matters, including wage
and hour requirements, employee handbook policies, and emerging laws.
Mimi has worked as an extern for both the San Francisco city attorney and the U.S. District Court for
B.A., Political Science,
Western Washington
University, 2006
Northern California, in addition to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Prior to attending law
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Outstanding Graduate Award
recipient in Political Science
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Political Science
Departmental Honors
school, she served as an education volunteer in the Peace Corps.
Additional Qualifications
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Judicial Extern, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco, 2013
RELATED PRACTICES
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Summer Associate, Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, 2013
Employment, Labor & Benefits
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Legal Extern, San Francisco City Attorney, San Francisco, 2013
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Enforcement Intern, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, San Francisco, 2012
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Education Volunteer, U.S. Peace Corps, Namitembo, Malawi, Central Africa, 2007-2009
Employment Litigation
Employment Counseling
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
Advisories
Washington, 2014
10.11.16
New FLSA White-Collar Exemption Rule – Dec. 1 Effective Date Unchanged
05.18.16
USDOL Announces 2016 FLSA White-Collar Exemption Final Rules
03.16.16
USDOL Has Finalized Changes to the FLSA White-Collar Exemptions: Urgent
that Employers Plan for Major Disruption
03.03.16
9th Circuit Ices Back-of-House Tip Pools
08.06.15
USDOL Accelerates Attack on Businesses Using Contract Service Providers
05.28.15
Prepare Now for New FLSA “White-Collar” Exemption Regulations
Publications
2015
"Washington Employment Law Deskbook," Davis Wright Tremaine, 20th Ed.
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