About Daniel
Daniel L. Thieme is experienced in all areas of employment relations law. He has particular expertise in the areas of wage and hour law, executive and employee compensation, business sales and restructuring, employee intellectual property issues, employment agreements and policies, and discrimination law.With respect to wage and hour and compensation law, Dan’s experience includes:Wage and hour class action defenseOvertime and minimum wage complianceExecutive compensation, including equity incentivesIncentive compensation plansWith respect to business sales and restructuring, Dan’s experience includes:Reductions-in-force planningAdverse impact analysisRelease of claims drafting and enforceabilityOlder Workers Benefit Protection Act complianceWorker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act complianceWith respect to intellectual property issues, Dan’s experience includes:Prosecution and defense of non-competition and trade secrets litigationIntellectual property protection adviceDrafting non-competition and nondisclosure agreementsWith respect to employment agreements and policies, Dan’s experience includes:Executive contractsEmployee handbooksPersonnel policiesArbitration agreements and programsRepresentation of executives on contract mattersWith respect to discrimination law, Dan’s experience includes:Defense of discrimination, harassment and disability accommodation litigationDisability accommodation advicePre-termination adviceLeave rightsDan chairs the Incentive Compensation subgroup of the Wage and Hour Practice Group.
Daniel L. Thieme is experienced in all areas of employment relations law. He has particular expertise in the areas of wage and hour law, executive and employee compensation, business sales and restructuring, employee intellectual property issues, employment agreements and policies, and discrimination law.
With respect to wage and hour and compensation law, Dan’s experience includes:
With respect to business sales and restructuring, Dan’s experience includes:
With respect to intellectual property issues, Dan’s experience includes:
With respect to employment agreements and policies, Dan’s experience includes:
With respect to discrimination law, Dan’s experience includes:
Dan chairs the Incentive Compensation subgroup of the Wage and Hour Practice Group.
Case History
Education
Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Labor Law - Management, Seattle (2023)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Labor and Employment, Seattle (2022)
- Recognized: Employment Law - Management
- Recognized: Labor Law - Management
- Recognized: Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Named, Super Lawyer, Washington Law and Politics Magazine