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Priya

Priya B. Vivian

ShareholderLabor, Employment & Benefits Team Vice-Chair

Priya Vivian is an employment advisor and litigator. She advises and represents employers on the full employment cycle and focuses on providing each client with tailored solutions and strategies to address their unique business needs.

Priya advises employers on hiring processes, employment contracts, disability accommodation, handbooks and policies, discipline and separations, and provides on-site training to employees regarding compliance with state and federal employment law. She represents employers in employment disputes, either at the administrative level before the EEOC or a local agency, or in litigation matters in federal or state court.

Before joining Lane Powell, Priya was a clerk for Judge David L. Russell in the Western District of Oklahoma. Prior to her clerkship, she was a litigator in Atlanta, Georgia.

Priya has represented employers in the following types of matters:

Department of Labor investigations,
Breach of contract,
Misappropriation of trade secrets,
Discrimination, retaliation, and harassment claims,
Wage and hour disputes,
Complaints filed with the EEOC and state and local administrative agencies, and
Collective and class actions before state and federal courts.

She also represents clients in general commercial litigation matters, including contract disputes and consumer class actions.

Chambers® USA’s Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business recognizes Priya as an “up and coming” labor and employment lawyer, with one source sharing, "she's incredible, knowledgeable, and provides timely responses."

Professional Experience

Lane Powell

Shareholder (2020-Present)
Associate (2017-2019)

U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma, Judicial Clerk to the Honorable David L. Russell (2015-2016)

Wargo French LLP, Associate, Labor & Employment Group (2011-2015)

King & Spalding LLP

Litigation Associate (2009-2011)
Summer Associate (2008)

Community Involvement

Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, Fellow (2021)

Mother Attorneys Mentoring Association of Seattle, Board Member

Ladder Down Seattle, 2017 Class

Emory Law Alumni Association, Board Member

Director of Mentoring for Georgia, Women in Cable Telecommunications Southeast Division, Board Member (2014-2015)

Thought Leadership

January 27, 2023Publication
Third-Party Administrators May Be on the Hook for Affordable Care Act’s Anti-Discrimination Rules
Labor, Employment & Benefits Legal Update
December 14, 2022Publication
Speak Out Act Should Prompt All Employers to Revisit Nondisclosure and Nondisparagement Agreements
Labor, Employment & Benefits Legal Update
October 13, 2022Event / CLE
'Best Practices for Best Employers™' Labor & Employment Seminar
Lane Powell | Seattle, Washington
July 14, 2022News
Forty-four Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Washington for 2022
Awards & Honors
June 1, 2022News
Lane Powell Again Ranked Among Top Firms in 2022 Chambers® USA
Awards & Honors
January 19, 2022Publication
OSHA ETS COVID-19 ‘Vax or Test’ Requirement Stayed by Supreme Court, but Court Gives Green Light for Healthcare Vax Mandate to Be Enforced
COVID-19 Resource
October 6 - December 8, 2021Event / CLE
'Best Practices for Best Employers™' Webinar Series
Lane Powell | Virtual
October 27, 2021News
Lane Powell Recognized as 2021 Top Performer and Compass Award Winner by Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
Awards & Honors
October 20, 2021Event / CLE
Developing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workplace Policies and Infrastructures
Lane Powell 'Best Practices For Best Employers™' Webinar Series | Virtual
August 18, 2021Publication
Can Employers Mandate Vaccination Programs and Require Masks?
COVID-19 Resource
August 18, 2021Publication
With Mandatory Vaccine Policies On the Rise, Should Your Business Implement One?
COVID-19 Resource
July 15, 2021News
Forty-Three Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers for 2021
Awards & Honors
June 7, 2021News
Labor, Employment & Benefits Legal Update Quoted in McKnight’s Long Term Care News Article ‘Offering a COVID-19 Vaccination Incentive? Tread Carefully, Experts Suggest’
In the News
June 2, 2021Publication
EEOC Says Employers Can Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines, but Tread Carefully...
COVID-19 Resource
May 26, 2021Event / CLE
Creating & Supporting a Culture of Respect and Inclusion
Washington Health Care Association Annual Convention | Virtual
February 25, 2021Event / CLE
What the Biden Administration Means for Startups
Lane Powell & Geekwire | Virtual
February 24, 2021News
Vivian and Motta-Wurst Selected for 2021 Leadership Council for Legal Diversity Programs
Awards & Honors
October 15 - December 17, 2020Event / CLE
'Best Practices for Best Employers™' Webinar Series
Lane Powell | Virtual
November 5, 2020Event / CLE
'Phoning it In': Effectively Managing the Telecommuting Employee
Lane Powell 'Best Practices For Best Employers™' Webinar Series | Virtual
September 25, 2020Publication
… But Wait, There’s More! DOL’s Revised FFCRA Regulations Clarify but Also Raise More Questions
COVID-19 Resource
August 27, 2020Event / CLE
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: Leave Policies in the COVID-19 Era
USI Insurance Services Advanced Benefits & Compensation Roundtable | Webinar
August 17, 2020Publication
Federal Court Ruling Partially Vacating the DOL’s FFCRA Rules Creates Dilemma for Employers
COVID-19 Resource
July 16, 2020News
Thirty-Two Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Washington for 2020
Awards & Honors
June 2, 2020 Event / CLE
'Take It or Leave It' – Coordinating Leave in the Wake of Washington's Paid Family and Medical Leave Act
LeadingAge Washington | Tacoma, Washington
April 27, 2020Publication
Counting to 500 Under the PPP
COVID-19 Resource
April 17, 2020Publication
How Should Washington Employers Accommodate 'High Risk' Employees Under Governor Inslee’s Proclamation?
COVID-19 Resource
April 17, 2020Publication
Seattle Emergency Rule Limits Employers’ Rights to Request Verification for Paid Sick Leave
COVID-19 Resource
March 23, 2020Publication
Seattle and Washington Continue to Expand Financial Support for Workers in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 Resource
March 19, 2020Publication
COVID-19 Second Relief Package: President Signs Scaled Back Law
COVID-19 Resource
March 13, 2020Publication
COVID-19 Employment FAQ’s for Long Term Care and Senior Living Providers
COVID-19 Resource
March 5, 2020Publication
Should You Be Worried About COVID-19 in Your Workplace?
COVID-19 Resource
February 26, 2020 Event / CLE
'Take It or Leave It’ – Coordinating Leave in the Wake of Washington’s PFML Act
Washington State Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) | Bellevue, Washington
January 1, 2020News
Lane Powell Elects New Shareholders in Portland and Seattle
Firm Announcement
December 19, 2019Publication
Washington State Overtime Salary Thresholds to Go Up in 2020 (and Up and Up in Coming Years)
Labor, Employment & Benefits Update
October 1, 2019Event / CLE
SOLD OUT: 37th Annual ‘Best Practices for Best Employers™’ Labor & Employment Seminar
Lane Powell Seminar | Seattle
June 10, 2019News
Thirty-one Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and Nine Named ‘Washington Rising Stars’
Awards & Honors
May 9, 2019Publication
Competition Just Got Stiffer: New Washington Law Changes Non-Compete Landscape
Labor & Employment Legal Update
May 1, 2019Event / CLE
36th Annual ‘Best Practices for Best Employers™’ Labor & Employment Seminar
Lane Powell Seminar | Portland, Oregon
March 29, 2019Publication
Tipoff: New Washington State Guidance on Tips, Gratuities and Service Charges
Wage & Hour Legal Update
June 5, 2018Event / CLE
Northwest Receivership & Insolvency Professionals Forum
Lane Powell Seminar | Seattle
March 13, 2018Publication
Washington Lawmakers Aim to Stop Workplace Sexual Harassment and Close Gender Pay Gaps
Labor, Employment & Benefits Legal Update
December 8, 2017Event / CLE
Employer Strategies for Creating a Trans-Inclusive Workplace
Lane Powell | Webinar
October 17, 2017Event / CLE
35th Annual ‘Best Practices for Best Employers’ Labor and Employment Seminar
Lane Powell Seminar | Seattle
September 14, 2017Event / CLE
EEOC Seminar
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | Seattle
March 23, 2017News
Vivian Joins Lane Powell’s Labor and Employment Practice Group
Firm Announcement

Practices & Industries

Electronic Discovery, Technology & Strategy
Labor, Employment & Benefits
Food, Beverage & Hospitality
Wage & Hour
Nonprofit & Social Enterprise

Education

Emory University School of Law, J.D., with honors, 2009
- Order of the Coif
- Emory Law Journal, Executive Symposium Editor
- Kilpatrick Stockton Award for Excellence in Intellectual Property
- Henry Quillian Prize in Contracts, Best Overall Graduate in Contracts and Commercial Law
- Henry L. Bowden Scholar
- Albert W. Stubbs Scholar (1L academic achievement)
- Top 10% Oralist, Spring 2007 1-L Competition
- Dean’s Award in Contracts
- Dean’s Award in Constitutional Law Seminar (Citizenship & Race)
- Emory Law Young Alumni Award, Inaugural Co-Recipient
- Emory Law Young Alumni Committee
  - Co-founder
  - Co-chair (2011-2013)
Emory University, B.S., Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, 2004
- College Council
  - Legislator (2000-2002; 2003-2004)
  - Vice President of Communications (2002-2003)

Admissions

Washington
Georgia
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
Superior Courts , Georgia
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Language

Marathi (Fluent)

Honors

Chambers® USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Labor & Employment (2022)

"Rising Star," Thomson Reuters, Labor & Employment (2019-2022)

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