· 1/18/1990
Bennett v. Hardy
Citations
- 784 P.2d 507
- 113 Wash. 2d 912
- 7 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1709
- 1990 Wash. LEXIS 4
- 53 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 39
- 57 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 771
How courts have described this case
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- allowing a claim of action, analogized to whistleblowing, where sixty-year-old employee was fired in retaliation for hiring an attorney to protect her from age discriminatory practices
- firing of 60-year-old employee for hiring an attorney to protect her from age discriminatory practices violated policy of RCW 49.44.090, which makes age discrimination an unfair labor practice
- allowing a claim of action, analogized to whistle-blowing, where 60-year-old employee was fired in retaliation for hiring an attorney to protect her from age discriminatory practices
- allowing a claim when the employee hired an attorney to protect herself from discrimination, an act for which she was later fired
- firing of 60-year-old employee for hiring an attorney to protect her from age discriminatory practices violated policy of RCW 49.44.090, which makes age discrimination an unfair labor practice
- allowing a claim when the employee hired an attorney to protect herself from discrimination, an act for which she was later fired
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Judges: Brachtenbach
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