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· 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

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • 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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