· 6/2/1997
Williamson v. Greene
Citations
- 490 S.E.2d 23
- 200 W. Va. 421
- 13 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1497
- 1997 W. Va. LEXIS 76
- 76 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 565
How courts have described this case
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- recognizing that “[t]he West Virginia Human Rights Act establishes a clear and unequivocal public policy against sex discrimination in employment and retaliatory discharge based thereon”
- recognizing that \[t]he West Virginia Human Rights Act establishes a clear and unequivocal public policy against sex discrimination in employment and retaliatory discharge based thereon\
- holding that the WVHRA could serve as the public policy basis for a Harless claim because while defendant employer’s conduct violated WVHRA, the employer was not an “employer” under WVHRA section 5-11-3(d
- determining common law claim for retaliatory discharge based on sex discrimination in light of West Virginia’s public policy found in state human relations act
- declining to answer a certified question where a party failed to address the issue raised
- “We decline to answer certified question 3 in light of plaintiff’s failure to address the issue raised therein.”
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