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· 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

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

  • 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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Judges: McHUGH

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