Wash. Court of Appeals published opinion — 318583.pub.pdf

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that would render him ineligible for renewal of his interventional cardiology privileges. Concluding that he had, we remanded the retaliation claim for trial. Following remand, the trial court conducted a telephonic status conference and invited any further dispositive motions from

Wash. Court of Appeals published opinion — 352625_pub.pdf

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Based on Bachelder and the plain language of 29 C.F.R. § 825.220(c), it is apparent that a plaintiff claiming retaliation for the exercise of FMLA/WFLA rights need only prove: (1) he or she was absent from work for reasons covered

Wash. Court of Appeals published opinion — 796925.pdf

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This test applies to all types of retaliation claims in the employment context, and so because the prohibition against retaliation is the same under both chapter 14.04 SMC and former chapter 14.19 SMC (2014), and the retaliatory acts alleged

Wash. Court of Appeals published opinion — D2 43703-1-II Published Opinion.pdf

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superior court erred in granting Qwest' s summary judgment motion on this issue. III. RETALIATION Finally, Alonso contends that Martinez unlawfully retaliated against him because ( 1) Alonso engaged in statutorily protected activity by reporting discrimination to the Qwest hotline

Wash. Court of Appeals published opinion — D2 56466-1-II Published Opinion.pdf

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otherwise retaliate against an individual assisting with an office of fraud and accountability investigation2 . . . unless the individual has willfully disregarded the truth in providing information to the office.” RCW 49.60.210(3). But Paddock does not argue that the Port discharged

Wash. Supreme Court published opinion — 1037490.pdf

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ethnicity, or disability. RCW 49.60.030(1)(a), .010. It also prohibits employers from retaliating against someone who opposes acts of discrimination. RCW 49.60.210(1). Only Verduzco’s retaliation claim is at issue here. The WLAD’s retaliation provision declares

Wash. Supreme Court published opinion — 1052537.pdf

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Riddle, Lee, and Hatcher establish that even the threat of retaliation constitutes a legally sufficient basis for recall. It necessarily follows that actual retaliation constitutes a legally sufficient basis for recall, also. 15 In re Recall of William O’Neil

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believe that while acting in their capacity as Port Commissioners, [Mr. O’Neil/Ms. Stevens and] Mr. Keller retaliated against Port Employee Auditor Alicia Myers when she brought the forgoing violations to the attention of the Port’s Executive Director

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alleged that he had brought an action for damages, including on grounds of unlawful discrimination, and 32. In retaliation against the plaintiff for his complaint of unlawful discrimination, the defendant stripped him of his privileges to practice interventional cardiology

Wash. Court of Appeals published opinion — 341038_pub.pdf

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issue of whether Mr. Martin was punished for leaking information to the press is different from whether Gonzaga retaliated against Mr. Martin for raising student. safety concerns. The governing public policy concerns are different. Mr. Martin has never argued

Wash. Court of Appeals published opinion — 352625_pub.pdf

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area of confusion and dispute. Compare Arban v. W. Publ’g Corp., 345 F.3d 390, 401 (6th Cir. 2003) (retaliation for exercising FMLA rights arises under 29 U.S.C. § 2615(a)(2)), and Smith v. Diffee Ford- Lincoln-Mercury

Wash. Supreme Court published opinion — 948461.pdf

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protected activity is consistent with the general purposes of the Act and the specific purposes of the anti- retaliation provisions." Id.(emphasis added); see also Brady v. Autozone Stores, Inc., 188 Wn.2d 576, 583, 397 P.3d 120 (2017) (recognizing that

Wash. Court of Appeals published opinion — 723421.pdf

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vacation payout: $42,389. Lodis. 172 Wn. App. at 842-46 (footnote omitted). 2. Following Appeal, Lodis's Retaliation Claim is Remanded for Trial Before A Third Jury. On appeal following the second jury trial, we affirmed the prior judgments

Wash. Court of Appeals published opinion — 723448.pdf

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sticker was first on Mr. Swanson's locker earlier than 30 days prior to Mr. Swanson's retaliation complaint to the Office of the Mayor, I do not consider it in determining whether SCL violated Chapter 42.41 RCW and Chapter

Wash. Court of Appeals published opinion — 850661.pdf

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give effect to that plain meaning as an expression of legislative intent.” Id. The exhaustion requirement for SMC retaliation claims is set forth in SMC 4.20.860-.870. To pursue an SMC retaliation claim in court, the employee must

Wash. Court of Appeals published opinion — 877933 Order and Opinion.pdf

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that “to avoid summary judgment on causation, the employee must show only that a reasonable jury could find that retaliation was a substantial factor in the adverse employment decision.”). But the circumstantial evidence that Danielson was demoted after he accused

Wash. Court of Appeals published opinion — D2 49631-3-II Published Order.pdf

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summary judgment. The same analysis from the WLAD section above also applies to the retaliation claim alleged by Billings. “An employer may not retaliate against an employee for opposing the employer’s discriminatory practices or for filing a discrimination claim

Wash. Supreme Court published opinion — 1037490.pdf

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only adverse action was the unpaid suspension. 18 VRP at 2500. It asserted both the discrimination claims and the retaliation claim should fail anyway because the county suspended Verduzco for his “unprofessional conduct,” rather than his race, ethnicity, disability

Wash. Supreme Court published opinion — 1052537.pdf

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believe that while acting in his[/her] capacity as Port Commissioner, [Mr. O’Neil/Ms. Stevens and] Mr. Keller retaliated against Port Employee Executive Director Diahann Howard when they voted to suspend Diahann Howard 2 weeks after findings that Mr. Keller

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trial court correctly ruled that charge 12, alleging retaliation against Executive Director Howard, is factually and legally sufficient in all three petitions A. Factual sufficiency As noted above, charge 12 of each recall petition alleges: My review of the referenced