WELA Alert

Public Records Act Requires Disclosure of Unsubstantiated Sexual Misconduct Allegations against Terminated Public School Teacher

Plaintiff was a teacher in the Riverside School District.? ?After affording the Plaintiff statutory due...
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Mid-Term Non-Compete Agreement Must be Supported by Consideration that is Independent of the At-Will Employment Relationship

The employee in this case began working for the employer as an at-will fitness instructor...
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Issue of Fact Exists Whether HR Manager Engaged in Protected Activity Under FLSA by Making Internal Complaints

Plaintiff began working for employer in 2010. She was promoted to Director of HR in...
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Service Animals Must Be Specially Trained

A? landlord? refused? the? application? of? a prospective tenant, Candida Campbell (living with a current...
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Notice of Tort Claim Filing Requirement Applies to Suits Against Individual Government Officials

In this non-employment case, the court held 8-1 that RCW 4.96.010-020, the tort claim filing...
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Racial Harassment Should be Viewed from Perspective of Reasonable Victim of Same Race

The plaintiff in this case was an African- American who worked for GTE (Verizon) for...
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