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Teacher Could Not Unresign From Position

The plaintiff was a Tacoma teacher with serious health problems. ? ?After receiving two unsatisfactory...
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Washington Court of Appeals Voluntary Resignation Undermines Wrongful Discharge Claim

Travis? was? a? second-year? provisional? public school teacher suffering from various mental and physical health...
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City Law Enforcement Officer Must Be Paid Overtime for Caring for K-9 Partner

Deputy Leever?s partner was a police dog named Scout. ?She had to care for and...
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City Law Enforcement Officer Must Be Paid Overtime for Caring for K-9 Partner

Deputy Leever?s partner was a police dog named Scout. ?She had to care for and...
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Arbitration Agreement Upheld Even Though It Allows Employer to Go to Court for the Claims it Would Likely Bring Against the Employee

Division I has upheld an arbitration agreement that essentially requires an employee to arbitrate the...
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Pre-dispute Employment Arbitration Agreement Upheld

Walters sued his employer for unpaid overtime. His case was dismissed because his employment agreement...
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Washington Public Employee?s Right to Name Clearing Hearing Triggered by Placing Stigmatizing Termination Documents in Employee?s Personnel File

The plaintiff worked for Spokane County Road Department as a Safety/Loss Manager. ?In 1998, there...
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Washington Public Employee?s Right to Name Clearing Hearing Triggered by Placing Stigmatizing Termination Documents in Employee?s Personnel File

The plaintiff worked for Spokane County Road Department as a Safety/Loss Manager. ?In 1998, there...
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Plaintiff Cannot Take Advantage of State?s Eleventh Amendment Immunity to Deprive Court of Jurisdiction After Losing at Trial

This?? month?s?? Chutzpah?? Award?? goes?? to?? the plaintiff in this case, who just happened to...
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