Monday December 19, 2016 WELA filed an amicus brief in EEOC v. Burlington Norther Santa Fe Railroad Company (“BNSF”).? A job applicant was offered a position with BNSF conditional upon passing a background check and a medical physical.? After a medical...
WELA filed an Amicus Brief in Matthew S. Woods v. Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission on behalf of the plaintiff, an attorney whose application to work at the Seattle Union Gospel Mission was rejected because he is bisexual. The Gospel Mission claimed that they could...
The Washington State Supreme Court issued a decision in Karstetter v. King County Correction Guild on Friday July 18, 2019 protecting the right of in-house counsel to bring breach of contract claims and wrongful discharge claims.? The decision also extends protected...
The Washington Supreme Court held on July 11, 2019 in Taylor v. BNSF Railroad Holdings Inc., in answer to a certified question from the Ninth Circuit, that obesity always qualifies as an impairment under the Washington Law against Discrimination (?WLAD?).? Judge...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Relators, former admissions representatives for Academy of Art University, an art school in San Francisco, alleged that the school violated an incentive compensation ban included in its program participation agreement with...
Friday, May 11, 2018, WELA filed an amicus brief in?Martin v. Gonzaga University.? In this case?Plaintiff claimed that he was terminated from employment because he reported safety violations in the University gymnasium in violation of public policy. Summary judgment...
WELA filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in this case on Friday April 27, urging the court to reverse and/or certify two legal issues to the Washington Supreme Court.? The plaintiff, a buyer for a group of privately-held companies, was fired...
