Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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45511-7
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Robinson v. City of Seattle
City's pre-employment drug screening is not narrowly tailored to safety sensitive positions. |
Employment Law |
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Apr. 26, 2001 | |
44262-7
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Martini v. State of Washington
Employee is entitled to unemployment benefits when employer's compensation policies don't guarantee minimum wage, forcing the employee to voluntarily quit. |
Employment Law |
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Apr. 23, 2001 | |
42543-9-I
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Henningsen v. Worldcom Inc.
Corporation is liable for actions of employee who used his authority to sexually harass subordinate worker. |
Employment Law |
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Apr. 22, 2001 | |
42912-4-I
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Jerald A. Bickford v. City of Seattle
Retired policeman may pursue wrongful termination claim against city despite failure to exhaust administrative remedies. |
Employment Law |
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Apr. 22, 2001 | |
S043548
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Loder v. City of Glendale
City's employee drug-testing program is unconstitutional for current employees but constitutional for job applicants. |
Employment Law |
|
Apr. 19, 2001 | |
99CA0773
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Alderton v. State
Amended formula for compensation of county court judges did not violate contractual rights of judges. |
Employment Law |
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Apr. 19, 2001 | |
99-6297
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Lusk v. Ryder Integrated Logistics
Defendant must present comparative evidence of general populations lifting capabilities in disability-discrimination suit against employer. |
Employment Law |
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Apr. 19, 2001 | |
S052588
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Stevenson v. Superior Court (Huntington Memorial Hospital)
Employee can assert tort action for wrongful discharge against employer with five or more workers. |
Employment Law |
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Apr. 18, 2001 | |
69067-7
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Brown v. Scott Paper Worldwide Co.
Supervisors may be personally liable for employment discrimination under Washington law. |
Employment Law |
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Apr. 16, 2001 | |
99-1095
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Kerstien v. McGraw-Hill Co.
Order |
Employment Law |
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Apr. 11, 2001 | |
00-7081
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Landreth v. Rural Home Health, Inc.
Order |
Employment Law |
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Apr. 11, 2001 | |
00-3005
|
Heiman v. United Parcel Service, Inc.
Order |
Employment Law |
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Apr. 10, 2001 | |
00-6218
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Martin v. City of Purcell
Order |
Employment Law |
|
Apr. 10, 2001 | |
99-6320
|
Ferguson v. State of Oklahoma
Order |
Employment Law |
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Apr. 10, 2001 | |
99-1450
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Watson v. Norton
Order |
Employment Law |
|
Apr. 4, 2001 | |
99-1324
|
Moreland v. Dept. of Public Heath and Environment
Order |
Employment Law |
|
Apr. 4, 2001 | |
99-1379
|
Circuit City Stores Inc. v. Adams
Workers with employment contracts may be compelled to arbitrate employment disputes under federal law. |
Employment Law |
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Apr. 3, 2001 | |
99-1529
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Egelhoff v. Egelhoff
Life insurance policy created under provisions of ERISA is governed by federal law and state law is preempted. |
Employment Law |
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Apr. 3, 2001 | |
99-15645
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Costa v. Desert Palace Inc.
When not supported by evidence, giving mixed-motive instruction on wrongful discharge and discriminatory working conditions claim is reversible error. |
Employment Law |
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Apr. 2, 2001 | |
00-6157
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Turner v. American Red Cross Tissue Services
Order |
Employment Law |
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Mar. 28, 2001 | |
00-1205
|
Barzanji v. Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co.
Order |
Employment Law |
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Mar. 28, 2001 | |
98-15992
|
Circuit City Stores Inc. v. Adams
Dispute resolution agreement in employment contract renders Federal Arbitration Act inapplicable. |
Employment Law |
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Mar. 26, 2001 | |
00-5011
|
Alves v. Silverado Foods, Inc.
Order |
Employment Law |
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Mar. 21, 2001 | |
99-5200
|
McCarty v. The City of Bartlesville
Order |
Employment Law |
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Mar. 21, 2001 | |
99-1529
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Egelhoff v. Egelhoff
ERISA does not pre-empt state law from overriding its beneficiary designation in employee benefit plans. |
Employment Law |
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Mar. 21, 2001 | |
99-1240
|
Board of Trustees of University of Alabama v. Garrett
State employers may not be sued in federal court for money damages under Americans with Disabilities Act. |
Employment Law |
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Mar. 21, 2001 | |
99-1038
|
Eastern Assoc'd Coal Corp. v. United Mine Wkrs, Dist. 17
Reinstatement of employee working in a sefety-sensitive position dismissed for drug use upheld. |
Employment Law |
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Mar. 20, 2001 | |
99-7062
|
Smith v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Railroad employee's injuries resulting from erractic work schedule were not actionable under FELA because injury was not within zone of danger |
Employment Law |
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Mar. 14, 2001 | |
99-35439
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Downey v. Crowley Marine Services Inc.
Washington company has affirmative obligation to reasonably accommodate employee with multiple sclerosis despite employee's failure to formally request accommodation. |
Employment Law |
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Mar. 14, 2001 | |
97-16778
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Willis v. Pacific Maritime Association
Employer may not ignore seniority provision of collective bargaining agreement to accommodate disabled employees. |
Employment Law |
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Mar. 14, 2001 |