Legal Opinion
Roberts v. Dudley
Washington Supreme Court
Decided February 17, 2000No. 67365-9PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSanders, J.
The question is whether an employee who lacks a statutory remedy for wrongful discrimination may nevertheless assert the common law tort of wrongful discharge. The answer is the employee may, if public policy renders such termination “wrongful.”
The trial court dismissed such a claim on summary judgment whereas the Court of Appeals reversed, reinstating the claim. We affirm the Court of Appeals and remand for trial, finding multiple bases in the public policy of this state upon which the tort of wrongful, gender-based discharge may be based.
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