Legal Opinion
Xieng v. Peoples National Bank
Washington Supreme Court
Decided January 21, 1993No. 59064-8PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrachtenbach, J.
The trial court found that plaintiff was discriminated against in his employment because of his national origin, a violation of RCW 49.60.180(3). The court entered these now unchallenged findings of fact:
Defendant's reason for not promoting plaintiff to a Credit Authorizer or Loan Officer position was because of plaintiff's foreign accent. . . .
Plaintiff's accent did not interfere materially with his job performance, nor would it have interfered materially with his job performance as a Credit Authorizer or Loan Officer if he had been promoted to such a position.
Finding of fact 22; Clerk's…
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