Cornwell v. Microsoft Corp.

*232 ¶ 1 Dawn Cornwell asks us to reverse the grant of summary judgment in her retaliation claim against her former employer, Microsoft Corporation. At issue is whether she presented enough evidence to show that her supervisors had sufficient knowledge that she had taken a protected action under the Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD), RCW 49.60.030. Without establishing this knowledge, Cornwell cannot demonstrate a potential causal link between the adverse employment action taken against her and her protected activity. We hold that Cornwell presented sufficient evidence to survive…