Legal Opinion
City of Federal Way v. Public Employment Relations Commission
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided October 19, 1998No. 40148-3-IPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEllington, J.
Matthew Bodhaine was a building inspector/plans examiner for the City of Federal Way from 1990 until he was laid off in 1993. He contends the City’s layoffs were a pretext for retaliation against him because he was involved in promoting union representation, and that he was selected for layoff in substantial part because of his union activity. The City contends the layoffs were legitimate and Bodhaine was selected because of various performance deficiencies unrelated to his union activity. The procedural history of this matter is complex, but the question is ultimately factual: did the…
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- Allison v. Housing Authority of City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1991
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