Legal Opinion
Blaney v. International Ass'n of Machinists & Aerospace Workers
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided October 21, 2002No. 48444-3-IPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Cox, A.C.J.
This gender discrimination case presents two issues: the propriety of a jury instruction on front pay and whether adverse tax consequences from the payment of an award under RCW 49.60.030(2) are compensable under the Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD).
The trial court erred by instructing the jury to award Linda Blaney front pay damages against The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, District No. 160 (the District) from the date of trial until her expected retirement. But that error was harmless. We also hold that adverse federal tax consequences…
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