Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Department of Social & Health Services
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 2, 1996No. 17336-1-IIPublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Houghton, A.C.J.
Vonnie Johnson appeals the trial court’s summary judgment dismissal of his claims of racial discrimination, under RCW 49.60, and negligent infliction of emotional distress. Johnson filed these claims against the State of Washington, the Department of Social & Health Services (DSHS), and certain DSHS employees, af*214ter he was demoted from (and eventually reinstated to) his supervisory position for alleged sexual harassment and age discrimination. Johnson was demoted even though no formal complaint of sexual harassment or age discrimination was filed, and even though a Caucasian…
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