Legal Opinion

Alonso v. Qwest Communications Co.

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided December 31, 2013No. 43703-1-IIPublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJohanson, J.

¶1 Joseph Alonso sued his employer, Qwest Communications Company LLC, and his supervisor, Ben Martinez, for discrimination; the superior court granted Qwest summary judgment dismissal of Alonso’s complaint.1 Alonso appeals, arguing that he provided sufficient evidence to establish prima facie discrimination claims for (1) disparate treatment, (2) a hostile work environment, and (3) unlawful retaliation. Viewing the record in *739a light most favorable to the nonmoving party, we hold that Alonso established prima facie disparate treatment and hostile work environment claims; thus, we reverse the…

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