Danny v. Laidlaw Transit Services, Inc.

¶1 — The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (District Court) certified the following question to this court:

Has the State of Washington established a clear mandate of public policy prohibiting an employer from discharging an at-will employee because she experienced domestic violence and took leave from work to take actions to protect herself, her family, and to hold her abuser accountable?

Order at 1. We are unable to answer the question as written because parts of the original question would require us to make factual inquiries that the District Court itself…