Legal Opinion
McClarty v. Totem Electric
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided December 23, 2003No. 29577-6-IIPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHunt, C.J.
Kenneth McClarty appeals the trial court’s summary judgment dismissal of his lawsuit against his former employer, Totem Electric, for violating RCW 49.60.180, the Washington Law Against Discrimination, chapter 49.60 RCW. In his complaint, McClarty claimed that Totem Electric fired him because he suffered from carpal tunnel syndrome and required accommodations to perform his work.
McClarty argues on appeal that the trial court improperly (1) applied the reasonable accommodation standard to his disparate treatment claim and (2) granted summary judgment to Totem Electric on both his disparate…
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