Legal Opinion
Hegwine v. Longview Fibre Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided November 29, 2007No. 78728-0PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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J.M. Johnson, J.
An employer who refuses to hire a job applicant because of her pregnancy is liable for sex discrimination under chapter 49.60 RCW (Washington Law Against Discrimination or WLAD), absent demonstration of a business necessity or proof of a bona fide occupational qualification.1 Determining whether such sex discrimination has occurred involves application of the plain language of the WLAD and its related interpretive regulations.2 *345These laws do not call for an accommodation analysis like that applicable to disability related employment discrimination claims; hence, no such…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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