Legal Opinion
Snyder v. Medical Service Corp.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided December 2, 1999No. 18053-1-IIIPublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSweeney, J.
We are presented with several questions in this wrongful discharge case. First, does the rude, boorish, overhearing behavior of a supervisor that results in emotional distress to an employee give rise to a cause of action, unprotected by the immunity afforded employers by the Washington Industrial Insurance Act (RCW 51.04)? It does. Second, does this conduct support a claim for emotional distress where the employer has no reason to know of the employee’s susceptibility to emotional problems? It does not. Third, was the conduct here so out of bounds, so abusive as to constitute a claim of…
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