Vaughn v. Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co.

Plaintiff appeals from an order granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment. Her complaint alleged that defendant committed an unlawful employment practice by refusing to reinstate her following her recovery from a compensable job-related injury. She sought reinstatement, back pay, punitive damages and attorney fees. Defendant’s answer denied that it committed an unlawful employment practice and raised two factual affirmative defenses. Thereafter, defendant moved for summary judgment on the ground that the circuit court had no jurisdiction to order the relief requested by plaintiff,…