Legal Opinion
Riccobono v. Pierce County
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided September 4, 1998No. 20498-3-IIPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMorgan, J.
In this unlawful retaliation case, the employer appeals an adverse jury verdict, and the employee cross-appeals the dismissal of certain claims. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
In 1988, Mary Sally Riccobono, a woman of Hispanic origin, was hired as a recording technician by former Pierce County Auditor Brian Sonntag. From the outset, she was both a civil service employee and a union employee. According to civil service regulations and her union’s collective bargaining agreement (CBA), she could be removed, suspended, or demoted only for cause.
In January 1993, Cathy Pearsall-Stipek…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Xieng v. Peoples National BankWashington Supreme Court · 1993
- Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Inc. v. Department of RevenueWashington Supreme Court · 1986
- Reninger v. Department of CorrectionsWashington Supreme Court · 1998
- Dailey v. North Coast Life Ins. Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1996
- Washington Federation of State Employees v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1984
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Snyder v. Medical Service Corp.Washington Supreme Court · 2001
- Smith v. Bates Technical CollegeWashington Supreme Court · 2000
- In re the Recall of Pearsall-StipekWashington Supreme Court · 2000
- In Re Recall of Pearsall-StipekWashington Supreme Court · 2000
- Snyder v. Medical Service Corp.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1999
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