Legal Opinion
Waggoner v. Ace Hardware Corp.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided March 26, 1998No. 65079-9PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSanders, J.
Wayne Waggoner and Kathey Cyr claim Ace Hardware Corporation engaged in prohibited marital status discrimination by enforcing its employment policy against related, cohabiting or dating employees supervising one another contrary to RCW 49.60.180. The trial court dismissed this claim by partial summary judgment; however, the Court of Appeals reversed and remanded to determine business necessity, if any. We reverse the Court of Appeals and reinstate the dismissal.
Two issues are presented: (1) does employment action against cohabiting or dating employees violate RCW 49.60.180 which prohibits…
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