Branson v. Washington Fine Wine & Spirits LLC

1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 7 LISA BRANSON and CHERIE BURKE, CASE NO. 2:24-cv-00589-JHC 8 individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, ORDER CERTIFYING QUESTION TO 9 WASHINGTON STATE SUPREME Plaintiffs, COURT 10 v. 11 WASHINGTON FINE WINES & SPIRITS, 12 LLC, a Washington limited liability company doing business as TOTAL WINE & More; 13 and DOES 1-20, 14 Defendant. 15 16 This matter involves the interpretation of a key term—i.e., “job applicant,” RCW 17 49.58.110(4)—in Washington’s Equal Pay and Opportunities Act (EPOA),…