JANE DOE v. BOEING COMPANY

No. 59117-2.

121 Wn.2d 8 (1993)

846 P.2d 531

JANE DOE, Respondent, v. THE BOEING COMPANY, Petitioner.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

March 4, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Perkins Coie, by Valerie L. Hughes and Charles N. Eberhardt, for petitioner.

Kelby D. Fletcher of Peterson, Bracelin, Young, Putra, Fletcher & Zeder, Inc., P.S., and Lonnie Davis, for respondent.


GUY, J.

Jane Doe, a biological male who was planning to have sex reassignment surgery, sought damages for employment discrimination, alleging an unaccommodated handicap under RCW 49.60, Washington's Law Against Discrimination. She1 was discharged by the Boeing Company for wearing "excessively" feminine attire in violation of company directives. The trial court ruled in favor of Boeing on the issue of liability. The Court of Appeals reversed...

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