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CHEA v. MEN'S WEARHOUSE, INC.

No. 38312-4-I.

932 P.2d 1261 (1997)

85 Wash.App. 405

Eakkhoun CHEA, Respondent, v. The MEN'S WEARHOUSE, INC., a foreign corporation, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

March 17, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Ralph Dickens, Susan Kathleen Stahfeld, Seattle, for Appellant.

Abraham Albert Arditi, Seattle, for Respondent.

BAKER, Chief Judge.

The Men's Wearhouse, Inc. (MWI) asks this court to determine whether negligent infliction of emotional distress is a cognizable claim in a workplace dispute or whether such a claim is barred by the exclusive remedy provisions of RCW Title 51, the Industrial Insurance Act (IIA). We hold that negligent infliction of emotional distress is a cognizable claim in the workplace when it does not arise solely from racial remarks and does not result from...

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