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XIENG v. PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK

No. 59064-8.

120 Wn.2d 512 (1993)

844 P.2d 389

PHANNA K. XIENG, ET AL, Respondents, v. PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON, Petitioner.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

January 21, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Miller, Nash, Wiener, Hager & Carlsen, James R. Dickens, and Beth M. Andrus, for petitioner.

Helsell, Fetterman, Martin, Todd & Hokanson, by David F. Jurca and Laura F. Pasik, for respondents.

BRACHTENBACH, J.

The trial court found that plaintiff was discriminated against in his employment because of his national origin, a violation of RCW 49.60.180(3). The court entered these now unchallenged findings of fact:

Defendant's reason for not promoting plaintiff to a Credit Authorizer or Loan Officer position was because of plaintiff's foreign accent.... Plaintiff's accent did not interfere materially with his job performance, nor would...

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