WILSON v. CITY OF MONROE

No. 38868-1-I.

943 P.2d 1134 (1997)

88 Wash.App. 113

Darryl WILSON and Deborah Wilson, husband and wife, Appellants, v. CITY OF MONROE, Washington, a municipal corporation, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

September 22, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian C. Dale, Deno Millikan, Dale & Decker, Everett, for Appellants.

Deborah Brookings, Keating, Bucklin & McCormack, P.S., Seattle, for Respondent.


BAKER, Chief Judge.

The right to be free from wrongful termination in contravention of public policy is independent of any underlying contractual agreement between employee and employer. When an employee brings a claim against an employer based on nonnegotiable, substantive rights that are not dependent on a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the employee is not first required to exhaust the remedies provided by a CBA...

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