MARTINI v. BOEING CO.

No. 66239-8.

971 P.2d 45 (1999)

137 Wash.2d 357

Luc MARTINI, Respondent, v. The BOEING COMPANY, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided February 11, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jayne Lyn Freeman, Laura Peery Knechtel, Seattle, Amicus Curiae on Behalf of Washington Defense Trial Lawyers.

Susan B. Mindenbergs, Jeffrey Lowell Needle, Seattle, Amicus Curiae on Behalf of Washington Employment Lawyers Association.

Perkins, Coie, Russell Louis Perisho, Orna Ann Edgar, Seattle, for Petitioner.

Law Office of John Sheridan, John Sheridan, Seattle, for Respondent.


SANDERS, J.

Boeing seeks reversal of an award of lost wages following a jury finding that it had discriminated against an employee and argues that under Washington's law against discrimination a plaintiff cannot be awarded damages for front and back pay absent constructive discharge established as a separate cause of action. The issue before us is therefore whether a plaintiff with a successful discrimination claim under RCW 49.60.180(3) may recover front and back...

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