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Washington Labor, Employment & Employee Benefits Law 

Current Events in Labor, Employment, and Employee Benefits Law in Seattle, Washington and across the United States.
Post Frequency: 1.8/day Last Entry: June 18, 2009 at 17:37:06 Recent Entries: 237
By Donald W. Heyrich
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Washington Court Dismisses Medical Marijuana Lawsuit
Posted on February 10, 2008Superior Court Judge Sally F. Olsen dismissed a lawsuit filed in Kitsap County Superior Court alleging that an employee was wrongfully discharged for using marijuana. An article about the case can be found here. The employee alleged a claim for wrongful discharge in violation of public policy arguing she was using legally using medicinal marijuana under Washington law...
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Can my employer threaten me with termination if I don't seek a transfer to another department?
In many jurisdictions, employees are "at will". This means that their employmen...
I was fired on June 3, 2002 in Massachusetts because I reported discriminatory behavior by the employer towards a particular nationality. In July I filed a discrimination/retaliation complaint against the employer with t
It seem sin your case that the fact you filed the complaint prior to being dissa...
Can I sue my employer for being unethical, undue stress, and making false promises to get me to stay at my job?
You can sue him personally for it. It's can fall under harassment and possi...
How to collect a personal loan from a spouse?
You local court will probably have someone to offer you some assistance as you p...
How to prevent an arrest from appearing in the local newspaper?
Dont know the law in Minnesota but in most jurisdictions an arrest is a matter o...

Can my employer threaten me with termination if I don't seek a transfer to another department?
In many jurisdictions, employees are "at will". This means that their employmen...
I was fired on June 3, 2002 in Massachusetts because I reported discriminatory behavior by the employer towards a particular nationality. In July I filed a discrimination/retaliation complaint against the employer with t
It seem sin your case that the fact you filed the complaint prior to being dissa...
Can I sue my employer for being unethical, undue stress, and making false promises to get me to stay at my job?
You can sue him personally for it. It's can fall under harassment and possi...
How to collect a personal loan from a spouse?
You local court will probably have someone to offer you some assistance as you p...
How to prevent an arrest from appearing in the local newspaper?
Dont know the law in Minnesota but in most jurisdictions an arrest is a matter o...








