Washington Employee Leasing Case Law
Please find, below, selected case laws decided by Supreme Court of Washington or Court of Appeals of Washington where the terms employee leasing has been mentioned. You are not to rely on these cases as legal advice nor should you rely on them for accuracy. Please see Terms of Service.
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Clark v. Sears Roebuck & Co. - 3/11/2002
After Sears Roebuck & Company terminated Darlene Clark's at will employment, she sued for wrongful termination. Because the specific written policy in Sears' managers' handbook upon which Clark purported to rely does not amount...
Logan v. King County - 3/11/2002
Appellant class members argue they should not be bound by the Logan class action settlement regarding King County's obligation to provide benefits to part-time employees because their due process rights to notice and adequate...
Elcon Corp. v. City of Tacoma - 3/8/2002
Elcon Corporation (Elcon), a Minority/Women Business Enterprise (M/WBE), appeals the summary judgment dismissal of its racial discrimination action against the City of Tacoma (the City). The action arose from a contract that the City...
Rivers v. Washington State Conference of Mason Contractors - 3/7/2002
Oral Argument Date: 11/27/2001
En Banc
Petitioner Kathy Rivers seeks review of an unpublished decision of the Court of Appeals, Division One, which affirmed an order of the King County Superior Court dismissing with...
Bentil v. University of Washington - 2/25/2002
Res judicata bars the relitigation of claims actually brought in a prior action, or matters that could have been raised, and in the exercise of reasonable diligence should have been raised in the prior proceeding. Bentil's current...
Wilson v. Wenatchee School District - 2/19/2002
Earl Wilson, an elementary teacher for the Wenatchee School District (District), experienced severe stress working under his supervising principal. Mr. Wilson's stress was diagnosed as Generalized Anxiety Disorder related solely to...
Boyer v. Robertson - 2/14/2002
Danny Boyer appeals an order of the Stevens County Superior Court granting conditional dismissal, on forum non conveniens grounds, of his suit against Darcy Robertson and DCT Chambers Trucking, Ltd. We affirm.
This case arises...
Erwin v. Roundup Corp. - 2/14/2002
Joyce Erwin brought suit against Fred Meyer for disability discrimination after it terminated her. The jury returned a verdict for Fred Meyer. Claiming the court failed to properly instruct the jury on reasonable accommodation and...
State v. Barrow - 2/11/2002
Louis Barrow was convicted by a jury of one count of second degree felony murder, one count of vehicular homicide and one count of attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle. In this appeal, Barrow contends that his murder and...
Milligan v. Thompson - 2/8/2002
Ordered published March 8, 2002.
DONALD C. MILLIGAN, APPELLANT, v. RICHARD THOMPSON, SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES; THOMAS RISTOW, DIRECTOR, LEGISLATIVE AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL...
M.W. v. Department of Social And Health Services - 2/8/2002
Concurring: Karen G. Seinfeld
Dissenting: J. Dean Morgan
J.C.W., through her guardian, sued the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), alleging that several employees were negligent in examining her for sexual...
Blinka v. Washington State Bar - 12/24/2001
Concurring: Faye C. Kennedy, Anne L. Ellington
Publish
While employed as a staff attorney for the Washington State Bar Association ('WSBA'), Cathy Blinka was subpoenaed to give deposition testimony in a suit against the...
Sedlacek v. Hillis - 12/20/2001
EN BANC
Concurring: Gerry L. Alexander, Charles Z. Smith, Barbara A. Madsen, Susan J. Owens.
Dissenting: Richard B. Sanders, Charles W. Johnson, Tom Chambers, Faith E Ireland.
The respondent, Diane Sedlacek, a...
Marrison v. State - 12/17/2001
Janice Marrison appeals the trial court's order of summary judgment dismissing her claims of employment discrimination, defamation, outrage, and negligent infliction of emotional distress against her employer, the Washington State...
Maez v. King County Department of Transportation - 12/10/2001
Concurring: H. Joseph Coleman, Mary K. Becker.
Ben Maez, a mechanic employed for many years by the King County Department of Transportation, applied for management positions within the Department. After failing to be promoted,...
Brundridge v. Fluor Federal Services - 12/4/2001
Concurring: Frank L. Kurtz, Dennis J. Sweeney.
We are concerned today with federal preemption of a state-law claim filed by workers who were parties to a collective bargaining agreement. In a recent decision, the United States...
McGraw v. Green River Community College - 12/3/2001
The tort of wrongful discharge in violation of public policy is a narrow exception to the general rule of 'at will' employment. The public policy alleged to have been violated must be clear from a constitutional or statutory...
Tinjum v. Atlantic Richfield Company - 11/19/2001
Concurring: H. Joseph Coleman, Anne L. Ellington.
Timothy Tinjum sought and we granted discretionary review of the trial court's denial of his motion for summary judgment, in which he argued that Atlantic Richfield Company,...
Smith v. City of Mercer Island - 11/5/2001
Concurring: William W. Baker, Walter E. Webster
UNPUBLISHED
In Washington, there is a strong presumption in favor of the arbitrability of employment disputes where there is a grievance procedure in a collective bargaining...
Scearcy v. City of Tacoma - 11/2/2001
The City of Tacoma terminated Lannie Scearcy's employment for inappropriate conduct. He received a notice of the hearing on the termination proceedings but did not respond. He then appealed his termination to the Tacoma Civil Service...
Rylander v. Hasart - 11/2/2001
HUNT, A.C.J.
Bart Rylander, a white male, appeals a judgment as a matter of law in favor of Clark County Community College (the College) in his action for race and sex discrimination, retaliation, outrage, and tortious...
Marshall v. Employment Security Department of the State of Washington - 9/24/2001
During a meeting called by their manager to announce administrative changes, Paul and Steve Marshall protested the lack of certain safety equipment. The manager refused to discuss safety issues at this meeting. As they left the...
Hanover Investments - 9/24/2001
Hanover Investments LLC, doing business as White River Estates Mobile Home Park, brought this unlawful detainer action against mobile home park tenants, Thomas and Sandra Renz, due to their failure to pay rent or vacate the premises...
GM Nameplate - 9/4/2001
Concurring: William W. Baker, Faye C. Kennedy
UNPUBLISHED
G.M. Nameplate appeals a judgment on a jury verdict in favor of former employee Guech-Ghong Tang on her disability discrimination claim. There was sufficient...
McIntyre v. Port of Seattle - 8/27/2001
William McIntyre's complaint for age discrimination was properly dismissed because he failed to produce sufficient evidence to show that the defendant's stated legitimate nondiscriminatory basis for the employment decision was mere...
In re Personal Restraint of Krier - 8/20/2001
Due process requires fair notice of what conduct is prohibited before an inmate charged with a serious infraction can be deprived of good time in a prison disciplinary proceeding. Where an inmate claims lack of fair notice and is...
Tjart v. Smith Barney - 8/13/2001
Every firm in the securities industry requires its agents to register with a self-regulatory organization (SRO), such as the New York Stock Exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers, and be bound by the rules...
Jefferson v. Boeing Co. - 8/10/2001
On July 9, 1998, Sabrina Jefferson sued her employer, The Boeing Company, under numerous discrimination and tort theories. She claimed that during her tenure of employment, from 1988 to 1998, Boeing subjected her to continuous...
Weaver v. State Dept. of Social and Health Service - 8/10/2001
Gina Weaver appeals from a summary judgment order dismissing her claims based upon the removal of her children from her care. We affirm.
FACTS
In response to citizen reports on July 29, 1994, the police arrived at...
Roberts v. King County - 8/6/2001
As a general rule policy statements in an ordinance or statute do not give rise to enforceable rights and duties. However, where legislation, despite being couched in words of policy, creates a mandatory duty but leaves to the...
Rigby v. Farmers Insurance Exchange - 8/6/2001
This is the second appeal in this case involving an employment discrimination claim. The trial court entered an order dismissing the claim on summary judgment, and our decision in the first appeal reversed that order. The plaintiff...
Public Employees Relations Commission v. City of Vancouver - 8/3/2001
The City of Vancouver (the City) appeals a final order of the Public Employees Relations Commission (PERC), which found that the City committed an unfair labor practice in violation of RCW 41.56 for questioning members of the...
Trainer v. Kitsap County - 8/3/2001
February 5, 2002: In all respects other than the following, the motion for reconsideration denied. We grant the Motion for Reconsideration with respect to the opinion's omission of the issue pertaining to Instruction No. 8. We hereby...
Bulman v. Safeway - 8/2/2001
Oral Argument Date: 10/24/2000
Concurring: Gerry L. Alexander, Barbara A. Madsen, Richard P. Guy, Visiting Judge, Dissenting: Charles W. Johnson, Charles Z. Smith, Richard B. Sanders
EN BANC
August 2, 2001 ...
Hyde v. Pierce County - 6/25/2001
This case involves a pre-autopsy photograph retained by the office of a county medical examiner. In a previous appeal, the Supreme Court reversed an order of dismissal and remanded to allow the decedent's widow to proceed with an...
Davis v. Dept. of Labor and Industries of the State of Washington - 6/7/2001
The Department of Labor & Industries (Department) appeals from an order finding that it improperly offset federal social security disability benefits when it made a lump sum payment of workers compensation to Billie Davis. The...
Morgan v. Digital Equipment Corp. - 6/4/2001
Former Digital Equipment Corporation employee Alvin Morgan appeals the summary judgment dismissal of his claims against Digital for wrongful termination in breach of an implied employment contract and for defamation. We conclude that...
State v. Keller - 3/22/2001
Oral Argument Date: 10/26/2000
En Banc
Petitioner Lawrence John Keller seeks review of a decision of the Court of Appeals, Division One, which affirmed his conviction in the King County Superior Court for vehicular assault...
Burkett v. Sandberg - 3/16/2001
For 15 years, William Burkett worked as a public information officer for the Washington State Patrol. In 1993, the Patrol informed Burkett that his position was being eliminated due to a reduction in force. Burkett appealed to the...
McHenry v. Onions - 3/15/2001
An employee may avoid the harsh effects of Washington's terminable-at-will doctrine by showing that the employer promised specific treatment in specific situations, for instance a progressive discipline program. But even if the...
Halterman v. Sims - 3/12/2001
King County rejected appellant John Halterman's application for a budget analyst position. Halterman alleges in his complaint that the County unlawfully discriminated on the basis of race when it hired an African-American applicant...
MacConnell v. Fountain Super Drug Store - 3/5/2001
Petitioners Fountain Super Drug Store and Allyn C. Deets ('Fountain') seek review of the trial court's refusal to dismiss an action brought by respondent Jacqui MacConnell for injuries sustained in an auto accident. Fountain contends...
Bott v. Hedine - 3/1/2001
March 1, 2001
In this pro se appeal Michael Bott asks the court to reverse the summary judgment dismissal of his malpractice claim against his former attorney, Kristian Hedine. The malpractice lawsuit is the result of Mr....
Bryant v. Craftsman Sandrini Boys - 2/23/2001
Express Personnel Services, a temporary employment agency, assigned Rex Bryant to work as a carpenter for a small general contracting company, Craftsman Sandrini Boys. Bryant fell off the roof of a house Sandrini was building,...
Wurzbach v. City of Tacoma - 2/15/2001
David Wurzbach was diagnosed with leukemia, and his doctor recommended limited public contact. His job with the City of Tacoma required substantial public contact, so the City accommodated the disability by creating a position that...
Schraum v. Riviera Community Club - 2/9/2001
Janet Schraum appeals partial summary judgment dismissing her negligent supervision claim against Riviera Community Club (Riviera) for negligent supervision of Ronald Burgess (Burgess), who tortiously inflicted emotional distress...
Morris v. Hall - 2/5/2001
Appellant Harold Morris was hired by Whatcom Community College (WCC) to teach philosophical logic on a quarter-by-quarter basis beginning in the spring of 1995. Each contract described the position as part-time and non-tenured. The...
Bickford v. City of Seattle - 2/5/2001
Under the reasoning of Smith v. Bates Technical College, Jerald Bickford was not required to exhaust his contractual or administrative remedies on his claim for wrongful termination in violation of public policy. He articulated...
Rivers v. Washington State Conference of Mason Contractors - 2/5/2001
Kathy Rivers appeals an order dismissing her complaint with prejudice on the basis that she did not comply with a previous court order compelling her to follow discovery and case event schedule deadlines. Rivers argues that she could...
Savage v. Department of Labor and Industries - 12/28/2000
The industrial insurance compensation statute, chapter 51.32 RCW, provides that for claims filed on or after July 1, 1986, every married worker who becomes eligible for permanent total disability must elect an option for survivor...
Roys v. Custom Fruit Packers - 12/26/2000
After he was terminated by Custom Fruit Packers, Martin Roys sued for damages based on age discrimination. The trial court dismissed his complaint on summary judgment. We affirm. In 1992, Cascadian Fruit Shippers (Cascadian) hired...
In re Reynolds - 12/21/2000
KLC, Inc., appeals a ruling that reasonable minds could not differ on whether Darwin L. Reynolds is entitled to worker's compensation benefits. We affirm.
Lee Cook is the sole proprietor of a business known as Lee Cook Logging....
State v. Labor Ready - 12/19/2000
Today we decide an issue of first impression, the constitutionality of RCW 49.44.100 , the Washington strikebreaker law. The trial court declared the law unconstitutional and dismissed the prosecution against Labor Ready, Inc. We...
Bierlein v. Byrne - 12/15/2000
Four teachers appeal the trial court's summary judgment dismissal of their claims that their school district engaged in gender- based discrimination in their working conditions and job transfers. They also contend that the trial...
Ellis v. City of Seattle - 12/14/2000
Oral Argument Date: 06/20/2000
En Banc
We decide in this case if David Ellis, a sound technician at the Seattle Center's Key Arena who refused to disable a public address (PA) component of the Arena's fire alarm system at...
Devereaux v. Perez - 12/5/2000
Robert Devereaux, a foster parent, was charged with five counts of rape of a child in the first degree, two counts of child molestation in the first degree, two counts of child molestation in the second degree, and one count of...
Washington v. Boeing Company - 12/4/2000
Previously released as an unpublished opinion. Released for publication February 26, 2001.
BETTENA WASHINGTON, APPELLANT, v. THE BOEING COMPANY, RESPONDENT.
Source of Appeal: Appeal from Superior Court of King County...
Department of Transportation v. Inlandboatmen's Union of the Pacific - 12/1/2000
When the Tacoma, part of a new class of ferry vessels, came into service, the United States Coast Guard required an emergency evacuation person to be on board whenever the vessel carried passengers. The Washington State Ferries (WSF)...
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers v. Trig Electric Construction Co. - 11/16/2000
Oral Argument Date: 06/20/2000
En Banc
We here review an order of the King County Superior Court granting the motion of Lydig Construction Company and the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland to dismiss the complaint of...
Woods v. Employment Security Department Of The State Of Washington - 11/13/2000
Donald Woods established that he quit his job because of work-related factors that were compelling enough to cause a reasonably prudent person to quit. But Woods failed to show that he exhausted all reasonable alternatives to...
Hilton v. Omak School District - 11/7/2000
Gail Hilton appeals the trial court's summary dismissal of her wrongful discharge claims against Omak School District No. 19. She contends the court erred when it found that (1) Ms. Hilton had failed to exhaust her administrative...
Stanwell v. King County Parks - 10/30/2000
Beginning in November 1996, Helen Stanwell filed five complaints against her employer, the King County Parks Service, alleging that King County imposed a series of disciplinary measures against her in retaliation for filing...
In re Recall of Pearsall-Stipek - 9/28/2000
Oral Argument Date: 01/11/2000
EN BANC
Dale Washam (Washam) has filed a petition to recall Cathy Pearsall-Stipek (Pearsall-Stipek) from her position as Pierce County Auditor, alleging two substantive charges. The first is...
Eagle Point Condominium Owners Association v. Coy - 9/18/2000
A condominium association obtained judgment against a developer for breach of express and implied warranties under the Condominium Act, RCW ch. 64.34. Although the Association did not prove all of its claims, and refused a pretrial...
Zalud v. Boltz - 9/18/2000
A jury found that James Boltz breached a contract to transfer stock to Paul Zalud, and awarded Zalud $450,000. Upon Boltz's motion for a new trial on damages or a reduction in damages, the trial court struck the testimony of Zalud's...
Howe v. Douglas County - 9/12/2000
This is a land use case. Douglas County required the developer of Bart and Connie Howe's subdivision to waive 'all claims for damages against any governmental authority arising from the construction or maintenance of public...
Boeing Company v. Lee - 9/11/2000
This case requires us to decide whether RCW 51.52.130 , the Industrial Insurance Act provision authorizing attorney fees on appeal from a worker's compensation case when 'a party other than the worker or beneficiary is the appealing...
Rice v. Sisters of Providence In Washington - 9/8/2000
Steve A. Rice, an African-American employee of Providence St. Peter's Hospital, applied for two positions within the hospital that were given to Caucasian employees. He sued Sisters of Providence in Washington, Inc. (SPW) for race...
Fred Meyer - 9/5/2000
Fred Meyer, Inc. appeals the trial court's decision to affirm the time loss compensation rate determined by the Board of Industrial Appeals for an injured worker. The Board set the rate to include increased pay on her Sunday shift...
Whitcombe v. Barr - 9/5/2000
Kirk and Susan Whitcombe owed more than $5,000 to Dale Barr and his former law firm, McAdams, Sklar & Marcott, for legal services. After the firm demanded payment in full and an additional retainer to continue representing the...
Andebrhan v. Diamond Parking - 8/14/2000
Abebe Degaga, an African-American man, filed a complaint against Diamond Parking, Inc., alleging that Diamond terminated his employment because of his race. In response, Diamond averred that it terminated Degaga because he failed an...
Wilson v. Cowles Publishing Company - 8/11/2000
The Spokesman-Review, a Cowles Publishing newspaper, published a number of articles about District Court Judge Donna Wilson. The articles centered around a report that Wilson had been reading a paperback novel while presiding over a...
Boeing Co. v. Rooney - 8/7/2000
James Rooney was injured when he slipped and fell while returning to work at Boeing's Harbour Pointe facility in Everett. Rooney slipped in a grassy area adjacent to a parking lot within the compound. The Department of Labor and...
Jackson v. Entemann's Inc. - 8/7/2000
Richard Jackson worked at Entenmann's as a transport truck driver for more than five years until a work-related injury left him disabled and unable to perform the requirements of his 'cake run' delivery route. Although Jackson's...
Scott R. Sonners - 6/30/2000
Sonners, Inc. d.b.a. Interwest Insulation appeals the superior court's decision to affirm the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals' decision that found Interwest, as the employer, owed industrial insurance premiums to the Department...
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