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The Washington Supreme Court Concludes That A
Non-Compete Agreement Entered Into After Employment Has Commenced Is Validly
Formed Only When There Is Independent Consideration At The Time The
Agreement Is Reached
Court Will Restrain A Former Employee From
Accepting Employment With A Competitor
United
States Supreme Court Decision Addresses When A Constructive Discharge Is
Deemed A “Tangible Employment Action” Thus Denying The Employer Access
To An Affirmative Defense To A Sexual Harassment Claim
Ninth Circuit
Analyzes How A Hostile Work Environment Claim Should Be Assessed When Racial
Or Ethnic Hostility Is Alleged
Ninth
Circuit Decisions Evidence How Retaliation Claims Can Unfold And How They
Are Treated By The Courts
The Proper Parameters Of A Disability
Discrimination Case Under The Washington Law Against Discrimination
United States Supreme Court Decision In Which
Younger Employees Argue They Were Unlawfully Discriminated Against By Being
Treated Less Favorably Than Older Workers
Circumstances In Which An Employee Is Deemed
Eligible For Family And Medical Leave (FMLA) Protections And The Connection
Between The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) And The FMLA
Discrimination Case Unfolds Procedurally When It
Goes From State Court to Federal Court And Then Returns To State Court
Workers Compensation Issues
Representations Made In Employee Handbooks Can Be
Used By Employees To Argue Modification of the At-Will Relationship
Washington
State Court Cases Address When Attorneys' Fees May Be Recovered In
Connection With Litigating Workplace Related Matters
United
States
Supreme Court Addresses “Recovered
Addict”
Case
Ninth
Circuit Discusses Interactive Process
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