Hostile Work Environment

HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT - Law Office of Gregory A. Williams

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Hostile work environment is a form of unlawful employment discrimination in Washington State; it is also known as harassment.

THE PRIMA FACIE CASE

Generally, to establish a prima facie case against an employer, the employee must produce competent evidence of each of the following four elements:

(1) that the harassment was offensive and unwelcome;

(2) that it occurred because of the employee’s membership in a protected class;

(3) that it affected the terms and conditions of employment/membership; and

(4) that the harassment can be imputed to the employer.

See, e.g., Glasgow v. Georgia-Pacific Corp., 103 Wn.2d 401, 406-07, 693 P.2d 708 (1985).

THE HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT TEST

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