Washington: Employers Have Strict Liability for Employees’ Discriminatory Conduct Toward Non-Employees
APPLIES TO All Public Accommodation Employers with WA Employees |
EFFECTIVE January 31, 2019 |
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In Floeting v. Group Health Collective, the Washington Supreme Court stated that employers are strictly liable for discriminatory conduct employees engage in toward non-employees in places of public accommodation, even if the employer did not know about the behavior. Places of public accommodation are defined as all facilities used by the public, such as banks, hotels, restaurants, medical provider’s offices, education facilities, etc.