DISPARATE TREATMENT
Discrimination may occur because of the disparate treatment of persons. See E-Z Loader Boat Trailers, Inc. v. Travelers Indem. Co., 106 Wn.2d 901, 909, 726 P.2d 439 (Wash. 1986). To prove “disparate treatment” discrimination, a plaintiff must show that an employer treated an individual employee or group of employees differently because of … [membership in a protected class]. See id. (citing International Bhd. of Teamsters v. United States, 431 U.S. 324, 97 S.Ct. 1843, 52 L.Ed.2d 396 (1977); [s]ee also Texas Dept. of Community Affairs v. Burdine, 450 U.S. 248, 256, 101 S.Ct. 1089, 1095, 67 L.Ed.2d 207 (1981)) (internal hyperlink added). This is what most people envision when they think of employment discrimination.
WASHINGTON LAW AGAINST DISCRIMINATION (WLAD) REMEDIES
"Any person deeming himself or herself injured by any act in violation of … [the WLAD] shall have a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin further violations, or to recover the actual damages sustained by the person, or both, together with the cost of suit including reasonable attorneys' fees or any other appropriate remedy authorized by this chapter or the United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, or the Federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 3601 et seq.)." RCW 49.60.030(2).
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