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Single Comment, Together with "Background Evidence," May Establish Hostile Work Environment

October 2012
Employment Law Notes
In Washington, hostile work environment claims can be based on the cumulative effect of discrete acts. As a result, a hostile work environment can arise over a period of days or even years. When a claim involves several years of cumulative conduct, how do Washington courts address the situation where the conduct becomes unlawful in the middle of the series of acts?