Employer Sued for Violating Domestic Violence Leave Act

In Moses Lake, Washington, a woman has filed a lawsuit against her former employer.  The employee alleges that the company failed to provide time off so that she could deal with a domestic violence case and ultimately fired her.

According to Attorney Eric Gutierrez of Columbia Legal Services, this is the very first case under the state's 2008 Domestic Violence Leave Act.  The Act requires employers to give employees sufficient time off to attend court hearings and to ensure their family remains safe if they are victims of sexual assault, stalking or domestic violence.

The woman who filed the recent lawsuit filed under the pseudonym "Jane Doe".  Her legal papers were filed on Tuesday in Grant County Superior Court against defendant, Gene Industries, Inc.  The company is based in Redmond but operates a manufacturing facility in Moses Lake.

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