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Practice and Procedure in Discrimination Cases
http://www.cityofseattle.net/civilrights/documents
Source: Seattle Office For Civil Rights

Rules promulgated by the Seattle Office for Civil Rights. The rules cover illegal discrimination.
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• Where can I find the Seattle discrimination law?

RCW 49.60.230 Complaint may be filed with commission.
http://search.leg.wa.gov/wslrcw/RCW%20%2049%20%20T
Source: Washington State Legislature

Statute section detailing how to file a discrimination complaint including who to file it with and what to include in the complaint.
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• How do I file a complaint for discrimination?
• What do I do if I think I have been discriminated against?
• Who do I contact if I feel discriminated against?
• What do I do if my employer has violated the law against discrimination?
• How do I accuse my employer of violating the law against discrimination?

Discrimination
http://www.workplacefairness.org/discrimination.ph
Source: Workplace Fairness

Information about discrimination. Includes state and federal information covering age, disability, gender identity, immigration status, language, marital and parental status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, and sexual orientation.
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• Where can I find information about employment discrimination?

Chapter 49.60 RCW: Discrimination -- Human Rights Commission
http://www.mrsc.org/mc/rcw/RCW%20%2049%20%20TITLE/
Source: Municipal Research & Services Center of Washington

List of sections of Chapter 49.60 of the RCW with links to each section. 49.60 deals with discrimination.
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• Where can I find Washington state's statute on discrimination?
• Where can I find Washington laws on employment discrimination?
• What Washington laws relate to discrimination based on age, gender, race, disability, or other factors?
• Does Washington state have a statute comparable to the ADA?
• Does Washington have its own ADA?
• Does Washington adopt the federal ADA?

Nationwide Mutual Ins. v. Darden
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?n
Source: Findlaw

The opinion discusses when a person is an employee for the purposes of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The opinion lays out the test that is now the predominant definition of employee for the purposes of Title VII, the ADA, and the ADEA.
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• How do I know if I am employee, as defined by Title VII, the ADA, or the ADEA?