Legal Question in Employment Law in Washington
The State of Washington's unemployment determined that Sarah's hours weren't being properly reported by her employer. The new re-determination of hours comes up 2 hours short of qualifying for unemployment. Also, the new re-determination of hours was almost triple what the original hour/wage report was (by over 250 hours).
Also, please note that Sarah was an outstanding full time employee who was terminated one week after she talked to a fellow employee about reporting her employer for not reporting her hours and wages correctly. The reason for her being fired was she was in the office?... ?
If all of this is correct, what are her chances of a successful lawsuit? What is the possible outcome?
Thank you for your time!
1 Answer from Attorneys
Lawsuits are to be decided on evidence and facts. Your summary of facts is helpful, but it does not show whether her hours were properly reported when corrected or improperly reported. The statements that accompanied her pay checks should be a source of information for what she was paid for and since created contemporaneously, should be the best evidence on that issue. What do her pay stubs show as her total hours for the period in question?
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