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Unemployment Insurance: The Washington Supreme Court And The Labor Dispute Disqualification, Steven Soha Jan 1978

Unemployment Insurance: The Washington Supreme Court And The Labor Dispute Disqualification, Steven Soha

Seattle University Law Review

This comment discusses a disqualification common to all state statutes' disqualifying from benefits workers unemployed because of a labor dispute, and focuses upon the Washington Supreme Court's interpretation of the labor dispute disqualification in the Washington Unemployment Compensation Act. After discussing the court's approach to the disqualification in the context of Washington case law, the comment examines various policy considerations underlying the labor dispute disqualification and contrasts the Washington court's interpretation with the interpretation other state courts have accorded similar labor dispute disqualification statutes. Finally, the comment concludes that the Washington court's singularly narrow interpretation of the labor dispute disqualification …


Age Discrimination In Employment: The 1978 Adea Amendments And The Social Impact Of Aging, Thomas J. Reed Jan 1978

Age Discrimination In Employment: The 1978 Adea Amendments And The Social Impact Of Aging, Thomas J. Reed

Seattle University Law Review

This article will explore the sociology behind the original Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the structure of the 1967 ADEA, its weaknesses and strengths during its ten-year life, and the effectiveness of the 1978 amendments in dealing with the problems inherent in the original Act.