Burdening the Plaintiff: Proving Employment Discrimination after Kastanis v. Educational Employees Credit Union

Authors

Andrea J. Menaker

Abstract

In Kastanis v. Educational Employees Credit Union, the Washington Supreme Court held that a plaintiff who presents direct, undisputed evidence of discrimination bears the burden of persuading the jury that the employer's actions were not justified by business necessity. By substantially increasing the plaintiff's burden, this decision will make it more difficult for plaintiffs to successfully litigate employment discrimination claims in Washington State. Not only is the court's reasoning contrary to existing state and federal law, but there are also strong policy reasons arguing against the continued application of the court's rule.

First Page

253

Recommended Citation

Andrea J. Menaker, Notes and Comments, Burdening the Plaintiff: Proving Employment Discrimination after Kastanis v. Educational Employees Credit Union, 70 Wash. L. Rev. 253 (1995).
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/wlr/vol70/iss1/8