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Did you know... • October 31, 2010

Discrimination- Marital Status

by Michael Waggoner

That marital status is a protected class in Washington State? Marital status includes being single, married, separated, engaged, widowed and divorced. In the City of Seattle and unincorporated King County marital status includes cohabitating.

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