Washington is an at-will employment state. Businesses may fire any employee at any time, for any or no reason, as long as they are not violating any employee protection laws. Speech is not protected.
According to the state of WA dept of labor and industries these constitute retaliation:
Retaliation
An employer cannot take adverse actions against an employee who exercises a protected right, files or intends to file a complaint, or who has discussed potential violations of their rights. Prohibited adverse actions may include:
Terminating, suspending, demoting, or denying a promotion.
Reducing hours or altering the employee’s work schedule.
Reducing the employee’s rate of pay.
Threatening to take, or taking action, based upon the immigration status of an employee or an employee’s family member.
Subjecting the employee to discipline, including write-ups, verbal warnings, points, etc.
Washington is an at-will employment state. Businesses may fire any employee at any time, for any or no reason, as long as they are not violating any employee protection laws. Speech is not protected.
Retaliatory firing can still be sued, problem is proving it of course.
According to the state of WA dept of labor and industries these constitute retaliation:
Retaliation An employer cannot take adverse actions against an employee who exercises a protected right, files or intends to file a complaint, or who has discussed potential violations of their rights. Prohibited adverse actions may include: