In a jury verdict issued on March 26, 2015, a supervisor for the nation’s largest ferry system was awarded $1 million because the jury concluded that his employer demoted him as an act of retaliation in violation of the Washington State Employee Whistleblower Protection Act because he was believed—albeit inaccurately—to be a whistleblower. Chaussee v. State of Washington, Wash. Super. Ct., No. 11-2-01884-6, 3/26/15... Continue Reading