I guess I am just confused, because if I was passed up on a promotion or raise because I was married or had kids, wouldn't that be illegal?
NO.
Here is the Washington statue on this, am I mis-reading the law?
Yes.
You're probably wondering why?
You're thinking, how can that be?
Under our law, you must be a member of a protected class, in order to suffer discrimination.
Arguing that that isn't right, it isn't fair, or that it is reverse discrimination is meaningless.
The law protects members of certain classes against discrimination.
Those classes are based on: age, over 40 years old; veteran; race; religion; disabled; national origin; color; sex; gender identity; and sexual orientation.
These aren't all protected by the same law, but they are all defined as classes certain laws protect.
As you can see, there is no class for married couples.
Well, at least married couples comprised of a man and a woman!
I think its wrong, but I know it isn't illegal or discriminatory.