by Adriana | Mar 20, 2018 | Impact Litigation
On March 20, after nearly two years of litigation, King County Superior Court Judge Catherine Shaffer granted final approval to a class action settlement in a case brought by patients against a Seattle hospital, UW Medicine/Northwest, involving screening for charity...
by Adriana | Mar 19, 2018 | Policy Reform
Governor Jay Inslee today signed the Washington Voting Rights Act into law, which will help local jurisdictions better ensure that their election system provides full and equal access of all Washington voters to our democracy. The landmark bill (SB 6002) allows...
by Adriana | Mar 15, 2018 | Policy Reform
Governor Jay Inslee signed into law today a bill that creates a pesticide application safety work group, charged in part with reviewing data to help develop strategies to make pesticide application safer. The bill (SB 6529) had originally created a pesticide...
by Adriana | Mar 15, 2018 | Policy Reform
Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill today that helps individuals with disabilities access their health care records. The bill (HB 1239) allows individuals appealing a Social Security disability benefits decision to order one free copy of their medical record....
by Adriana | Mar 13, 2018 | Policy Reform
Governor Jay Inslee signed into law a bill today that promotes self-sufficiency and savings by raising long outdated asset limits for safety net programs. This bill (ESSHB 1831) allows applicants for public assistance programs to own a vehicle worth up to $10,000...
Recent Comments