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Legislative Update #4: Spotlight on Protecting Renters
Session Update! CLS advocates are working hard to advance racial and economic equity in Washington this legislative session. Here's an update from week eight:FEATURED BILL Protecting Tenants from Unfair Rental Debt: HB 1074 We are thrilled that a bill to protect...
Actualidad legislativa #4: Enfoque en la Protección de los Inquilinos
¡Últimas noticias de la sesión! Los abogados de CLS están trabajando duro para impulsar la equidad racial y económica en Washington en esta sesión legislativa. A continuación, una actualización de la octava semana:PROYECTO DE LEY DE INTERÉS Protección de los...
Spotlight on Unemployment Protections for all Immigrant Workers
Session Update! CLS advocates are working hard to advance racial and economic equity in Washington this legislative session. Here's an update from week six:FEATURED BILL Unemployment protection for excluded immigrant workers: SB 5109 (Saldaña) and HB 1095...
Legislative Update: Spotlight on Protecting Overtime Pay for Farm Workers
Session Update! CLS advocates are working hard to advance racial and economic equity in Washington this legislative session. Here's an update from week four:FEATURED BILL HB 1523/SB 5476 a “seasonality exemption” limiting overtime pay for farm workers Opponents of...
Legislative Update: Spotlight on the “Slavery Loophole”
Weekly legislative update.
Actualidad legislativa: Enfoque en “el vacío legal de la esclavitud”
¡Últimas noticias de la sesión! Los abogados de CLS están trabajando duro para impulsar la equidad racial y económica en Washington en esta sesión legislativa. A continuación, una actualización de la tercera semana:PROYECTO DE LEY DE INTERÉS HB 1024 Trabajo real,...
Top 10 Countdown
CLS “Top Ten” of 2022! Looking back at a year of progress, community, and the pursuit of equity and justice. Equity Day!CLS staff gathered (in person!) for a day dedicated to equity, internally and externally. We aim to ground our work in the values taught by the...
What’s on the agenda this legislative session?
A snip it of what’s to come in the 2023 legislative session.
2023 Legislative Priorities
List of our legislative priorities for this legislative session.
Washington leads in the nation in progress on LFOs
According to the National Center for Access to Justice’s new report, Washington #1 in the nation on LFO reform.
Lawsuit Filed to Protect Young People in Washington from Being Transferred to Adult Prison
Lawsuit filed in Thurston County against the Department of Children, Youth, and Families on behalf of Diante and all other youth at risk of unlawful transfers.
Se Presenta una Demanda para Proteger a los Jóvenes de Washington de ser Trasladados a la Prisión de Adultos
CONDADO DE THURSTON, WA - En nuestro duro sistema de encarcelamiento centrado en el castigo, la sociedad aún reconoce que los jóvenes son diferentes a los adultos y que deben ser tratados de manera diferente. Nuestras leyes están empezando a reconocer lentamente que...