by Adriana | Dec 21, 2015 | General
Last week, a Yakima County Superior Court judge ruled in favor of a class of indigent patients against the parent company of Yakima Regional Medical Center (YRMC) and Toppenish Community Hospital. Judge Susan L. Hahn found that the hospitals had a practice of...
by Adriana | May 14, 2015 | General
On May 14, 2015, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law a major change to the way the legal system treats former juvenile offenders. SB 5564 will abolish most of the millions of dollars of court costs, fees, and fines levied against juveniles in Washington....
by Adriana | Jan 1, 2013 | General
Columbia Legal Services has launched a groundbreaking tool to help thousands of Washington’s homeless youth find safety and stability, and understand their legal rights. Columbia Legal Services’ Children & Youth Project partnered with the law firm of Baker...
by Adriana | Jan 1, 2005 | General, Policy Reform
In 2005, the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries recognized that, unlike similar agencies in many other states, it lacked an efficient and effective wage claim process for individual wage victims of wage theft. The Department brought forward the Wage...
by Adriana | Jan 1, 2000 | General
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