Washington’s DSHS has developed various lists of disqualifying crimes or negative actions that may prohibit an individual from having unsupervised access to vulnerable adults, juveniles, and children, or access to… Read more »

In 2015, Joseph Kennedy, a Bremerton, Washington high school football coach was placed on leave in response to his leading prayer groups following football games.  Mr. Kennedy, a Christian, was… Read more »

We have previously posted about voluntarily leaving your job for a “good cause” such that you may still qualify for unemployment benefits due to illness or disability.  But there are… Read more »

Senate Bill 5601, effective February 8, 2021, provides that after April 4, 2021, and during the weeks of a public health emergency (PHE), an unemployed individual, who left work voluntarily… Read more »

For those Adult Family Home [AFH] Providers who have minor issues with Residential Care Services [RCS] imposing sanctions because of a misunderstanding or when rebuttal evidence was not properly before… Read more »

On January 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a final rule revising its interpretation of independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 CFR Parts 780,… Read more »

We previously posted about summary suspensions generally in administrative matters here. However, what comes up frequently are summary suspensions by the Department of Health of a health care provider who… Read more »