You may recall prior blog posts on Equitable Estoppel expressly provided for in certain contexts within the agency’s own rules [see the most recent link and summary below]. But what… Read more »
With increasingly busy schedules and demanding jobs, many families are turning to in-home care providers to support their needs. Nannies and nanny share are becoming ever more popular as a… Read more »
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The Department of Children, Youth, and Families [the “Department”] may immediately and summarily suspend a child care license when: (a) it finds that conditions in the licensed facility constitute an… Read more »
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Clients who have been subjected to discrimination in the workplace often have two goals: to receive financial compensation for their loss of employment, reputation, and emotional distress, and to seek… Read more »
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As mentioned in previous blogs, hearsay is admissible in an administrative hearing [see links below]. The ALJ in an DSHS hearing may admit and consider hearsay evidence but may only… Read more »
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Trademarks are Distinctive Identifier for a business such as Words, Logos, Slogans, Sounds, Smells, or Designs. Federal Registration with United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Common Law Trademark is… Read more »
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Ms. Shuman – Austin, in making a credibility determination, found that a respondent had a “strong an interest in in having an APS finding reversed” and thus was less credible… Read more »
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Mutual of America provided me bad advice about the amount I could contribute to my retirement funds. This led to a disgorgement of monies I had placed in retirement. I… Read more »
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Recently I negotiated a settlement with DFI. Although the agreement did not state it, DFI determined that the client had to surrender his license before the settlement was officially entered…. Read more »
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Many Adult Family Homes [“AFH”] are owned and operated as entity providers, where the AFH provider is an LLC or Corporation. Any change in the percentage of ownership for a… Read more »
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