L&I Meets with Group Alleging Claims Process is Unfair to Hispanics

Leaders from a group that filed a complaint with the Washington state Attorney General's Office about the treatment of Hispanic people who file workers' compensation claims met with officials from the Department of Labor and Industries to discuss possible solutions last week, according to a report by the Skagit Valley Herald. Hector Franco, director of Campaign Reform L&I, and about two dozen injured workers met with Ernie LePalm, the deputy director of L&I, for about two hours in Burlington on Thursday.  According to the Skagit Valley Herald, most comment...