Legal Opinion
Schatz v. Department of Social & Health Services
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided November 19, 2013No. 42332-4-IIPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPenoyar, J.
¶1 Psychiatric security nurses and psychiatric security attendants1 who work in the forensic wards at the state’s psychiatric hospitals filed this suit against the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), the Department of Personnel (Personnel), and officials of both agencies,2 seeking an increase in their salary ranges. The employees alleged that the State violated their equal protection rights, violated the comparable worth statutes, and acted arbitrarily and capriciously by setting their salary ranges lower than their counterparts in the civil commitment wards. The trial court…
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