Legal Opinion
Washington Federation of State Employees v. Department of Social & Health Services
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided March 27, 1998No. 21205-6-IIPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtBridgewater, J.
The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) appeals a declaratory judgment that a contract between DSHS and Oberg Personnel Agency constitutes illegal contracting-out of civil service work required to be performed by civil service employees, and enjoining DSHS from giving effect to the contract. DSHS contends that the contract was valid under former RCW 74.25.020(1) (1993), the statute establishing the JOBS program, and RCW 41.06.380, the state civil service law. Since RCW 74.25.020(1) was repealed in 1997, the issue is moot regarding that statute. We also hold that the contract was…
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