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Who do I contact to report (and get action on) an unlawful/discriminating/incompetent state worker?

In general: how does one complain about a state employee who's practicing unlawful policy / being amazingly incompetent?

Specifically an L and I dept claim manager.
I'm a firsttime injured worker and this Claim Mgr has decided to freeze my legal benefits with no notice and poor reasons at best. Over 6 weeks of no income / over 6 weeks of benefits withheld (but it was fine for weeks before). Rent's due -- so now, I'm a mad gimpy -and wronged- crank. Who can I call to actually get action?
f.y.i. Working up the chain of command at LnI has gotten me no where -- voice mail boxes and unreturned calls for over 2 weeks now. Washington State Human Rights commission and NW justice Project say it's not their juristiction.

I might fantasize about this guy's head on a pike, but it would simply suffice to have my claim benefits restored and having him (or someone else) actually do the job of payng out my insurance benefits.

RacerX asked in Other Government 8 months ago | Report

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    May be time to get a worker's compensation attorney. If you're in King County, call the King County Bar Association (www.kcba.org) for a lawyer referral, or look online.

    Luckier answered in Other Government 8 months ago | Report
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    In this instance, I think you should follow Luckier's answer and retain (hire) a qualified attorney.

    This case sounds like the State has acted negligently and maliciously, and your best recourse may be threatening (or engaging in) legal action. A qualified attorney is the person you need to speak with to figure this out.

    In general, Chloe Barker is right, the State Ethics Commission is a good resource to contact when a state employee is misbehaving. The Washington State Attorney General's office is also an excellent resource when state agencies are in dereliction of duty. But in this case, I think it would be unwise to contact either of those offices as your case sounds like it's so messed up that you might need to sue the state.

    Get a lawyer. What Luckier said.

    soundslikepuget answered in Other Government 7 months ago | Report
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    Cities and States have Ethics and Elections groups for just such occassions. For Washington State, I would start here: http://www.ethics.wa.gov/RESOURCES/FAQ.htm

    Hope that helps!

    Chloe Barker answered in Other Government 8 months ago | Report
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