| Description | Volume_Issue | Year | Month | PDF |
| Today the Firehouse Lawyer considers some important case law interpreting the importance of response times and reasonable estimates for disclosing records under the Public Records Act; legislative clarification of the 207 (k) exemption under FLSA; another important case involving civil services commissions as they relate to collective bargaining; we also look at scoring criteria for veterans; and then we address certain questionable NFPA standards that may increase litigation. | 03-12 | 1999 | 12 | v03n12dec1999.pdf |
| We now discuss the HIPAA Security Rule, which pertains to administrative, physical, and technical safeguard measures, to ensure that your data is secure; a criminal case involving compliance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule; a court case involving whether volunteers are “participants” such that they should receive health and pension benefits under RCW 41.24; veterans’ scoring criteria; and important developments in the case law surrounding the Weingarten Doctrine. | 05-02 | 2005 | 2 | v05n02feb2005.pdf |
| Here we discuss changes in the Washington Family Medical Leave law, and implementing policies for releasing photos. | 08-07 | 2008 | 7 | v08n07jul2008.pdf |
| Today we discuss the importance of using proper scoring criteria in the hiring of veterans, and also regulations under the FMLA for military members. | 09-01 | 2009 | 1 | v09n01jan2009.pdf |
| Today we consider a legislative change in the definition of "veteran" under the veterans' preference/scoring criteria statute; we also discuss a recent decision by the Washington Supreme Court on child abuse and neglect, and the role of incident commanders. | 16-04 | 2018 | 4 | April2018FINAL.pdf |
| Veterans get various preferences under Washington and federal law, rightfully so. We discuss those preferences herein, and also include our monthly Safety Bill. Happy Memorial Day. | 16-05 | 2018 | 5 | May18FINAL.pdf |