Innovative Spanish Administrative Hearings Improve Access

  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • By: American Bar Association
Topics:
  • Access to Justice

The Washington State Office of Administrative Hearings is holding hearings in Spanish, without an interpreter and with a bilingual Administrative Law Judge, to increase meaningful participation by the self-represented claimants in unemployment benefits appeals. After a two-year iterative project, results indicate positive customer feedback and sustainable language access benefits.