by Gregory Williams, Esq. | Under Washington State Human Rights Commission (WSHRC) Practice-and-Procedure Regulations, what procedure is used when none is specified? Here’s my point of view (NOTE: please read our DISCLAIMER before proceeding).
ANY ORDERLY PROCEDURE MAY BE USED
When the commission is presented with a problem for which no procedure is specified by the Practice-and-Procedure Chapter, the Administrative Procedure Act (chapter 34.05 RCW), or the law against discrimination (chapter 49.60 RCW), then any orderly procedure may be used. WAC 162-08-019. “Appropriate procedures may be taken from the Washington civil rules for superior courts, the federal rules of civil procedure, or the rules of other administrative agencies of the state of Washington or of the United States.” Id.
BY CHAIRPERSON OR AMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE
Also, “[t]he chairperson of the commission or an administrative law judge may specify the procedure to be used to dispose of any matter not covered by this chapter, or any matter covered by a rule that has been waived or altered in the interest of justice under authority of WAC 162-08-013” (Interpretation & Waiver). Id. (first three hyperlinks added).
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