A job is never just a job—it’s stability, dignity, and opportunity. As SGB’s Carson Phillips-Spotts writes in this month’s Washington State Association for Justice Trial News, when someone loses their job due to race, sex, disability, or another protected status, our employment laws attempt to capture the gravity of the loss by providing a remedy.

With court funding reductions looming in King County, how can trial attorneys take action to protect access to justice? SGB’s Elizabeth Hanley’s most recent President’s Column in Washington State Association for Justice Trial News highlights her experience in a trial where defense tactics strained an already tight court budget and offers strategies to reduce waste of court resources.