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MADER v. HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY

No. 72273-1.

70 P.3d 931 (2003)

149 Wash.2d 458

Eva MADER, Teresa Boyden (a/k/a Knudsen), and a class of similarly situated individuals, Petitioners, v. The HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY, State of Washington, Respondent, The State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, Intervenor/Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided June 5, 2003.

As Corrected on Denial of Reconsideration August 12, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bendich Stobaugh & Strong, David Stobaugh, Stephen Strong, Stephen Festor, Seattle, Wiggins Law Office, Charles Wiggins, Kenneth Masters, Bainbridge Is., for Petitioners.

Derek Edwards, Melissa Cain, Assistant Attorneys General, for Respondent.

Law Offices of Michael Gawley, Michael Gawley, Seattle, Amicus Curiae on Behalf of Washington Education Ass'n.

ALEXANDER, C.J.

We are called upon to determine whether Washington State's health care authority properly determined that part-time community college instructors Eva Mader and Teresa Knudsen (petitioners) were ineligible for employer contributions to their health care coverage during the summer quarter in 1999. We hold that the Health Care Authority (HCA) erred in focusing on petitioners' job titles and quarterly contracts, instead of employing an individualized approach...

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