15th District Candidate Marichalar Was Fired From Dshs Job

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YAKIMA, Wash. -- Donicio Marichalar, a Democratic candidate in the 15th Legislative District, was fired last year as a state social worker for failing to properly investigate allegations of child abuse, lack of productivity and for missing too much work, according to state officials.

Marichalar, 41, of Grandview, worked in Yakima in the regional office of the Department of Social and Health Services, where he supervised employees who investigate complaints of abuse and neglect of children in state care, such as foster homes and day-care centers.

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15th District Candidate Marichalar Was Fired From Dshs Job

His job classification was "social worker 4," the highest level in social work, in the Division of License Resources/Child Protective Services within the Children...

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