Veterans and Attorneys John Tymczyszyn and Thomas Jarrard with the Washington State Veterans Bar Association argued and won the below case in the Washington State Supreme Court securing benefits for thousands of veterans and military reservists in Washington State.
Travis Bearden, a firefighter and paramedic for the City of Ocean Shores, joined the U.S. Army Reserves in 2013. He took periodic absences for military service, receiving paid military leave from the city. The dispute centers on military leave Bearden took between 2019 and 2021. During his first and second leaves from October 2019 to August 2020, Bearden was kept on the schedule and provided paid military leave for his scheduled workdays until his paid leave was exhausted in February 2020. The city then placed him on leave without pay status. For his third leave from August 2020 to May 2021, the city did not provide Bearden any paid military leave for the October 2020-September 2021 military fiscal year, arguing he had no scheduled workdays.
The Washington Supreme Court held that public employees are entitled to 21 days of paid military leave for required military service during each military fiscal year, regardless of whether they are scheduled to work by the employer due to the length of their military service absence. The court emphasized that the statute's plain language and purpose support this entitlement, and the scheduling of workdays does not limit the annual entitlement to paid military leave. The case ruling impacts all veterans and reservists within Washington State working for a public employer such as a city, county or state government within Washington. This landmark case means that thousands of veterans and military reservists will receive increased benefits and pay while deployed.
https://law.justia.com/cases/washington/supreme-court/2025/103-121-1.html
Posted by John Tymczyszyn, Managing Attorney | Mar 13, 2016 |
"I think Uber's played a major part in the reduction of DUIs," said Bellevue defense attorney John Tymczyszyn. "They're down about 25 percent over the last three years."
Incredibly, Tymczyszyn says he has been encouraging would-be clients to call for a ride rather than drive drunk.m"I drive on the same roads as everybody else," Tymczyszyn said. "And if people want to use Uber as a cheap alternative when they're drinking alcohol, I think that's great."
Posted by John Tymczyszyn, Managing Attorney | Jan 10, 2015 |
Washington State DUI laws are some of the toughest in our nation. Besides the criminal charges you will face if you are charged with DUI you will also face a mandatory license suspension. The State of Washington requires a license suspension of between 90 days - 2years! Additionally, unless you request a DOL hearings with a DOL hearings request form, your license will be automatically suspended!
Posted by John Tymczyszyn, Managing Attorney | Oct 06, 2014 |
If you are arrested for a DUI in Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond or anywhere in the State of Washington then you have 20 days from the day of your arrest to contest your license suspension and hire a Bellevue DUI lawyer.
Posted by John Tymczyszyn, Managing Attorney | Jul 16, 2014 |
We constantly see in the news where a driver, high on marijuana or under the influence of alcohol, hits a pedestrian or another car, killing someone. They are charged with driving under the influence or vehicular homicide. They get a few years in prison and then are free to live their lives. But the person they killed is dead.
