State Will Provide Free Translators Under Court Settlement
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Source: Associated Press Newswires
Date: 12/12/2000
Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance (MMLA), representing 10,000 plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit, has reached a settlement with Minnesota, requiring the State to provide free translators to non-English speaking people, and to translate application and renewal forms for health and welfare benefits into at least seven languages. The settlement ends a 1999 lawsuit that alleged that Minnesota’s welfare agency discriminated against non-English speaking people who were eligible for public assistance benefits, including Medicaid, welfare and subsidized health insurance. State Will Provide Free Translators Under Court Settlement, Associated Press Newswires, Dec. 12, 2000, page reference unavailable.