The Washington Court of Appeals, Division III affirmed the Public Employment Relations Commission's order in favor of the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) in an unfair labor practice claim brought by Silvia Zarate. The court rejected Ms. Zarate's arguments that PERC misapplied the law, lacked substantial evidence, and failed to address her due process claim, finding instead that DCYF articulated legitimate, nondiscriminatory reasons for her termination. Ms. Zarate's employment was terminated after she admitted to misusing her employee credentials to access foster parent licensing files on FamLink, the DCYF child welfare database, without a business need for approximately two and a half years.