An investigation by the Washington State Office of Financial Management has shed more light on what Gov. Jay Inslee called "problems" with the first director of the Office of Equity's tenure. Dr. Karen Johnson was terminated by the state earlier this month as the director of the state's Office of Equity (OOE), a position she had held since March 2021. The investigation, which KING 5 obtained through a public records request, concluded that Johnson micromanaged staff, was disorganized and lacked adequate structure and processes, made unreasonable requests of staff, made inappropriate or insensitive comments to some staff members and publicly criticized some staff members regarding issues unrelated to protected classes. Read more: https://www.king5.com/article/news/politics/investigation-inappropriate-workplace-behavior-former-equity-director/281-dc85cb3b-768e-4322-aec1-556e068d1290