Document:

Exhibit 10.8

CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT

This Change in Control Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of December 31, 2006, is made between Labor
Ready, Inc., a Washington corporation (“Labor Ready”  or the “Company”), and                          
 (the “Executive”).

RECITALS

A.            The Executive is a senior executive of the
Company and has made and is expected to continue to make major contributions to
the short- and long-term profitability, growth and financial strength of the
Company;

B.            The Company recognizes that the possibility
of a Change in Control exists and that such possibility, and the uncertainty it
may create among management, may result in the distraction or departure of
management personnel, to the detriment of the Company and its shareholders,
including a reduction of the value received by shareholders in a Change in
Control transaction;

C.            The Company desires to assure itself of both
present and future continuity of management and to establish fixed severance
benefits for certain of its senior executives, including the Executive,
applicable in the event of a Change in Control; and

D.            The Company desires to provide additional
inducement for the Executive to continue to remain in the employ of the
Company.

Accordingly, the Company and the Executive agree as
follows:

1.             Certain
Defined Terms.  In addition to terms defined elsewhere
herein, the following terms have the following meanings when used in this
Agreement with initial capital letters:

(a)           “After-Tax Amount” means the amount to be received by an
Executive determined on an after-tax basis taking into account the excise tax
imposed pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code, or any successor provision
thereto, any tax imposed by any comparable provision of state law and any
applicable federal, state and local income and employment taxes.

(b)           “Base Pay” means the Executive’s annual base salary rate as
in effect at the time a determination is required to be made under
Section 4.

(c)           “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.   Any
action of the Board herein contemplated will be valid if adopted by a majority
of the total number of directors then in office or a majority of the Incumbent
Directors and for purposes of interpreting, amending or waiving any portion of
this Agreement, may be adopted by a majority of the Incumbent Directors by
written action, whether or not unanimous, or may be delegated by specific
action of the Board of Directors after the date hereof to any Board committee
comprised solely of Incumbent Directors who are also Independent Directors.

(d)           “Business Area” means any location in which
Labor Ready conducts or plans to conduct business. Executive acknowledges that
Labor Ready has operations in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and at
least three other countries, that Labor Ready plans to continue to expand its
operations and presence both domestically and internationally and that as a
member of Labor Ready’s senior management, Employee’s services are integral to
these operations and expansion plans.

(e)           “Cause” means that, prior to any
termination:

(i)           The Executive is convicted of or takes a plea of nolo
contendere to a crime involving
dishonesty, fraud or moral turpitude;

(ii)          The Executive has engaged in fraud, embezzlement, theft or other
dishonest acts;

(iii)         The Executive materially violates a significant Company policy, such as
policies required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Company’s Drug Free Workplace
Policy or Company’s policy against harassment, and does not cure such violation
(if curable) within ten (10) days after written notice from the Company;

(iv)         The Executive intentionally takes any action that materially damages
the assets (including tangible and intangible assets, such as name or
reputation) of the Company; or

(v)          The Executive breaches this Agreement in any other material respect and
does not cure such breach (if curable) within ten (10) days after written
notice from the Company or, if notice and cure have previously taken place
regarding a similar breach, if the breach recurs.

For purposes of this Agreement, no act or failure to
act on the part of the Executive will be deemed “intentional” if it was due
primarily to an error in judgment or ordinary negligence, but will be deemed “intentional”
only if done or omitted to be done by the Executive not in good faith and
without reasonable belief that the Executive’s action or omission was in the
best interest of the Company.  Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Executive will not be deemed to have been terminated for “Cause”
hereunder unless and until there shall have been delivered to the Executive a
copy of a resolution duly adopted by the Board at a meeting of the Board called
and held for such purpose, after reasonable notice to the Executive and an
opportunity for the Executive, together with the Executive’s counsel (if the
Executive chooses to have counsel present at such meeting), to be heard before
the Board, finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board after
consultation with outside counsel, there is clear and convincing evidence that
the Executive had committed an act constituting “Cause” as herein defined and
specifying the particulars thereof in reasonable detail.  Nothing herein will limit the right of the
Executive or Executive’s beneficiaries to contest the validity or propriety of
any such determination.

(f)            “Change in Control”
means that during the Term any of the following events occurs:

(i)       any
individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2)
of the Exchange Act) (a “Person”) is or
becomes the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated
under the Exchange Act) of more than 33 1/3 % of the combined voting power
of the then-outstanding Voting Stock of the Company;

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(ii)      a
majority of the Board ceases to be comprised of Incumbent Directors; or

(iii)     the
consummation of a reorganization, merger, consolidation, plan of liquidation or
dissolution, recapitalization or sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company or the acquisition of the stock
or assets of another corporation, or other transaction (each, a “Business Transaction”), and as a result of which less than
fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting interests or securities of the
surviving or resulting entity immediately after the Business Transaction are
owned in the aggregate by the former shareholders of the Company, as the same
shall have existed immediately prior to such Business Transaction, in
substantially the same proportions as their ownership before such Business
Transaction.

(g)           “COBRA” means the Consolidated Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended, and as set forth in Code Section
4980B and Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA.

(h)           “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(i)            “Conflicting Organization” means, any person, entity or organization
engaged (or about to become engaged) in a business similar to, or that competes
with, the business of Labor Ready, including without limitation any person or
organization that provides any product, process or service that is similar to
or competes with any product, process or service provided by Labor Ready.  The term “Conflicting Organization”
specifically includes without limitation any person, entity or organization
that provides temporary and/or permanent staffing services in connection with
manual or skilled laborers or employees, including without limitation, for jobs
in construction, manufacturing, hospitality services, landscaping, warehousing,
agriculture, waste and recycling, transportation, event logistics, and retail.

(j)            “Continuation Period” means the period specified in Annex A.

(k)           “Employee Benefits” means the benefits
and service credit for benefits as provided under any and all employee
retirement income and welfare benefit policies, plans, programs or arrangements
in which the Executive is entitled to participate, including without limitation
any stock option, performance share, performance unit, stock purchase, stock
appreciation, savings, pension, supplemental executive retirement, or other
retirement income or welfare benefit, deferred compensation, incentive
compensation, group or other life, health, medical/hospital or other insurance
(whether funded by actual insurance or self-insured by the Company or a
Subsidiary), disability, salary continuation, expense reimbursement and other
employee benefit policies, plans, programs or arrangements that may now exist
or any equivalent successor policies, plans, programs or arrangements that may
be adopted hereafter by the Company or a Subsidiary, providing benefits and
service credit for benefits at least as great in the aggregate as are payable
thereunder immediately prior to a Change in Control.

(l)            “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended.

(m)          “Excess Parachute Payment” means a payment that creates an
obligation for Executive to pay excise taxes under Section 280G of the
Code or any successor provision thereto.

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(n)           “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

(o)           “Good Reason” means the occurrence of one or more of the
following events:

(i)            Failure to elect or reelect or otherwise to
maintain the Executive in the office or the position he had with the Company
immediately prior to a Change in Control, or a substantially equivalent or
better office or position than that which he had with the Company immediately
prior to the Change in Control in either such case with the Company, any legal
successor to the Company or, if the Company merges with or into another entity
with substantial operations, with respect to the business of the Company and
its Subsidiaries substantially as conducted immediately prior to the Change in
Control;

(ii)           Failure
of the Company to remedy any of the following within 10 calendar days after
receipt by the Company of written notice thereof from the Executive:  (A) a significant adverse change in the
nature or scope of the authorities, powers or functions attached to the
position with the Company which the Executive held immediately prior to the
Change in Control, (B) a reduction in the Executive’s Base Pay, (C) a
reduction in the Executive’s incentive or bonus pay opportunity, assuming 100%
achievement of the quantitatively measurable conditions to receipt of such
incentive or bonus pay, and all such qualitative conditions, in each case as
applicable to the Executive immediately prior to the Change in Control (such
amount, “Incentive Pay”), or (D) the
termination or denial of the Executive’s rights to Employee Benefits or a
reduction in the scope or value thereof, unless such termination or reduction
referred to in clauses (B), (C) or (D) applies on a substantially similar
basis to all executive officers of the Company and its parent entities;

(iii)          The
liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation or reorganization of the
Company or the transfer of all or substantially all of its business and/or
assets, unless the successor or successors (by liquidation, merger,
consolidation, reorganization, transfer or otherwise) to which all or
substantially all of its business and/or assets have been transferred (by
operation of law or otherwise) assumed all duties and obligations of the
Company under this Agreement pursuant to Section 15(a);

(iv)          The
Company requires the Executive to have Executive’s principal location of work
changed to any location that is in excess of 50 miles from the Executive’s
principal residence immediately prior to the Change in Control without
Executive’s prior written consent; or

(v)           Without
limiting the generality or effect of the foregoing, any material breach of this
Agreement or any Other Employment Agreement (as defined in Section 6) by the
Company or any successor thereto which is not remedied by the Company within 10
calendar days after receipt by the Company of written notice from the Executive
of such breach.

A termination of employment by the Executive for one of the reasons set
forth in clauses (i) - (v) above will not constitute “Good Reason” unless,
within the 60-day period immediately following the occurrence of such Good
Reason event, the Executive has given written notice to the Company specifying in
reasonable detail the event or events relied upon for such termination and the
Company has not remedied such event or events within 10 days of the
receipt of such

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notice.  The Company and the
Executive may mutually waive in writing any of the foregoing provisions with
respect to an event or events that otherwise would constitute Good Reason.

(p)           “Incumbent Directors” means the individuals who, as of the
date hereof, are Directors of the Company and any individual becoming a
Director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, nomination for election
by the Company’s shareholders, or appointment, was approved by a vote of at
least two-thirds of the then Incumbent Directors (either by a specific vote or
by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such person is named
as a nominee for director, without objection to such nomination); provided,
however, that an individual shall not be an Incumbent Director if such
individual’s election or appointment to the Board occurs as a result of an
actual or threatened election contest (as described in Rule 14a-12(c) of
the Exchange Act) with respect to the election or removal of Directors or other
actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a
Person other than the Board.

(q)           “Independent Directors”
means directors who qualify as “independent” directors under then-applicable
New York Stock Exchange rules applicable to compensation committees (whether or
not the Company’s securities continue to be listed for trading thereon).

(r)            “Non-Competition Period” and “Non-Solicitation
Period” means the period specified in Annex A. If Executive violates any of the covenants in
this Agreement, the Non-Competition Period and Non-Solicitation Period covered
by the covenants will automatically be extended by a length of time equal to
the time period during which such violation occurred.

(s)           “Other Agreement” means an agreement, contract or
understanding (including any option or equity plan or agreement) other than
this Agreement, heretofore or hereafter entered into by the Executive with the
Company or any Subsidiary.

(t)            “Other Employment Agreements” are defined in Section 6.

(u)           “Restricted Area” means a twenty-five (25) mile radius around
each Company branch at the time of termination and any location where the
Company has placed workers during the Executive’s employment.

(v)           “Restrictive Covenants” is defined in Sections 8 and 9.

(w)          “Severance Period” means the period of time commencing on the
date of the first occurrence of a Change in Control and continuing until the
earlier of (i) the third anniversary of the occurrence of the Change in
Control or (ii) the Executive’s death.

(x)            “Specified Employee” is defined in Section 4.

(y)           “Subsidiary” means an entity in which the Company directly or
indirectly beneficially owns 50% or more of the outstanding Voting Stock.

(z)            “Term” means the period commencing as of the date hereof and
expiring on the close of business on December 31, 2009; provided, however,
that (i) commencing on January 1, 2010 and each January 1
thereafter, the term of this Agreement will automatically be extended for an
additional year unless, not later than September 30 of the immediately
preceding year, the Company or the Executive shall have given notice that it or
the Executive, as the case may be, does not wish to have the Term extended;
(ii) if a Change in Control occurs

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during the Term,
the Term will expire on the last day of the Severance Period, provided that
such expiration shall have no effect if the Executive is terminated and is
entitled to the benefits provided in Section 4; and (iii) subject to
Section 3(c), if, prior to a Change in Control, the Executive ceases for
any reason to be a full-time employee of the Company, thereupon without further
action the Term shall be deemed to have expired and this Agreement will
immediately terminate and be of no further effect.

(aa)         “Termination Date” means the date on which the Executive’s
employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries terminates.  Termination Date shall be interpreted
consistent with the meaning of the term “separation from service” under Code
Section 409A (a)(s)(A)(i) and the regulations thereunder.

(bb)         “Triggering Termination” is defined in Section 4.

(cc)         “Voting Stock” means securities entitled to vote generally in
the election of directors.

(dd)         “Welfare Benefits” means Employee Benefits that are provided
under any “welfare plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA) of
the Company.

2.             Operation of Agreement.  This
Agreement will be effective and binding immediately upon its execution, but,
anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, except as provided
in Section 3(c), this Agreement will not be operative unless and until a
Change in Control occurs.  Upon the
occurrence of a Change in Control at any time during the Term, without further
action, this Agreement will become immediately operative.

3.             Termination Following a Change in
Control.

(a)           In
the event of the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Executive’s employment
may be terminated by the Company during the Severance Period (or pursuant to
Section 3(c)) and the Executive will be entitled to the benefits provided
by Section 4 unless such termination is the result of the occurrence of
one or more of the following events:

(i)            The
Executive’s death;

(ii)           If
the Executive becomes permanently disabled within the meaning of, and begins
actually to receive disability benefits pursuant to, the long-term disability
plan in effect for, or applicable to, the Executive immediately prior to the
Change in Control; or

(iii)          Cause.

If, during the Severance Period, the Executive’s employment is
terminated by the Company other than pursuant to Section 3(a)(i), 3(a)(ii)
or 3(a)(iii), the Executive will be entitled to the benefits provided by
Section 4, provided that Executive is and remains in full compliance with
the obligations in this Agreement and other covenants Executive has entered
into with Company, and satisfies the conditions precedent in Section 10.

(b)           In
the event of the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Executive may terminate
employment with the Company during the Severance Period for Good Reason with
the right to severance compensation as provided in Section 4 regardless of
whether any other

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reason, other than Cause,
for such termination exists or has occurred, including without limitation other
employment.

(c)           Anything
in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if a Change in Control
occurs and not more than 90 days prior to the date on which the Change in
Control occurs, the Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated by
the Company other than for Cause or the Executive terminates Executive’s employment
for Good Reason and Cause does not exist, such termination of employment will
be deemed to be a termination of employment after a Change in Control for
purposes of this Agreement if the Executive has reasonably demonstrated that
such termination of employment (i) was at the request of a third party who
has taken steps reasonably calculated to effect a Change in Control or
(ii) otherwise arose in connection with or in anticipation of a Change in
Control.

(d)           Nothing
in this Agreement will (i) be construed as creating an express or implied
contract of employment, changing the status of the Executive as an employee at
will, giving the Executive any right to be retained in the employ of the
Company, or giving the Executive the right to any particular level of compensation
or benefits or (ii) interfere in any way with the right of the Company to
terminate the employment of the Executive at any time with or without Cause,
subject in either case to the obligations of the Company under this Agreement.

4.             Severance Compensation.

(a)           Subject
to the conditions of this Agreement, if, following the occurrence of a Change
in Control, the Company terminates the Executive’s employment during the
Severance Period other than pursuant to Section 3(a)(i), 3(a)(ii) or
3(a)(iii), or if the Executive terminates Executive’s employment pursuant to
Section 3(b) any such termination, a (“Triggering
Termination”), the Company will pay to the Executive the amounts
described in Paragraph 1 of Annex A and will continue to provide to the
Executive the benefits described in Paragraph 2 of Annex A each for the
periods described therein; provided, however, that if such payment
or continued benefits would be considered deferred compensation subject to Code
Section 409A (e.g., the payment would occur at a time that is later than two
and one-half months after the year in which such payment became no longer
subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture) and the Executive is considered a “Specified Employee” for purposes of Code Section
409A(a)(2)(B)(i) and the regulations thereunder, payments of the amounts and
benefits described in Annex A that are subject to Code Section 409A and
which are otherwise payable will not be made until the earlier of (i) six (6)
months following the Executive’s Termination Date, or (ii) the Executive’s
death.

(b)           Without
limiting the rights of the Executive at law or in equity, if the Company fails
to make any payment or provide any benefit required to be made or provided
hereunder on a timely basis, the Company will pay interest on the amount or
value thereof at an annualized rate of interest equal to the “prime rate” as
set forth from time to time during the relevant period in The Wall Street
Journal “Money Rates” column, plus 200 basis points, compounded monthly,
or, if less, the maximum rate legally allowed. 
Such interest will be payable as it accrues on demand.  Any change in such prime rate will be
effective on and as of the date of such change.

(c)           
Subject to Section 5, if there is a Triggering Termination, the Company will
pay in cash to the Executive a lump sum amount equal to the sum of (i) any
unpaid incentive compensation that has been earned, accrued, allocated or
awarded to the Executive for any performance period ending prior to a
Triggering Termination (regardless of whether payment of

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such compensation
is contingent on the continuing performance of services by the Executive), plus
(ii) the value of any annual bonus or long-term incentive pay earned,
accrued, allocated or awarded with respect to the Executive’s service during
the performance period or periods that includes the date on which the Change in
Control occurred.  Such payment will be
made on or within fifteen (15) days after the latter of (x) five business
days after the date the Company (or successor) has all of the information
necessary to calculate the amount of the payment, (y) within five business
days after a Triggering Termination, and (z) in the case of a payout that is
subject to Code Section 409A and the Executive is a Specified Employee, six (6)
months after a Triggering Termination. 
In the case of clauses (i) and (ii), any applicable vesting
requirements will be disregarded.  In the
case of clause (ii), the amount will be calculated at the plan target or
payout rate, prorated on the basis of the number of days of the Executive’s participation
during the applicable performance period to which the incentive pay related
divided by the aggregate number of days in such performance period, taking into
account service rendered through the payment date.  All payments made under this Agreement are
less applicable tax withholdings.

(d)           If
there is a Triggering Termination, all stock options, restricted stock and any other
equity award shall become fully vested as of the date of termination notwithstanding
the presence or absence of any provision in any Other Agreement executed in
connection with the grant of such award.

5.             Limitations on Payments and
Benefits.

Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement or
any Other Agreement to the contrary, if any amount or benefit to be paid or
provided under this Agreement or any Other Agreement would be an Excess
Parachute Payment (including after taking into account the value, to the
maximum extent permitted by Section 280G of the Code, of the Restricted Covenants),
but for the application of this sentence, then the payments and benefits to be
paid or provided under this Agreement and any Other Agreement will be reduced
to the minimum extent necessary (but in no event to less than zero) so that no
portion of any such payment or benefit, as so reduced, constitutes an Excess
Parachute Payment; provided, however, that the foregoing reduction will not be
made if such reduction would result in Executive receiving an After-Tax Amount
less than 90% of the After-Tax Amount of the severance payments he or she would
have received under Section 4 or under any Other Agreement without regard
to this clause. Whether requested by the Executive or the Company, the
determination of whether any reduction in such payments or benefits to be
provided under this Agreement or otherwise is required pursuant to the
preceding sentence, and the value to be assigned to the Executive’s Restricted
Covenants hereof for purposes of determining the amount, if any, of the Excess
Parachute Payment will be made at the expense of the Company by the Company’s
independent accountants or benefits consultant.  The fact that the Executive’s right to
payments or benefits may be reduced by reason of the limitations contained in
this Section 5 will not of itself limit or otherwise affect any other rights
of the Executive pursuant to this Agreement or any Other Agreement.  In the event that any payment or benefit
intended to be provided is required to be reduced pursuant to this
Section 5, the Executive will be entitled to designate the payments and/or
benefits to be so reduced in order to give effect to this Section 5.  The Company will provide the Executive with
all information reasonably requested by the Executive to permit the Executive
to make such designation.  In the event
that the Executive fails to make such designation within 10 business days after
receiving notice from the Company of a reduction under this Section 5, the
Company may effect such reduction in any manner it deems appropriate.

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6.             No Mitigation Obligation; Other
Agreements.

(a)           The Company
hereby acknowledges that it will be difficult and may be impossible for the
Executive to find reasonably comparable employment following the Termination
Date.  Accordingly, the payment of the
severance compensation by the Company to the Executive in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement is hereby acknowledged by the Company to be reasonable,
and the Executive will not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment
provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor will
any profits, income, earnings or other benefits from any source whatsoever
create any mitigation, offset, reduction or any other obligation on the part of
the Executive hereunder or otherwise, except as expressly provided in
Paragraph 2(C) of Annex A.

(b)           A
termination of employment pursuant to Section 3(a), 3(b) or 3(c) will not
affect any rights that the Executive may have pursuant to any agreement,
policy, plan, program or arrangement of the Company or Subsidiary providing
Employee Benefits, which rights will be governed by the terms thereof.  To the extent that the Executive receives
payments by reason of his or her termination of employment pursuant to any
other employment or severance agreement or employee plan (collectively, “Other Employment Agreements”), the amounts otherwise
receivable under Section 4 will be reduced by the amounts actually paid
pursuant to the Other Employment Agreements, but not below zero, to avoid
duplication of payments so that the total amount payable or value of benefits
receivable hereunder and under the Other Employment Agreements is not less than
the amounts so payable or value so receivable had such benefits been paid in
full hereunder.  The purpose of this
Section 6(b) is to avoid duplication of, but not to limit, payments or
benefits, so this Section 6(b) may not be interpreted as being intended to
assure that, in circumstances in which a payment would otherwise be due under
Section 4, the total amounts received by the Executive or value of
benefits provided to him or her will in no event be less than those payable or
to be provided hereunder.

7.             Legal Fees and Expenses.

It is the intent of the Company that, except for
those rights and obligations pursuant to Section 8, the Executive not be
required to incur legal fees and the related expenses associated with the
interpretation, enforcement or defense of the Executive’s rights in connection
with any dispute arising under this Agreement because the cost and expense
thereof would substantially detract from the benefits intended to be extended
to the Executive hereunder.  Accordingly,
if it should appear to the Executive that the Company has failed to comply with
any of its obligations under this Agreement or in the event that the Company or
any other person takes or threatens to take any action to declare this
Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any proceeding designed to deny,
or to recover from, the Executive the benefits provided or intended to be
provided to the Executive hereunder, the Company irrevocably authorizes the
Executive from time to time to retain counsel of Executive’s choice, at the
expense of the Company as hereafter provided, to advise and represent the
Executive in connection with any such dispute or proceeding.  Without respect to whether the Executive
prevails, in whole or in part, in connection with any of the foregoing, the
Company will pay and be solely financially responsible for any and all
reasonable attorneys’ and related fees and expenses incurred by the Executive
in connection with any of the foregoing; provided that, in regard to such
matters, the Executive has not acted in bad faith or with no colorable claim of
success.  Such payments will be made
within five business days after delivery of the Executive’s written requests
for payment, accompanied by such evidence of fees and expenses incurred as the
Company may reasonably require.

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8.             Duty of Loyalty;  Non-Competition;
Non-Solicitation and Non-Disclosure and Protection of Confidential Information.

(a)           Duty of Loyalty.  Executive agrees to devote all time that is
reasonably necessary to execute and complete Executive’s duties to
Company.  During the time necessary to
execute Executive’s duties, Executive agrees to devote Executive’s full and
undivided time, energy, knowledge, skill and ability to Company’s business, to
the exclusions of all other business and sideline interests, unless first
authorized, in writing, by a proper representative of Company. Because of the
agreement in the preceding sentence, during Executive’s employment with
Company, Executive also agrees not to be employed or provide any type of
services, whether as an advisor, consultant, independent contractor or
otherwise in any capacity elsewhere unless first authorized, in writing, by a
proper representative of Company.  In no
event will Executive allow other activities to conflict or interfere with
Executive’s duties to Company.  Executive
agrees to faithfully and diligently perform all duties to the best of Executive’s
ability.  Executive recognizes that the
services to be rendered under this Agreement require certain training, skills
and experience, and that this Agreement is entered into for the purpose of
obtaining such service for Company.  Upon
request, Executive agrees to provide Company with any information which
Executive possesses and which will be of benefit to Company.  Executive agrees to perform Executive’s
duties in a careful, safe, loyal and prudent manner.  Executive agrees to conduct him/herself in a
way which will be a credit to Labor Ready’s reputation and interests, and to
otherwise fulfill all fiduciary and other duties Executive has to Company.

(b)           Non-Competition.  During the term of this Agreement and for the Non-Competition Period
(as defined above and in Annex A) immediately following the termination of
employment with or without Cause or Good Reason, so long as the Company
continues to carry on at least substantially the same business:

(i)            Executive
shall not, directly or indirectly, in any Business Area, engage in, work for,
provide services to, own, manage, operate, control or otherwise engage or
participate in, or be connected as an owner, partner, principal, creditor,
salesman, guarantor, advisor, member of the board of directors of, employee of,
independent contractor of, or consultant to, any Conflicting
Organization.  The restrictions in this
Section 8 (b) include without limitation the solicitation on behalf of a
Conflicting Organization of any Client located in any Business Area (e.g., Executive
may not on behalf of a Conflicting Organization solicit a Client located within
a Business Area by telephoning the Client from a site located outside the
Business Area).

(ii)           Executive shall not, directly or indirectly,
in any Business Area, engage in, work for, provide services to, own, manage, operate,
control or otherwise engage or participate in, or be connected as an owner,
partner, principal, creditor, salesman, guarantor, advisor, member of the board
of directors of, employee of, independent contractor of, or consultant
to, any Client.

(iii)          Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
Section 8 (a) and the restrictions set forth therein, Executive may own
securities in any publicly held corporation that is covered by the restrictions
set forth in Section 8(b), but only to the extent that Executive does not
own, of record or beneficially, more than 5% of the outstanding beneficial
ownership of such corporation.

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(c)           Non-Solicitation/Non-Interference with
Employees/Candidates.  Executive acknowledges that Labor Ready has a
legitimate protectable interest in maintaining a stable and undisrupted
workforce.  During the term of this
Agreement and for the Non-Solicitation Period (as defined above and in Annex A)
immediately following the termination of employment with or without Cause or
Good Reason, so long as the Company continues to carry on at least
substantially the same business:

(i)            Executive shall not, directly or indirectly,
on behalf of himself/herself, or on behalf of any other person, entity, or
organization, employ, solicit for employment, or otherwise seek to employ or
retain any Colleague, or in any way assist or facilitate any such employment,
solicitation, or retention effort.

(ii)           Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, engage in any conduct
intended or reasonably calculated to induce or urge any Colleague to
discontinue, in whole or in part, his/her employment relationship with Labor
Ready.

(iii)          Executive shall not directly or indirectly, on behalf of
himself/herself, or on behalf of any other person, entity, or organization,
initiate contact with any Candidate for the purpose of employing, soliciting
for employment, or otherwise seeking to employ or retain any Candidate.

(d)           Non-Solicitation/Non-Interference
with Clients.  During the term of this Agreement and for the
Non-Solicitation Period (as defined above and in Annex A) immediately following
the termination of employment with or without Cause or Good Reason, so long as
the Company continues to carry on at least substantially the same business:

(i)            Executive shall not, directly or indirectly,
solicit any Client for the purpose of providing temporary and/or permanent
staffing services on behalf of a Conflicting Organization.  Employee’s agreement “not to solicit” as set
forth in this Section 8(d) means that Executive shall not, either directly or
indirectly, for any reason, initiate any contact or communication with any
Client for the purpose of soliciting, inviting, encouraging, recommending or
requesting any Client to do business with Executive and/or a Conflicting Organization
in connection with the provision of temporary and/or permanent staffing
services.

(ii)  Executive
shall not, directly or indirectly, engage in any conduct intended or reasonably
calculated to induce or urge any Client to discontinue, in whole or in part,
its patronage or business relationship with Labor Ready.

(iii)  Executive
shall not, directly or indirectly, accept any business from, or do any business
with, any Client in connection with the provision of temporary and/or permanent
staffing services.

(e)           Non-Disclosure and Non-Use and other Protection of
Confidential Information.

(i)            In
connection with Executive’s duties, Executive may have access to some or all of
Labor Ready’s “Confidential Information,” whether original, duplicated,
computerized, memorized, handwritten, or in any other form, and all information
contained therein, including, without limitation: (a) the ideas, methods,
techniques, formats, specifications, procedures, designs, strategies, systems,
processes, data and software products which are unique to Labor Ready;
(b) all of Labor Ready’s business plans, 
present, future or potential customers or clients

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(including the
names, addresses and any other information concerning any customer or client),
marketing, marketing strategies, pricing and financial information, research,
training, know-how, operations, processes, products, inventions, business
practices, databases and information contained therein, its wage rates,
margins, mark-ups, finances, banking, books, records, contracts, agreements,
principals, vendors, suppliers, contractors, employees, applicants, Candidates,
skill sets of applicants, skill sets of Candidates, marketing methods, costs,
prices, price structures, methods for calculating and/or determining prices,
contractual relationships, business relationships, compensation paid to
employees and/or contractors, and/or other terms of employment, employee
evaluations, and/or employee skill sets; (c) the content of all of Labor
Ready’s operations, sales and training manuals; (d) all other information
now in existence or later developed which is similar to the foregoing;
(e) all information which is marked as confidential or explained to be
confidential or which, by its nature, is confidential or otherwise constitutes
the intellectual property or proprietary information of Labor Ready; and/or (f)
any of Labor Ready’s “trade secrets”. 
For the purposes of this Section 8, all references to, and agreements
regarding, Confidential Information or Confidential Information of Labor Ready
also apply to Confidential Information belonging to any affiliate of Labor
Ready, and to any confidential or proprietary information of third party
clients that Labor Ready has an obligation to keep confidential.  Executive’s covenants in this Section 8 shall
protect affiliates and clients of Labor Ready to the same extent that they
protect Labor Ready. Confidential Information shall not include any portion of
the foregoing which (i) is or becomes generally available to the public in
any manner or form through no fault of Employee, or (ii) is approved for
Employee’s disclosure or use by the express written consent of the Chief
Executive Officer of Labor Ready, Inc.

(ii)           Executive
agrees and acknowledges that all Confidential Information is to be held in confidence
and is the sole and exclusive property of Labor Ready and/or its affiliates or
clients.  Executive recognizes the
importance of protecting the confidentiality and secrecy of Confidential
Information.  Executive agrees to use
Executive’s best efforts to protect Confidential Information from unauthorized
disclosure to others.  Executive
understands that protecting Confidential Information from unauthorized
disclosure is critically important to Labor Ready’s success and competitive
advantage, and that the unauthorized use or disclosure of Confidential
Information would greatly damage Labor Ready. 
Executive recognizes and agrees that taking and using Confidential
Information, including trade secrets, by memory is no different from taking it
on paper or in some other tangible form, and that all of such conduct is
prohibited.  Executive agrees that, prior
to use or disclosure, Executive will request clarification from Labor Ready’s
legal department if Executive is at all uncertain as to whether any information
or materials are “Confidential Information.”

(iii)          During
Executive’s employment and in perpetuity after the termination of Executive’s
employment for any or no cause or reason, Executive agrees:  (a) not to use (or allow others to wrongfully
use) any Confidential Information for the benefit of any person (including,
without limitation, Executive’s benefit) or entity other than Labor Ready; and
(b) not to, except as necessary or appropriate for Executive to perform
Executive’s job responsibilities, disclose (or allow others to wrongfully
disclose) any Confidential Information to others or download or make copies of
any Confidential Information without Company’s written consent, or remove any
such records from the offices of Labor Ready except for the sole purpose of
conducting business on behalf of Labor Ready.  
If at any time Executive ever believes that any person has received or
disclosed or intends to receive or disclose Confidential Information without
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(iv)          At
any time during Executive’s employment upon Company’s request, and at the end
of Executive’s employment with Company, even without Company’s request,
Executive covenants, agrees to, and shall immediately return to Labor Ready, at
its headquarters in Tacoma, Washington, all Confidential Information as defined
herein, and all other material and records of any kind concerning Labor Ready’s
business, and all other property of Company that Executive may possess or
control.

(v)           At
all times, Executive agrees not to directly or indirectly take, possess,
download, allow others to take or possess or download, provide to others,
delete or destroy or allow others to delete or destroy, any of Labor Ready’s
Confidential Information or other property, other than in the normal course of
business.

(f)            Representations and Acknowledgments of Executive.  
Executive represents and warrants that:

(i)            Executive is familiar with the covenants not
to compete and not to solicit or interfere with Clients, Candidates and
employees, and to protect, not disclose and not use Confidential Information
set forth in Sections 8 (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this Agreement;

(ii)           Labor Ready has a legitimate business interest in enforcement of the
restrictions contained in this Section 8, including without limitation, Labor
Ready’s need to protect the goodwill of Labor Ready, its investment in training
of Executive, the client relationships of Labor Ready, the stability of Labor
Ready’s workforce, and the confidentiality of Labor Ready’s business
information, and that of its affiliates and customers/clients and other
legitimate interests;

(iii)          Executive is fully aware of Executive’s
obligations under this Agreement, including, without limitation, the length of
time, scope and geographic coverage of these covenants and has had an
opportunity to consult an attorney. 
Executive agrees that these covenants and obligations are necessary to
protect Company’s Confidential Information, and Company’s legitimate business
interests and other legitimate interests, in view of Executive’s key role with
each branch of Company and its affiliates and the extent of confidential and
proprietary information about the entire Company and its affiliates and clients
to which Executive has information.  Company and Executive agree that the provisions of this Section 8 do not
impose an undue hardship on Executive
and are not injurious to the public; that they are necessary to protect the
business of Company and its affiliates and
clients; that the nature of Executive’s
responsibilities with Company under
this Agreement and Executive’s former
responsibilities with Company provide and/or have provided Executive with access to Confidential
Information that is valuable and confidential to Company; that Company
would not enter into this Agreement if Executive
did not agree to the provisions of this Section 8; that this Section 8 is
reasonable in its terms and that consideration supports this Agreement,
including, without limit, Section 8.

(iv)          Executive understands that the identity of
Labor Ready’s Clients sometimes may be ascertainable by observation or through
publicly available resources. 
Nonetheless, Executive acknowledges that as a result of Executive’s
employment with Labor Ready, Executive will be acting as a representative of
Labor Ready and will be utilizing Labor Ready’s assets, resources and will be
benefiting from Labor Ready’s goodwill, name recognition, reputation, and
experience in regard to these Clients, and Executive will gain Confidential
Information about these Clients, and consequently, the covenants set forth
above are reasonable and necessary to protect Labor Ready’s legitimate business
interests.

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(v)           The
covenants set forth above are independent of any other provision of this Agreement.  Executive agrees that they will be
enforceable whether or not Executive has any claim against Company.  Executive and Company agree that this
Agreement should be interpreted in the way that provides the maximum protection
to Company’s business interests and Confidential Information.

(vi)          Executive
acknowledges that if Executive violates any of the foregoing covenants, the
damage to Company will be such that Company is not likely to be made whole with
a monetary award.  Therefore, Executive
agrees that if Executive violates or threatens to violate any such covenant,
Company will be entitled to a temporary restraining order, a preliminary
injunction and/or a permanent injunction, in addition to any and all other
legal or equitable remedies available under law and equity.

9.             Nondisparagement.  At all times during the Executive’s employment with Company and
following termination of that employment by either Executive or Company,
Executive will not publicly disparage Company or its Subsidiaries or any of their
respective directors, officers or employees.  
Executive will not be in breach of this provision by providing
information as required by law or legal compulsion.

10.          Waiver and Release.  As a
condition precedent to receiving any payments and benefits under this Agreement,
the Executive shall execute (and not later revoke) the Waiver and Release
Agreement attached as Annex B or a form otherwise acceptable to Company on or
within thirty (30) days after written request. 
The Company shall have no obligation to make any payments or provide any
benefits to the Executive hereunder unless and until the effective date of the
Waiver and Release Agreement, as defined therein.

11.          Employment Rights.  Nothing
expressed or implied in this Agreement does or will create any right or duty on
the part of the Company or the Executive to have the Executive remain in the
employment of the Company or any Subsidiary prior to or following any Change in
Control.

12.          Withholding of Taxes.  The
Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement all federal,
state, city or other taxes as the Company is required to withhold pursuant to
any applicable law, regulation or ruling.

13.          Successors and Binding Agreement.

(a)           The
Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase,
merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise) to all or substantially all
of the business or assets of the Company, by agreement in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Executive, expressly to assume and agree to
perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent the Company
would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.  This Agreement will be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the Company and any successor to the Company, including
without limitation any persons acquiring directly or indirectly all or
substantially all of the business or assets of the Company whether by purchase,
merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise (and such successor will
thereafter be deemed the “Company” for the purposes of this Agreement), but
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(b)           This
Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive’s
personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors,
heirs, distributees and legatees.

(c)           This
Agreement is personal in nature and neither of the parties hereto will, without
the consent of the other, assign, transfer or delegate this Agreement or any
rights or obligations hereunder except as expressly provided in Sections 15(a)
and 15(b). Executive hereby consents to any such assignment as expressly
provided in Sections 15(a) and 15(b). Without limiting the generality or
effect of the foregoing, the Executive’s right to receive payments hereunder
will not be assignable, transferable or delegable, whether by pledge, creation
of a security interest, or otherwise, other than by a transfer by Executive’s
will or by the laws of descent and distribution and, in the event of any
attempted assignment or transfer contrary to this Section 15(c), the
Company will have no liability to pay any amount so attempted to be assigned,
transferred or delegated.

14.          Notices.  For all purposes of this Agreement, all
communications, including without limitation notices, consents, requests or
approvals, required or permitted to be given hereunder will be in writing and
will be deemed to have been duly given when hand delivered or dispatched by
electronic facsimile transmission (with receipt thereof orally confirmed), or
five business days after having been mailed by United States registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or three business
days after having been sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier
service such as FedEx, DHL or UPS, addressed to the Company (to the attention
of the Secretary of the Company) at its principal executive office and to the
Executive at Executive’s principal residence, or to such other address as any
party may have furnished to the other in writing and in accordance herewith,
except that notices of changes of address will be effective only upon receipt.

15.          Governing Law.  The validity, interpretation, construction
and performance of this Agreement will be governed by and construed in
accordance with the substantive laws of the State of Washington and federal
law, without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws of such State,
except as expressly provided herein.

16.          Dispute Resolution;
Arbitration; Exigent Relief; Venue and Consent to Jurisdiction. 
Company and Executive agree that any claim arising out of or relating to
this Agreement, or the breach of this Agreement, or Executive’s application,
employment, or termination of employment, shall be submitted to and resolved by
binding arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act.  Company and Executive agree that all claims
shall be submitted to arbitration including, but not limited to, claims based
on any alleged violation of Title VII or any other federal or state laws;
claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination,
compensation due or violation of civil rights; or any claim based in tort,
contract, or equity.  Any arbitration
between Company and Executive will be administered by the American Arbitration
Association under its Employment Arbitration Rules then in effect.  The award entered by the arbitrator will be
based solely upon the law governing the claims and defenses pleaded, and will
be final and binding in all respects. 
Judgment on the award may be entered in any court having
jurisdiction.  In any such arbitration,
neither Executive nor Company shall be entitled to join or consolidate claims
in arbitration or arbitrate any claim as a representative or member of a
class.  Company agrees to pay for the
arbiter’s fees where required by law.  In
any claim or jurisdiction where this agreement to arbitrate is not enforced,
Company and Executive waive any right either may have to bring or join a class
action or representative action, and further waive any right either may have
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Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
Agreement regarding dispute resolution, including this Section 16, Executive
agrees that Executive’s violation or breach, or threatened violation or breach,
of any provision of Sections 8 of this Agreement (“Duty of Loyalty; Non-Competition;
Non-Solicitation and Non-Disclosure and Protection of Confidential Information”)
and/or Executive’s violation or breach, or threatened violation or breach, of
other provisions of this Agreement which otherwise place Company in peril that
cannot be readily remedied by monetary damages, would cause Company irreparable
harm which would not be adequately compensated by monetary damages and that a
temporary and/or preliminary or permanent injunction may be granted by any
court or courts having jurisdiction (subject to the venue provision below),
restraining the Executive from violation or breach of the terms of this Agreement.  The preceding sentence shall not be construed
to limit Company from any other relief or damages to which it may be entitled
as a result of the Executive’s breach of any provision of this Agreement.

Where the parties have mutually waived their right to arbitration in
writing or have not yet sought to enforce their right to compel arbitration, or
where a temporary and/or preliminary or permanent injunction may be necessary
to protect the interests of Company, venue for any legal action in connection with
this Agreement will be limited exclusively to the Washington State Superior
Court for Pierce County, or the United States District Court for the Western
District of Washington at Tacoma, or a proper superior court or United State
District Court in the jurisdiction in which Executive last worked, or where
Executive is engaged in violating the Agreement.  Executive and Company agree that the choice
of venue lies solely in the discretion of Company.  Executive agrees to submit to the personal
jurisdiction of the courts identified herein, and agrees to waive any objection
to personal jurisdiction in these courts, including but not limited to any
claim that any such suit, action or proceeding has been brought in an
inconvenient forum.

17.          Validity.  The provisions of this Agreement are intended
to be severable from each other.  No
provision will be invalid because another provision is ruled invalid or
unenforceable.  If any provision of this
Agreement or the application of any provision hereof to any person or
circumstance is held invalid, unenforceable or otherwise illegal, the remainder
of this Agreement and the application of such provision to any other person or
circumstance will not be affected, and the provision so held to be invalid,
unenforceable or otherwise illegal will be reformed to the extent (and only to
the extent) necessary to make it enforceable, valid or legal.  If any covenant in Section 8 should be deemed
invalid, illegal or unenforceable because its time, geographical area, or
restricted activity, is considered excessive, such covenant will be modified to
the minimum extent necessary to render the modified covenant valid, legal and
enforceable.

18.          Integration.  Except with respect to Labor Ready’s Non-Competition Agreement, and Executive
Employment Agreement (all provided herewith) (i) no promises or other
communications made by either Company or Executive are intended to be, or are,
binding unless they are set forth in this Agreement; and (ii) this Agreement
contains the entire agreement between the parties and replaces and supersedes
any prior agreements, including Other Employment Agreement(s).  No provision of this Agreement may be
modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is
agreed to in writing signed by the Executive and an appropriate representative
of the Company.  This Agreement will be
binding upon Executive’s heirs, executors, administrators and other legal
representatives.

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19.          Miscellaneous.  No waiver by either party hereto at any time
of any breach by the other party hereto or compliance with any condition or
provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party will be deemed
a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at
any prior or subsequent time.  The
headings used in this Agreement are intended for convenience or reference only
and will not in any manner amplify, limit, modify or otherwise be used in the
construction or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.  References to Sections are to Sections of
this Agreement.  References to Paragraphs
are to Paragraphs of an Annex to this Agreement.  Any reference in this Agreement to a
provision of a statute, rule or regulation will also include any successor
provision thereto.

20.          Survival.  Notwithstanding any provision of this
Agreement to the contrary, the parties’ respective rights and obligations under
Sections 3(c), 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13(a), 13(b), 15, 16, 20 and 22
will survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement or the termination
of the Executive’s employment following a Change in Control for any reason
whatsoever.

21.          Beneficiaries.  The Executive will be entitled to select (and
change, to the extent permitted under any applicable law) a beneficiary or
beneficiaries to receive any compensation or benefit payable hereunder
following the Executive’s death, and may change such election, in either case
by giving the Company written notice thereof in accordance with Section 16.  In the event of the Executive’s death or a
judicial determination of the Executive’s incompetence, reference in this
Agreement to the “Executive” will be deemed, where appropriate, to be the
Executive’s beneficiary, estate or other legal representative.

22.          Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original but all of which
together will constitute one and the same agreement.

23.          Section 409A of the Code.  To the extent applicable, it
is intended that this Agreement comply with the provisions of Section 409A
of the Code.  This Agreement will be
administered in a manner consistent with this intent, and any provision that
would cause the Agreement to fail to satisfy Section 409A of the Code will
have no force and effect until amended to comply with Section 409A of the
Code (which amendment may be retroactive to the extent permitted by
Section 409A of the Code and may be made by the Company without the
consent of the Executive).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this
Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

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ANNEX A

SEVERANCE COMPENSATION, ETC.

(1)           An
amount equal to two times the sum of (A) Base Pay (at the rate in effect
for the year in which the Termination Date occurs), plus (B) Incentive Pay
(in an amount equal to target bonus immediately prior to the Change in
Control or, if such target shall not have been established or shall be reduced
after a Change in Control, the highest aggregate Incentive Pay earned in any of
the three fiscal years immediately preceding the year in which the Change in
Control occurred) shall be payable as follows: (i) fifty percent (50%) of such
amount shall be payable within 5 business days after a Termination Date and
(ii) fifty percent (50%) of such amount shall be payable in equal monthly
installments over the Non-Competition Period.

(2)           (A)          For any Welfare Benefits that the Executive was receiving or entitled
to receive immediately prior to the Termination Date (or, if greater,
immediately prior to the reduction, termination or denial described in
Section 1(o)(ii)) that are considered to be “reimbursement arrangements”
covered under Proposed Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iv)(A) (or
its successor when final 409A regulations become effective):

(i)            for
a period of the lesser of 18 months following the Termination Date or the
Non-Competition Period (the “Continuation Period”),
subject to subpart (ii) below and the last two sentences of this subpart (i),
the Company will arrange to provide the Executive with Welfare Benefits
substantially similar to those that the Executive was receiving or entitled to
receive immediately prior to the Termination Date (or, if greater, immediately
prior to the reduction, termination, or denial described in
Section 1(o)(ii)) except that the level of any such Welfare Benefits to be
provided to the Executive may be reduced in the event of a corresponding
reduction generally applicable to all similarly situated recipients of or
participants in such Welfare Benefits. 
If and to the extent that any benefit described in this
Paragraph 2(A) cannot reasonably be paid or provided under any policy,
plan, program or arrangement of the Company or any Subsidiary, as the case may
be, nor through the purchase of a conversion or other individual insurance
policy or policies for the Executive and, if applicable, the Executive’s
dependents, or if it would be less expensive for the Company to pay the amount
set forth in subpart (ii) below rather than to pay or provide continued
coverage for any such benefit, then the Company will pay the amount set forth
in subpart (ii) below.  With respect to
group medical and dental coverage, the Company may in its discretion choose to
provide continued coverage through the payment of the cost of continued
coverage pursuant to COBRA for the Executive and the Executive’s dependents
under a group medical and dental plan sponsored by the Company, a Subsidiary or
other affiliate of Company (as appropriate) until the earlier of the end of the
Continuation Period or the date the Executive or dependent ceases to be
eligible for COBRA.

(ii)           the
Company will pay to the Executive a lump sum cash amount equal to the
difference between (1) the present value of the continuation of such
benefits for the Continuation Period and (2) the present value of the
benefits the Executive will receive under Paragraph 2(A)(i).  The payment will be made within thirty (30)
days after the Termination Date unless the payment is subject to Code Section
409A and the Executive is a specified employee under Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i),
in which case it will be made six (6) months after the Termination Date.  The payment will be reduced by applicable tax
withholdings.

(B)           For
any Welfare Benefits that the Executive was receiving or entitled to receive
immediately prior to the Termination Date (or, if greater, immediately prior to
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reduction,
termination, or denial described in Section 1(o)(ii)) that are not
considered to be “reimbursement arrangements” covered under Proposed Treasury
Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iv)(A) (or its successor once final 409A
regulations become effective), the Company shall pay to the Executive a cash
lump sum in an amount equal to the present value of the continuation of such
benefits for the Continuation Period. 
The payment will be made within thirty (30) days after the Termination
Date unless the payment is subject to Code Section 409A and the Executive is a
specified employee under Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), in which case it will
be made six (6) months after the Termination Date.  The payment will be reduced by applicable tax
withholdings.

(C)           Welfare
Benefits otherwise receivable by the Executive pursuant to this
Paragraph 2 will be reduced to the extent comparable Welfare Benefits are
actually received by the Executive from another employer during the
Continuation Period following the Executive’s Termination Date, and any such
Welfare Benefits actually received by the Executive will be reported by the
Executive to the Company.

(3)           The “Non-Competition Period” contemplated by Section 8 and
this Annex A will be twenty-four months from the Termination Date.

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ANNEX B

RELEASE OF CLAIMS

This Release of Claims (“Release”)
is hereby executed by   (“the Executive”)
in accordance with the Change in Control Agreement between the Executive and
Labor Ready, Inc. (“the Company”), dated                            ,
2006 (“CIC Agreement”).

RECITALS

A.            The Company and the Executive are parties to
the CIC Agreement.

B.             The CIC Agreement provides for certain
payments and benefits to the Executive upon termination of the Executive’s
employment under certain circumstances, provided that the Executive signs and
delivers to the Company upon such termination a Release in substantially the
form of this Release.

C.             The Executive desires for the Company
to make payments in accordance with the CIC Agreement and therefore executes
this Release.

TERMS

1.             Waiver, Release and Covenant.  On
behalf of the Executive and the Executive’s marital community, heirs,
executors, administrators and assigns, the Executive expressly waives,
releases, discharges and acquits any and all claims against the Company and its
present, former and future affiliates, related entities, predecessors,
successors and assigns, and all of their present, former and future officers,
directors, stockholders, employees, agents, partners, and members, in their
individual and representative capacities (collectively “Released
Parties”) that arise from or relate to the Executive’s employment
with the Company and/or the termination of such employment (“Released Claims”). 
This waiver and release includes any and all Released Claims (including
claims to attorneys’ fees), damages, causes of action or disputes, whether
known or unknown, based upon acts or omissions occurring or that could be
alleged to have occurred before the execution of this Release.  Released Claims include, without limitation,
claims for wages, employee benefits, and damages of any kind whatsoever arising
out of any: contract, express or implied, including without limitation the CIC
Agreement; tort; discrimination; wrongful termination; any federal, state,
local or other governmental statute or ordinance, including, without
limitation, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the Age
Discrimination in CIC Act, as amended (“ADEA”); the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; and any other legal limitation
on the employment relationship.  The
Executive also covenants and promises never to file, press or join in any
complaint or lawsuit for personal relief or any amounts of any nature based on
any Released Claim and agrees that any such claim, if filed by the Executive,
shall be dismissed, except that this covenant and promise does not apply to any
claim of the Executive challenging the validity of this Release in connection
with claims arising under the ADEA and/or the Older Workers’ Benefit Protection
Act of 1990 (“OWBPA”).  The Executive
represents and warrants that he is the sole owner of all Released Claims and
has not assigned, transferred, or otherwise disposed of the Executive’s right
or interest in those matters. 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this waiver and release does not apply to
claims that arise after the date that the release is executed, claims to vested
benefits under ERISA, workers’ compensation claims or any other claims that may
not be released under this Release in accordance with applicable law.

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2.             Acknowledgment of Sufficiency of
Consideration.  The Executive acknowledges and agrees that in
the absence of the Executive’s execution of this Release, the Company is not
obligated to provide the Executive with the payment and benefits described in
Annex A of the CIC Agreement, and that the payment and benefits set forth in
Annex A of the CIC Agreement are adequate consideration for the covenants and
release herein.

3.             Covenants and Obligations under
CIC Agreement.  Nothing in this Release supersedes or
restricts any obligations that the Executive owes to the Company, including,
without limitation, the obligation to protect the Company’s interests in
confidential information and trade secrets and inventions under the CIC
Agreement and/or under applicable law. 
Executive agrees to comply with all covenants that Executive has entered
into with Company.

4.             Review and Revocation Period.  The
Executive has a period of seven (7) calendar days after delivering this Release
to the Company to revoke this Release. 
To revoke, the Executive must deliver a notice revoking his agreement to
this Release to the CEO of the Company. 
This Release shall become effective on the eighth day after delivery of
this executed Release by the Executive to the Company (“Effective
Date”), provided that the Executive has not revoked the
Release.  The Company shall have no
obligation to provide the Executive with any payment or benefits as described
in the CIC Agreement if the Executive revokes this Release.

5.             Governing Law.  This
Release shall be interpreted in accordance with the law of the State of
Washington, without regard to the conflicts of law provisions of such laws.

6.             Severability.  If
any provision of this Release constitutes a violation of any law or is or
becomes unenforceable or void, then such provision, to the extent only that it
is in violation of law, unenforceable or void, shall be deemed modified to the
extent necessary so that it is no longer in violation of law, unenforceable or
void, and such provision will be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by
law.  If such modification is not
possible, such provision, to the extent that it is in violation of law,
unenforceable or void, shall be deemed severable from the remaining provisions
of this Release, which shall remain binding.

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7.             Knowing and Voluntary Agreement.  the
Executive hereby warrants and represents that (a) the Executive has carefully
read this Release and finds that it is written in a manner that he understands;
(b) the Executive knows the contents hereof; (c) the Executive has been advised
to consult with his personal attorney regarding the Release and its effects and
has done so; (d) the Executive understands that he is giving up all Released Claims
and all damages and disputes that have arisen before the date of this Release,
except as provided herein; (e) the Executive has had ample time to review and
analyze this entire Release; (f) the Executive did not rely upon any
representation or statement concerning the subject matter of this Release,
except as expressly stated in the Release; (g) the Executive has been given at
least twenty-one (21) days to consider this Release and seven (7) days to
revoke this Release; (h) the Executive understands this Release’s final and
binding effect; and (i) the Executive has signed this Release as his free and
voluntary act.

8.             Arbitration and Venue.  The
Company and the Executive agree that any claim arising out of or relating to
this Release, or the breach of this Release shall be submitted to and resolved
by binding arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act.  The Company and the Executive agree that all
claims shall be submitted to arbitration including, but not limited to, claims
based on any alleged violation of Title VII or any other federal or state laws;
claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination,
compensation due or violation of civil rights; or any claim based in tort,
contract, or equity.  Any arbitration
between the Company and the Executive will be administered by the American
Arbitration Association under its Employment Arbitration Rules then in
effect.  The award entered by the
arbitrator will be based solely upon the law governing the claims and defenses
pleaded, and will be final and binding in all respects.  Judgment on the award may be entered in any
court having jurisdiction.  In any such
arbitration the Company shall be entitled to join or consolidate claims in
arbitration or arbitrate any claim as a representative or member of a
class.  The Company agrees to pay for the
arbiter’s fees where required by law.  In
any claim or jurisdiction where this agreement to arbitrate is not enforced,
the Company and the Executive waive any right either may have to bring or join
a class action or representative action, and further waive any right either may
have under statute or common law to a jury trial.  Where the parties have mutually waived their
right to arbitration in writing or have not yet sought to enforce their right
to compel arbitration, venue for any legal action in connection with this
Release will be limited exclusively to the Washington State Superior Court for
Pierce County, or the United States District Court for the Western District of
Washington at Tacoma.  The Executive
agrees to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the courts identified herein,
and agrees to waive any objection to personal jurisdiction in these courts.

EXECUTED this        
day of                                                     .

	
  

  	
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 A-5Exhibit
10.9

NON-COMPETITION
AGREEMENT

In consideration of Labor Ready, Inc., or the Labor Ready, Inc.
subsidiary, affiliate, related business entity, successor, or assign employing Executive
(collectively “Labor Ready” or the “Company”), employing me, compensating me,
providing me with benefits, providing me with administrative support; providing
me with the benefit of Labor Ready’s research, know how, market strategies and
business plans; and specifically in consideration of the additional consideration
provided in the Executive Employment Agreement and Change In Control Agreement executed
concurrently herewith, the adequacy, sufficiency and receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, I,                                   (“Executive”),
hereby acknowledge that I understand and agree that the provisions hereof are
part of and a condition of my employment with Labor Ready, and are effective as
of December 31, 2006.

I.  NON-COMPETITION,
NON-INTERFERENCE, NON-SOLICITATION, AND CONFIDENTIALITY

A.  Definitions.

1.             “Business Area”
means any location in which Labor Ready conducts or plans to conduct business.  Executive acknowledges that Labor Ready has
operations in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and at least three other
countries, that Labor Ready plans to continue to expand its operations and
presence both domestically and internationally and that as a member of Labor
Ready’s senior management, Executive’s services are integral to these
operations and expansion plans.

2.              “Candidate” means, any individual who has applied for
and/or accepted placement in a job by Labor Ready with a Client, and (i) about
whom Executive obtained information, or (ii) with whom Executive interacted on
behalf of Labor Ready.

3.             “Client” means, any individual, business or other
entity to which Labor Ready provided any services, at any time within twenty-four
(24) months prior to Executive’s last date of employment with Labor Ready.

4.             “Colleague” means any Labor Ready employee who has been
employed by Labor Ready during the six months prior to the termination of Executive’s
employment with Labor Ready.

5.             “Confidential Information” means, whether original, duplicated,
computerized, memorized, handwritten, or in any other form, and all information
contained therein, including, without limitation: (a) the ideas, methods,
techniques, formats, specifications, procedures, designs, strategies, systems,
processes, data and software products which are unique to Labor Ready;
(b) all of Labor Ready’s business plans, 
present, future or potential customers or clients (including the names,
addresses and any other information concerning any customer or client),

   
 

marketing,
marketing strategies, pricing and financial information, research, training,
know-how, operations, processes, products, inventions, business practices,
databases and information contained therein, its wage rates, margins, mark-ups,
finances, banking, books, records, contracts, agreements, principals, vendors,
suppliers, contractors, employees, applicants, Candidates, skill sets of
applicants, skill sets of Candidates, marketing methods, costs, prices, price
structures, methods for calculating and/or determining prices, contractual
relationships, business relationships, compensation paid to employees and/or
contractors, and/or other terms of employment, employee evaluations, and/or
employee skill sets; (c) the content of all of Labor Ready’s operations,
sales and training manuals; (d) all other information now in existence or
later developed which is similar to the foregoing; (e) all information
which is marked as confidential or explained to be confidential or which, by
its nature, is confidential or otherwise constitutes the intellectual property
or proprietary information of Labor Ready; and/or (f) any of Labor Ready’s “trade
secrets”.  For the purposes of this
Section, all references to, and agreements regarding, Confidential Information
or Confidential Information of Labor Ready also apply to Confidential
Information belonging to any affiliate of Labor Ready, and to any confidential
or proprietary information of third party clients that Labor Ready has an
obligation to keep confidential. 
Executive’s covenants in this Section shall protect affiliates and
clients of Labor Ready to the same extent that they protect Labor Ready.
Confidential Information shall not include any portion of the foregoing which
(i) is or becomes generally available to the public in any manner or form
through no fault of Executive, or (ii) is approved for Executive’s
disclosure or use by the express written consent of the Chief Executive Officer
of Labor Ready, Inc.

6.               “Conflicting Organization” means, any person, entity or
organization engaged (or about to become engaged) in a business similar to, or
that competes with, the business of Labor Ready, including without limitation
any person or organization that provides any product, process or service that
is similar to or competes with any product, process or service provided by
Labor Ready.  The term “Conflicting
Organization” specifically includes without limitation any person, entity or
organization that provides temporary and/or permanent staffing services in
connection with manual or skilled laborers or employees, including without
limitation, for jobs in construction, manufacturing, hospitality services,
landscaping, warehousing, agriculture, waste and recycling, transportation,
event logistics, and retail.

B.  Confidentiality, Non-Disclosure and Non-Use
Obligations.

1.             Executive
agrees that all records and Confidential Information obtained by Executive as a
result of Executive’s employment with Labor Ready, whether original,
duplicated, computerized, memorized, handwritten, or in any other form, and all
information contained therein, are confidential and the sole and exclusive
property of Labor Ready.  Executive
understands and agrees that the business of Labor Ready and the nature of Executive’s
employment will require Executive to have access to Confidential Information of
and about Labor Ready, its business, its Candidates, and its Clients.  During Executive’s employment and thereafter,
Executive will not use Confidential Information or remove any such records from
the offices of Labor Ready except for the sole purpose of conducting business
on behalf of Labor Ready.  Executive
further agrees that during Executive’s employment and thereafter, Executive
will not divulge or disclose this Confidential Information to any third party
and under no

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circumstances will Executive
reveal or permit this information to become known by any competitor of Labor
Ready.

2.             Executive agrees and acknowledges that all
Confidential Information is to be held in confidence and is the sole and
exclusive property of Labor Ready and/or its affiliates or clients.  Executive recognizes the importance of
protecting the confidentiality and secrecy of Confidential Information.  Executive agrees to use Executive’s best
efforts to protect Confidential Information from unauthorized disclosure to
others.  Executive understands that
protecting Confidential Information from unauthorized disclosure is critically
important to Labor Ready’s success and competitive advantage, and that the
unauthorized use or disclosure of Confidential Information would greatly damage
Labor Ready.  Executive recognizes and
agrees that taking and using Confidential Information, including trade secrets,
by memory is no different from taking it on paper or in some other tangible
form, and that all of such conduct is prohibited.  Executive agrees that, prior to use or
disclosure, Executive will request clarification from Labor Ready’s legal
department if Executive is at all uncertain as to whether any information or
materials are “Confidential Information.”

3.             During Executive’s employment and in
perpetuity after the termination of Executive’s employment for any or no cause
or reason, Executive agrees:  (a) not to
use (or allow others to wrongfully use) any Confidential Information for the
benefit of any person (including, without limitation, Executive’s benefit) or
entity other than Labor Ready; and (b) not to, except as necessary or
appropriate for Executive to perform Executive’s job responsibilities, disclose
(or allow others to wrongfully disclose) any Confidential Information to others
or download or make copies of any Confidential Information without Company’s
written consent, or remove any such records from the offices of Labor Ready
except for the sole purpose of conducting business on behalf of Labor
Ready.   If at any time Executive ever
believes that any person has received or disclosed or intends to receive or
disclose Confidential Information without Company’s consent, Executive agrees
to immediately notify Company.

4.             At any time during Executive’s employment
upon Company’s request, and at the end of Executive’s employment with Company,
even without Company’s request, Executive covenants, agrees to, and shall
immediately return to Labor Ready, at its headquarters in Tacoma, Washington,
all Confidential Information as defined herein, and all other material and
records of any kind concerning Labor Ready’s business, and all other property
of Company that Executive may possess or control.

5.             At all times, Executive agrees not to
directly or indirectly take, possess, download, allow others to take or possess
or download, provide to others, delete or destroy or allow others to delete or
destroy, any of Labor Ready’s Confidential Information or other property, other
than in the normal course of business.

6.             Executive agrees that these covenants are
necessary to protect Company’s Confidential Information, and Company’s
legitimate business interests (including, without limitation, the
confidentiality of Labor Ready’s business information and other legitimate
interests), in view of Executive’s key role with each branch of Company and its
affiliates and the

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extent of
confidential and proprietary information about the entire Company and its
affiliates and clients to which Executive has information.  Company
and Executive agree that the
provisions of this Section do not impose an undue hardship on Executive and are not injurious to the
public; that they are necessary to protect the business of Company and its affiliates and clients;
that the nature of Executive’s
responsibilities with Company under
this Agreement and Executive’s former
responsibilities with Company provide and/or have provided Executive with access to Confidential
Information that is valuable and confidential to Company; that Company
would not employ or continue to employ Executive
if Executive did not agree to the
provisions of this Section; that this Section is reasonable in its terms and
that consideration supports this Section, including new consideration as set
forth in the Executive Employment Agreement.

C.  Duty of Loyalty.

1.             Executive
agrees that at all times during Executive’s employment with Labor Ready, Executive
owes Labor Ready a duty of loyalty and a duty to act in good faith.  Executive agrees that during Executive’s
employment, Executive will not individually, or in combination with any other Executive,
individual, or competitor of Labor Ready, violate or breach the terms of this
Agreement.

2.             Executive agrees to devote all time that is
reasonably necessary to execute and complete Executive’s duties to
Company.  During the time necessary to
execute Executive’s duties, Executive agrees to devote Executive’s full and
undivided time, energy, knowledge, skill and ability to Company’s business, to
the exclusion of all other business and sideline interests.  Because of the agreement in the preceding
sentence, during Executive’s employment with Company, Executive also agrees not
to be employed or provide any type of services, whether as an advisor,
consultant, independent contractor or otherwise in any
capacity elsewhere unless first authorized, in writing, by a proper representative
of Company.  In no event will Executive
allow other activities to conflict or interfere with Executive’s duties to
Company.  Executive agrees to faithfully
and diligently perform all duties to the best of Executive’s ability.  Executive recognizes that the services to be
rendered under this Agreement require certain training, skills and experience,
and that this Agreement is entered into for the purpose of obtaining such
service for Company.  Upon request, Executive
agrees to provide Company with any information which Executive possesses and
which will be of benefit to Company. 
Executive agrees to perform Executive’s duties in a careful, safe, loyal
and prudent manner.  Executive agrees to
conduct him/herself in a way which will be a credit to Labor Ready’s reputation
and interests, and to otherwise fulfill all fiduciary and other duties
Executive has to Company.

D.  Return of Information, Records, and
Materials.  Executive
agrees that upon the termination of Executive’s employment with Labor Ready or
at the request of Labor Ready at any time, Executive will immediately deliver
to Labor Ready all Labor Ready property, including without limitation all
information, records, materials, and copies thereof in any form whatsoever,
that are related in any way to Labor Ready or its business, or which are
otherwise referred to in Sections I.A.5 and I.B. above.

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Executive acknowledges and agrees that unless otherwise expressly
prohibited by law, Company has the complete right to review, inspect and
monitor all Company property, including, without limitation, email, voicemail,
and computer property of Company, and to review, inspect and monitor Executive’s
use of the internet or other computer related transmission of information,
including, without limitation, the identity and use of USB and other computer
related drives.  Executive acknowledges
that Executive has no expectation of privacy in Company’s property, including,
without limitation, email, voicemail, and computer property.

E.  Non-Competition Covenant.

1.  Executive
agrees that during Executive’s employment with Labor Ready and for a period of twelve
(12) months (except as provided in Section I.E.3 below) following the
termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive shall not,
directly or indirectly, in any Business Area, engage in, work for, provide
services to, own, manage, operate, control or otherwise engage or participate
in, or be connected as an owner, partner, principal, creditor, salesman,
guarantor, advisor, member of the board of directors of, Executive of,
independent contractor of, or consultant to, any Conflicting
Organization.  The restrictions in this
Section I.E.1 include without limitation the solicitation on behalf of a
Conflicting Organization of any Client located in any Business Area (e.g., Executive
may not on behalf of a Conflicting Organization solicit a Client located within
a Business Area by telephoning the Client from a site located outside the
Business Area).

2.  Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of
Section I.E and the restrictions set forth therein, Executive may own
securities in any publicly held corporation that is covered by the restrictions
set forth in Section I.E, but only to the extent that Executive does not
own, of record or beneficially, more than 5% of the outstanding beneficial
ownership of such corporation.

3.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to
the contrary, within fifteen (15) days after the termination of Executive’s
employment for any reason, the Company in its sole discretion may elect to
extend the non-competition period set forth in Section I.E.1 from twelve (12)
months to twenty-four (24) months by delivering written notice to Executive of
the Company’s election to extend such period. 
If the Company elects to extend the non-competition period to
twenty-four (24) months and either the Company terminated the Executive’s
employment without Cause as defined in the Executive Employment Agreement, or
the Executive terminated employment with Good Reason as defined in the
Executive Employment Agreement, then, provided that the Executive has complied
with all conditions precedent to the Executive being entitled to receive any separation
payments pursuant to the Executive Employment Agreement, the period during
which the Executive is entitled to receive separation payments pursuant to the Executive
Employment Agreement will automatically and without further action be extended
from twelve (12) months to twenty-four (24) months.

F.  Non-Solicitation/Non-Interference
with Executives/Candidates.

1.  Executive acknowledges that Labor Ready has a
legitimate protectable interest in maintaining a stable and undisrupted
workforce.  Executive agrees that during Executive’s
employment and for a period of twenty-four (24) months following the termination
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Executive’s
employment for any reason, Executive will not, directly or indirectly, on
behalf of himself/herself, or on behalf of any other person, entity, or
organization, employ, solicit for employment, or otherwise seek to employ or
retain any Colleague, or in any way assist or facilitate any such employment,
solicitation, or retention effort.

2.  Executive agrees that during Executive’s
employment and for a period of twenty-four (24) months following the
termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive shall not,
directly or indirectly, engage in any conduct intended or reasonably calculated
to induce or urge any Colleague to discontinue, in whole or in part, his/her
employment relationship with Labor Ready.

3.  Executive agrees that during Executive’s
employment and for a period of twenty-four (24) months following the
termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive will not
directly or indirectly, on behalf of himself/herself, or on behalf of any other
person, entity, or organization, initiate contact with any Candidate for the
purpose of employing, soliciting for employment, or otherwise seeking to employ
or retain any Candidate.

G.  Non-Solicitation/Non-Interference
with Clients.

1.  During Executive’s employment and for a
period of twenty-four (24) months following the termination of Executive’s
employment for any reason, Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit
any Client for the purpose of providing temporary and/or permanent staffing
services on behalf of a Conflicting Organization.  Executive’s agreement “not to solicit” as set
forth in this Section I.G.1 means that Executive will not, either directly or
indirectly, for any reason, initiate any contact or communication with any
Client for the purpose of soliciting, inviting, encouraging, recommending or
requesting any Client to do business with Executive and/or a Conflicting
Organization in connection with the provision of temporary and/or permanent
staffing services.

2.  During Executive’s employment and for a
period of twenty-four (24) months following the termination of Executive’s
employment for any reason, Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, engage
in any conduct intended or reasonably calculated to induce or urge any Client
to discontinue, in whole or in part, its patronage or business relationship
with Labor Ready.

3.  During Executive’s employment and for a
period of twenty-four (24) months following the termination of Executive’s
employment for any reason, Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, accept
any business from, or do any business with, any Client in connection with the
provision of temporary and/or permanent staffing services.

H.  Representations and
Acknowledgments of Executive.

Executive represents that:

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1.  Executive is familiar with the covenants not
to compete and not to interfere with Clients, Candidates and Executives set
forth in Article I of this Agreement;

2.  Labor Ready has a legitimate business
interest in enforcement of the restrictions contained in Article I, including
without limitation, Labor Ready’s need to protect the goodwill of Labor Ready,
its investment in training of the Executive, the client relationships of Labor
Ready, the stability of Labor Ready’s workforce, and the confidentiality of
Labor Ready’s business information and other legitimate interests;

3.  Executive is fully aware of Executive’s
obligations under this Agreement, including, without limitation, the length of
time, scope and geographic coverage of these covenants and has had an opportunity
to consult an attorney and Labor Ready
and Executive agree that the
provisions of Article I do not impose an undue hardship on Executive and are not injurious to the
public; that they are necessary to protect the business of Labor Ready and its affiliates and clients;
that the nature of Executive’s
responsibilities with Labor Ready
under this Agreement and Executive’s
former responsibilities with Labor Ready
provide and/or have provided Executive
with access to Confidential Information that is valuable and confidential to Labor Ready; that Labor Ready would not employ or continue to employ Executive if Executive did not agree to the provisions of Article I; that
Article I is reasonable in its terms and that consideration supports Article I,
including new consideration as set forth in the Executive Employment Agreement;

4.  Executive’s execution of this
agreement, and Executive’s employment by Labor Ready, does not violate any
agreement that Executive has entered into with a third party, and Executive acknowledges
that any inaccuracy in this representation and warranty will constitute grounds
for Executive’s immediate termination by Labor Ready which will, upon any such
termination, have no further obligation to Executive.  Executive agrees to indemnify and hold Labor
Ready harmless from any and all suits and claims arising out of any breach of
any terms and conditions contained in any such agreements entered into by Executive;
and

5.  Executive understands that
the identity of Labor Ready’s Clients sometimes may be ascertainable by
observation or through publicly available resources.  Nonetheless, Executive acknowledges that as a
result of Executive’s employment with Labor Ready, Executive will be acting as
a representative of Labor Ready and will be utilizing Labor Ready’s assets,
resources and will be benefiting from Labor Ready’s goodwill, name recognition,
reputation, and experience in regard to these Clients, and Executive will gain
Confidential Information about these Clients, and consequently, the covenants
set forth above are reasonable and necessary to protect Labor Ready’s
legitimate business interests.

I.  Injunctive Relief; Further Remedies.  In the event that Executive
breaches or threatens to breach, or Labor Ready reasonably believes that Executive
is about to breach, any of the covenants of Sections I.B, I.C, I.D, I.E, I.F,
or I.G, Executive agrees that Labor Ready will be entitled to injunctive relief
as well as an equitable accounting of all earnings, profits and other benefits
arising from violation of this Agreement, which rights shall be cumulative and
in addition to any other rights or remedies to which Labor Ready may be
entitled in law or equity.  Executive
agrees that Labor Ready will suffer immediate and irreparable harm and that money
damages will not be adequate to compensate Labor Ready or to protect and
preserve the status

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quo.  Therefore, Executive HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE
ISSUANCE OF A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER, WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE, AND A
PRELIMINARY OR PERMANENT INJUNCTION ordering:

1.   that Executive immediately
return to Labor Ready all Confidential Information as defined in this
Agreement, and any other Labor Ready property described in Section I.B above,
in any form whether original, copied, computerized, handwritten, or recreated,
and that Executive be permanently enjoined and restrained from using or
disclosing all said Confidential Information and records;

2.  that, during Executive’s
employment with Labor Ready and for the greater period of twelve (12) months or
twenty-four (24) months if elected by Labor Ready pursuant to Article 1.E.3,
following the termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive
be enjoined from engaging in, working for, providing services to, owning,
managing, operating, controlling or otherwise engaging or participating in, or
being connected as an owner, partner, principal, creditor, salesman, guarantor,
advisor, member of the board of directors of, employee of, independent
contractor of, or consultant to, any Conflicting Organization and/or any
Client within any Business Area;

3.  that,
during Executive’s employment with Labor Ready and for a period of twenty-four
(24) months following the termination of Executive’s employment for any reason,
Executive be enjoined from employing, soliciting for employment, or otherwise
seeking to employ, retain, divert or take away any Colleague, or in any other
way assisting or facilitating any such employment, solicitation or retention
effort; and further that Executive be enjoined from engaging in any conduct
intended or reasonably calculated to induce or urge any Colleague to
discontinue, in whole or in part, his/her employment relationship with Labor
Ready;

4.  that,
during Executive’s employment and for a period of twenty-four (24) months following
the termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive be enjoined
from directly or indirectly, on behalf of himself/herself, or on behalf of any
other person, entity, or organization, initiating contact with any Candidate
for the purpose of employing, soliciting for employment, or otherwise seeking
to employ or retain any Candidate; and

5.  that,
during Executive’s employment with Labor Ready and for a period of twenty-four
(24) months following the termination of Executive’s employment for any reason,
Executive be enjoined from soliciting any Client for the purpose of providing
temporary and/or permanent staffing services, including without limitation that
Executive be enjoined from initiating any contact or communication with any
Client for the purpose of soliciting, inviting, encouraging, recommending or
requesting any Client to do business with a Conflicting Organization in
connection with the provision of temporary and/or permanent staffing services;
and further, that Executive be enjoined from accepting or doing business with
any Client in connection with the provision of temporary and/or permanent
staffing services; and further that Executive be enjoined from engaging in any
conduct intended or reasonably calculated to induce or urge any Client to
discontinue, in whole or in part, its patronage or business relationship with
Labor Ready.

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Executive hereby agrees that the duration of any
injunction shall be increased in an amount equal to any period of time during
which Executive failed to comply with the covenants contained in this
Agreement.

J.  Notice
of Agreement to Subsequent Employers, Business Partners, and/or Investors.   Executive agrees that Executive will tell
any prospective new employer, business partners, and/or investors, prior to
accepting employment or engaging in a business venture that this Agreement
exists, and further, Executive agrees to provide a true and correct copy of
this Agreement to any prospective employer, business partner and/or investor
prior to accepting employment or engaging in any business venture.  Executive further authorizes Labor Ready to
provide a copy of this Agreement to any new employer, business partner and/or
investor.

K.  Severability.  If any section, provision, paragraph, phrase,
word, and/or line (collectively “Provision”) of this Agreement is held to be
unenforceable, then this Agreement will be deemed amended to the extent
necessary to render the otherwise unenforceable Provision, and the rest of the
Agreement, valid and enforceable.  If a
court declines to amend this Agreement as provided herein, the invalidity or
unenforceability of any Provision of this Agreement shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of the remaining Provisions, which shall be enforced
as if the offending Provision had not been included in this Agreement.

II.  MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

A.  Choice of Law.  This
Agreement will be governed by, construed, interpreted, and its validity
determined, under the law of the State in which Executive last worked for Labor
Ready.

B.  Jurisdiction and Venue.  Executive
and Company hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the Washington State Superior Court for Pierce County, or the
United States District Court for the Western District of Washington at Tacoma,
or a proper superior court or United State District Court in the jurisdiction
in which Executive last worked, or where Executive is engaged in violating the
Agreement.  Executive and Company agree
that the choice of venue lies solely in the discretion of Company.  Executive agrees to submit to the personal
jurisdiction of the courts identified herein, and agrees to waive any objection
to personal jurisdiction in these courts, including but not limited to any
claim that any such suit, action or proceeding has been brought in an
inconvenient forum.

C.  Binding
Effect and Assignability.  This Agreement
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective heirs, personal representatives, successors, assigns, affiliated
entities, and any party-in-interest.  Executive
agrees and understands that, should Labor Ready be acquired by, merge with, or
otherwise combine with another corporation or business entity, the surviving
entity will have all rights to enforce the terms of this Agreement as if it
were Labor Ready itself enforcing the Agreement.  Company reserves the right to assign this
Agreement to its affiliates, an affiliated company or to any successor in
interest to Company’s business without notifying Executive, and Executive
hereby consents to any such assignment. 
All terms and conditions of this Agreement will remain in effect
following any such assignment. 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive may not assign this Agreement.

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D.  No Waiver of Rights.  A
waiver by Labor Ready of the breach of any of the provisions of this Agreement
by Executive shall not be deemed a waiver by Labor Ready of any subsequent
breach, nor shall recourse to any remedy hereunder be deemed a waiver of any
other or further relief or remedy provided for herein.  No waiver shall be effective unless made in
writing and signed by the Chief Executive Officer of Labor Ready, Inc.  This Agreement shall be enforceable
regardless of any claim Executive may have against Labor Ready.

E.  Employment at Will.  Nothing
by way of this Agreement is intended to, nor shall it, affect the at-will
nature of Executive’s employment with Labor Ready.  Executive’s employment with Labor Ready shall
terminate at the will of either Executive or Labor Ready, with or without cause
and with or without notice at any time. 
This at-will relationship cannot be changed or altered in any way unless
expressly modified in writing by the Chief Executive Officer of Labor Ready,
Inc.  Executive agrees that if Executive
elects to terminate Executive’s employment with Labor Ready, Executive will
provide Labor Ready with two week’s prior notice of termination.

F.  Attorneys’ Fees. Executive agrees that if Labor Ready
prevails in any suit or proceeding to enforce its rights under this Agreement, Executive
will indemnify Labor Ready for all expenses of every nature and character
incurred by Labor Ready including, without limitation, all reasonable attorneys’
fees, costs and disbursements.

G.  Headings for Convenience Only.  The headings contained in this Agreement are
for the convenience of the parties and for reference purposes only and shall
not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

H.  Survival.  This Agreement shall survive the
termination of Executive’s employment, however caused.

EXECUTIVE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT EXECUTIVE HAS READ AND
UNDERSTANDS THIS AGREEMENT, THAT EXECUTIVE HAS BEEN GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO
CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL CONCERNING THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND THAT EXECUTIVE
AGREES TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, and
intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto have executed this
Agreement as of the date first written above.

	
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