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WA Rev Code § 49.46.065 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.46 - Minimum Wage Requirements and Labor Standards.|49.46.065 - Individual volunteering labor to state or local governmental agency—Amount reimbursed for expenses or received as nominal compensation not deemed salary for rendering services or affecting public retirement rights.

RCW 49.46.065 Individual volunteering labor to state or local governmental agency—Amount reimbursed for expenses or received as nominal compensation not deemed salary for rendering services or affecting public retirement rights.When an individual volunteers his or her labor to a state or local governmental body or agency and receives pursuant to a statute or policy or an ordinance or resolution adopted by or applicable to the state or local governmental body or agency reimbursement in lieu of compensation at a nominal rate for normally incurred expenses or receives a nominal amount of compensation per unit of voluntary service rendered such reimbursement or compensation shall not be deemed a salary for the rendering of services or for purposes of granting, affecting or adding to any qualification, entitlement or benefit rights under any state, local government or publicly supported retirement system other than that provided under chapter 41.24 RCW.[ 1977 ex.s. c 69 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 49.46.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.46 - Minimum Wage Requirements and Labor Standards.|49.46.070 - Records of employer—Contents—Inspection—Sworn statement.

RCW 49.46.070 Records of employer—Contents—Inspection—Sworn statement.Every employer subject to any provision of this chapter or of any regulation issued under this chapter shall make, and keep in or about the premises wherein any employee is employed, a record of the name, address, and occupation of each of his or her employees, the rate of pay, and the amount paid each pay period to each such employee, the hours worked each day and each workweek by such employee, and such other information as the director shall prescribe by regulation as necessary or appropriate for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter or of the regulations thereunder. Such records shall be open for inspection or transcription by the director or his or her authorized representative at any reasonable time. Every such employer shall furnish to the director or to his or her authorized representative on demand a sworn statement of such records and information upon forms prescribed or approved by the director.[ 2010 c 8 § 12042; 1959 c 294 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 49.46.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.46 - Minimum Wage Requirements and Labor Standards.|49.46.080 - New or modified regulations—Judicial review—Stay.

RCW 49.46.080 New or modified regulations—Judicial review—Stay.(1) As new regulations or changes or modification of previously established regulations are proposed, the director shall call a public hearing for the purpose of the consideration and establishment of such regulations following the procedures used in the promulgation of standards of safety under chapter 49.17 RCW.(2) Any interested party may obtain a review of the director's findings and order in the superior court of county of petitioners' residence by filing in such court within sixty days after the date of publication of such regulation a written petition praying that the regulation be modified or set aside. A copy of such petition shall be served upon the director. The finding of facts, if supported by evidence, shall be conclusive upon the court. The court shall determine whether the regulation is in accordance with law. If the court determines that such regulation is not in accordance with law, it shall remand the case to the director with directions to modify or revoke such regulation. If application is made to the court for leave to adduce additional evidence by any aggrieved party, such party shall show to the satisfaction of the court that such additional evidence is material, and that there were reasonable grounds for the failure to adduce such evidence before the director. If the court finds that such evidence is material and that reasonable grounds exist for failure of the aggrieved party to adduce such evidence in prior proceedings, the court may remand the case to the director with directions that such additional evidence be taken before the director. The director may modify the findings and conclusions, in whole or in part, by reason of such additional evidence.(3) The judgment and decree of the court shall be final except that it shall be subject to review by the supreme court or the court of appeals as in other civil cases.(4) The proceedings under this section shall not, unless specifically ordered by the court, operate as a stay of an administrative regulation issued under the provisions of this chapter. The court shall not grant any stay of an administrative regulation unless the person complaining of such regulation shall file in the court an undertaking with a surety or sureties satisfactory to the court for the payment to the employees affected by the regulation, in the event such regulation is affirmed, of the amount by which the compensation such employees are entitled to receive under the regulation exceeds the compensation they actually receive while such stay is in effect.[ 1983 c 3 § 157; 1971 c 81 § 117; 1959 c 294 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 49.46.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.46 - Minimum Wage Requirements and Labor Standards.|49.46.090 - Payment of amounts less than chapter requirements—Employer's liability—Assignment of claim.

RCW 49.46.090 Payment of amounts less than chapter requirements—Employer's liability—Assignment of claim.(1) Any employer who pays any employee less than the amounts to which such employee is entitled under or by virtue of this chapter, shall be liable to such employee affected for the full amount due to such employee under this chapter, less any amount actually paid to such employee by the employer, and for costs and such reasonable attorney's fees as may be allowed by the court. Any agreement between such employee and the employer allowing the employee to receive less than what is due under this chapter shall be no defense to such action.(2) At the written request of any employee paid less than the amounts to which he or she is entitled under or by virtue of this chapter, the director may take an assignment under this chapter or as provided in RCW 49.48.040 of such claim in trust for the assigning employee and may bring any legal action necessary to collect such claim, and the employer shall be required to pay the costs and such reasonable attorney's fees as may be allowed by the court.[ 2017 c 2 § 7 (Initiative Measure No. 1433, approved November 8, 2016); 2010 c 8 § 12043; 1959 c 294 § 9.]NOTES:Intent—Effective date—2017 c 2 (Initiative Measure No. 1433): See notes following RCW 49.46.005.
WA Rev Code § 49.46.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.46 - Minimum Wage Requirements and Labor Standards.|49.46.100 - Prohibited acts of employer—Penalty.

RCW 49.46.100 Prohibited acts of employer—Penalty.(1) Any employer who hinders or delays the director or his or her authorized representatives in the performance of his or her duties in the enforcement of this chapter, or refuses to admit the director or his or her authorized representatives to any place of employment, or fails to make, keep, and preserve any records as required under the provisions of this chapter, or falsifies any such record, or refuses to make any record accessible to the director or his or her authorized representatives upon demand, or refuses to furnish a sworn statement of such record or any other information required for the proper enforcement of this chapter to the director or his or her authorized representatives upon demand, or pays or agrees to pay an employee less than the employee is entitled to under this chapter, or otherwise violates any provision of this chapter or of any regulation issued under this chapter shall be deemed in violation of this chapter and shall, upon conviction therefor, be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.(2) Any employer who discharges or in any other manner discriminates against any employee because such employee has made any complaint to his or her employer, to the director, or his or her authorized representatives that he or she has not been paid wages in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or that the employer has violated any provision of this chapter, or because such employee has caused to be instituted or is about to cause to be instituted any proceeding under or related to this chapter, or because such employee has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding shall be deemed in violation of this chapter and shall, upon conviction therefor, be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.[ 2017 c 2 § 8 (Initiative Measure No. 1433, approved November 8, 2016); 2010 c 8 § 12044; 1959 c 294 § 10.]NOTES:Intent—Effective date—2017 c 2 (Initiative Measure No. 1433): See notes following RCW 49.46.005.
WA Rev Code § 49.46.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.46 - Minimum Wage Requirements and Labor Standards.|49.46.110 - Collective bargaining not impaired.

RCW 49.46.110 Collective bargaining not impaired.Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to interfere with, impede, or in any way diminish the right of employees to bargain collectively with their employers through representatives of their own choosing in order to establish wages or other conditions of work in excess of the applicable minimum under the provisions of this chapter.[ 1959 c 294 § 11.]
WA Rev Code § 49.46.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.46 - Minimum Wage Requirements and Labor Standards.|49.46.120 - Chapter establishes minimum standards and is supplementary to other laws—More favorable standards unaffected.

RCW 49.46.120 Chapter establishes minimum standards and is supplementary to other laws—More favorable standards unaffected.This chapter establishes minimum standards for wages, paid sick leave, and working conditions of all employees in this state, unless exempted herefrom, and is in addition to and supplementary to any other federal, state, or local law or ordinance, or any rule or regulation issued thereunder. Any standards relating to wages, hours, paid sick leave, or other working conditions established by any applicable federal, state, or local law or ordinance, or any rule or regulation issued thereunder, which are more favorable to employees than the minimum standards applicable under this chapter, or any rule or regulation issued hereunder, shall not be affected by this chapter and such other laws, or rules or regulations, shall be in full force and effect and may be enforced as provided by law.[ 2017 c 2 § 9 (Initiative Measure No. 1433, approved November 8, 2016); 1961 ex.s. c 18 § 4; 1959 c 294 § 12.]NOTES:Intent—Effective date—2017 c 2 (Initiative Measure No. 1433): See notes following RCW 49.46.005.
WA Rev Code § 49.46.140 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.46 - Minimum Wage Requirements and Labor Standards.|49.46.140 - Notification of employers.

RCW 49.46.140 Notification of employers.The director of the department of labor and industries and the commissioner of employment security shall each notify employers of the requirements of chapter 289, Laws of 1975 1st ex. sess. through their regular quarterly notices to employers.[ 1975 1st ex.s. c 289 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 49.46.160 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.46 - Minimum Wage Requirements and Labor Standards.|49.46.160 - Automatic service charges.

RCW 49.46.160 Automatic service charges.(1) An employer that imposes an automatic service charge related to food, beverages, entertainment, or porterage provided to a customer must disclose in an itemized receipt and in any menu provided to the customer the percentage of the automatic service charge that is paid or is payable directly to the employee or employees serving the customer.(2) For purposes of this section:(a) "Employee" means nonmanagerial, nonsupervisory workers, including but not limited to servers, busers, banquet attendant, banquet captains, bartenders, barbacks, and porters.(b) "Employer" means employers as defined in RCW 49.46.010 that provide food, beverages, entertainment, or porterage, including but not limited to restaurants, catering houses, convention centers, and overnight accommodations.(c) "Service charge" means a separately designated amount collected by employers from customers that is for services provided by employees, or is described in such a way that customers might reasonably believe that the amounts are for such services. Service charges include but are not limited to charges designated on receipts as a "service charge," "gratuity," "delivery charge," or "porterage charge." Service charges are in addition to hourly wages paid or payable to the employee or employees serving the customer.[ 2010 c 8 § 12046; 2007 c 390 § 1. Formerly RCW 19.48.130.]
WA Rev Code § 49.46.170 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.46 - Minimum Wage Requirements and Labor Standards.|49.46.170 - Employment of individuals with disabilities at less than the minimum wage—State agencies prohibited.

RCW 49.46.170 Employment of individuals with disabilities at less than the minimum wage—State agencies prohibited.(1) Beginning July 1, 2020, no state agency may employ an individual to work under a special certificate issued under RCW 49.12.110 and 49.46.060 for the employment of individuals with disabilities at less than the minimum wage. Any special certificate issued by the director to a state agency for the employment of an individual with a disability at less than minimum wage must expire by June 30, 2020. For the purposes of this section, "state agency" means any office, department, commission, or other unit of state government.(2) After July 31, 2023, the director may not issue any new special certificates under RCW 49.12.110 and 49.46.060 for the employment, at less than the minimum wage, of individuals with disabilities.(3)(a) Special certificates that have not expired as of July 31, 2023, remain valid until the certificate expires.(b) The director may extend, no more than once and for no longer than one year, the duration of a special certificate that was valid as of July 25, 2021, only under the following circumstances:(i) The individual employed under the special certificate is an "eligible person" as defined under RCW 71A.10.020; and(ii) The employer requests the extension of the special certificate.(4) Ninety days before the expiration of the special certificates under this section, the director shall provide written notice to the employer, the employee, and the employee's legal guardian, legal representative as defined under RCW 71A.10.020, or other individual authorized to receive information on behalf of the employee, of the following:(a) The expiration date of the special certificate;(b) The employer's option to extend the special certificate if the conditions under subsection (3) of this section are met; and(c) Upon request, the contact information for the department of social and health services and a statement that provides the supportive services available to the individual with disabilities.(5) For the purposes of allowing the department of social and health services to prioritize services and existing individualized technical assistance to individuals advancing to at least minimum wage employment, the department of labor and industries may share information, such as individuals' contact information and expiration dates of special certificates[,] with the department of social and health services.[ 2021 c 97 § 3; 2019 c 374 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 49.46.180 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.46 - Minimum Wage Requirements and Labor Standards.|49.46.180 - Paid sick leave—Construction workers covered by a collective bargaining agreement excluded.

RCW 49.46.180 Paid sick leave—Construction workers covered by a collective bargaining agreement excluded.(1) The sick leave provisions of RCW 49.46.200 through 49.46.830 shall not apply to construction workers covered by a collective bargaining agreement, provided:(a) The union signatory to the collective bargaining agreement is an approved referral union program authorized under RCW 50.20.010 and in compliance with WAC 192-210-110; and(b) The collective bargaining agreement establishes equivalent sick leave provisions, as provided in subsection (2) of this section; and(c) The requirements of RCW 49.46.200 through 49.46.830 are expressly waived in the collective bargaining agreement in clear and unambiguous terms or in an addendum to an existing agreement including an agreement that is open for negotiation provided the sick leave portions were previously ratified by the membership.(2) Equivalent sick leave provisions provided by a collective bargaining agreement must meet the requirements of RCW 49.46.200 through 49.46.830 and the rules adopted by the department of labor and industries, except the payment of leave at the normal hourly compensation may occur before usage.[ 2019 c 236 § 4.]NOTES:Finding—2019 c 236: See note following RCW 49.46.020.
WA Rev Code § 49.46.200 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.46 - Minimum Wage Requirements and Labor Standards.|49.46.200 - Paid sick leave.

RCW 49.46.200 Paid sick leave.The demands of the workplace and of families need to be balanced to promote public health, family stability, and economic security. It is in the public interest to provide reasonable paid sick leave for employees to care for the health of themselves and their families. Such paid sick leave shall be provided at the greater of the newly increased minimum wage or the employee's regular and normal wage.[ 2017 c 2 § 4 (Initiative Measure No. 1433, approved November 8, 2016).]NOTES:Intent—Effective date—2017 c 2 (Initiative Measure No. 1433): See notes following RCW 49.46.005.
WA Rev Code § 49.46.800 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.46 - Minimum Wage Requirements and Labor Standards.|49.46.800 - Rights and remedies—Long-term care individual providers covered under this chapter.

RCW 49.46.800 Rights and remedies—Long-term care individual providers covered under this chapter.(1) Beginning January 1, 2017, all existing rights and remedies available under state or local law for enforcement of the minimum wage shall be applicable to enforce all of the rights established under chapter 2, Laws of 2017.(2) The state shall pay individual providers, as defined in RCW 74.39A.240, in accordance with the minimum wage, overtime, and paid sick leave requirements of this chapter.[ 2017 c 2 § 6 (Initiative Measure No. 1433, approved November 8, 2016).]NOTES:Intent—Effective date—2017 c 2 (Initiative Measure No. 1433): See notes following RCW 49.46.005.
WA Rev Code § 49.46.810 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.46 - Minimum Wage Requirements and Labor Standards.|49.46.810 - Adoption, implementation of rules.

RCW 49.46.810 Adoption, implementation of rules.The state department of labor and industries must adopt and implement rules to carry out and enforce chapter 2, Laws of 2017, including but not limited to procedures for notification to employees and reporting regarding sick leave, and protecting employees from retaliation for the lawful use of sick leave and exercising other rights under this chapter. The department's rules for enforcement of rights under chapter 2, Laws of 2017 shall be at least equal to enforcement of the minimum wage.[ 2017 c 2 § 10 (Initiative Measure No. 1433, approved November 8, 2016).]NOTES:Intent—Effective date—2017 c 2 (Initiative Measure No. 1433): See notes following RCW 49.46.005.
WA Rev Code § 49.46.820 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.46 - Minimum Wage Requirements and Labor Standards.|49.46.820 - Chapter 2, Laws of 2017 to be liberally construed—Local jurisdictions may adopt more favorable labor standards.

RCW 49.46.820 Chapter 2, Laws of 2017 to be liberally construed—Local jurisdictions may adopt more favorable labor standards.The provisions of chapter 2, Laws of 2017 are to be liberally construed to effectuate the intent, policies, and purposes of chapter 2, Laws of 2017. Nothing in chapter 2, Laws of 2017 precludes local jurisdictions from enacting additional local fair labor standards that are more favorable to employees, including but not limited to more generous minimum wage or paid sick leave requirements.[ 2017 c 2 § 11 (Initiative Measure No. 1433, approved November 8, 2016).]NOTES:Intent—Effective date—2017 c 2 (Initiative Measure No. 1433): See notes following RCW 49.46.005.
WA Rev Code § 49.46.830 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.46 - Minimum Wage Requirements and Labor Standards.|49.46.830 - Chapter 2, Laws of 2017 subject to investigation and recordkeeping provisions.

RCW 49.46.830 Chapter 2, Laws of 2017 subject to investigation and recordkeeping provisions.Chapter 2, Laws of 2017 shall be codified in chapter 49.46 RCW and is subject to RCW 49.46.040 (Investigation, etc.) and RCW 49.46.070 (Recordkeeping).[ 2017 c 2 § 12 (Initiative Measure No. 1433, approved November 8, 2016).]NOTES:Intent—Effective date—2017 c 2 (Initiative Measure No. 1433): See notes following RCW 49.46.005.
WA Rev Code § 49.46.910 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.46 - Minimum Wage Requirements and Labor Standards.|49.46.910 - Short title.

RCW 49.46.910 Short title.This chapter may be known and cited as the "Washington Minimum Wage Act."[ 1961 ex.s. c 18 § 6; 1959 c 294 § 14.]
WA Rev Code § 49.46.920 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.46 - Minimum Wage Requirements and Labor Standards.|49.46.920 - Effective date—1975 1st ex.s. c 289.

RCW 49.46.920 Effective date—1975 1st ex.s. c 289.This 1975 amendatory act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect September 1, 1975.[ 1975 1st ex.s. c 289 § 5.]