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WA Rev Code § 49.12.275 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.12 - Industrial Welfare.|49.12.275 - Sick leave, time off—Care of family members—Poster required.

RCW 49.12.275 Sick leave, time off—Care of family members—Poster required.The department shall develop and furnish to each employer a poster which describes an employer's obligations and an employee's rights under RCW 49.12.270 through 49.12.295. The poster must include notice about any state law, rule, or regulation governing maternity disability leave and indicate that federal or local ordinances, laws, rules, or regulations may also apply. The poster must also include a telephone number and an address of the department to enable employees to obtain more information regarding RCW 49.12.270 through 49.12.295. Each employer must display this poster in a conspicuous place. Every employer shall also post its leave policies, if any, in a conspicuous place. Nothing in this section shall be construed to create a right to continued employment.[ 1988 c 236 § 2.]NOTES:Legislative findings—Effective date—Implementation—Severability—1988 c 236: See notes following RCW 49.12.270.
WA Rev Code § 49.12.280 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.12 - Industrial Welfare.|49.12.280 - Sick leave, time off—Care of family members—Administration and enforcement.

RCW 49.12.280 Sick leave, time off—Care of family members—Administration and enforcement.The department shall administer and investigate violations of RCW 49.12.270 and 49.12.275.[ 1988 c 236 § 4.]NOTES:Legislative findings—Effective date—Implementation—Severability—1988 c 236: See notes following RCW 49.12.270.
WA Rev Code § 49.12.285 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.12 - Industrial Welfare.|49.12.285 - Sick leave, time off—Care of family members—Monetary penalties.

RCW 49.12.285 Sick leave, time off—Care of family members—Monetary penalties.The department may issue a notice of infraction if the department reasonably believes that an employer has failed to comply with RCW 49.12.270 or 49.12.275. The form of the notice of infraction shall be adopted by rule pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW. An employer who is found to have committed an infraction under RCW 49.12.270 or 49.12.275 may be assessed a monetary penalty not to exceed two hundred dollars for each violation. An employer who repeatedly violates RCW 49.12.270 or 49.12.275 may be assessed a monetary penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars for each violation. For purposes of this section, the failure to comply with RCW 49.12.275 as to an employee or the failure to comply with RCW 49.12.270 as to a period of leave sought by an employee shall each constitute separate violations. An employer has twenty days to appeal the notice of infraction. Any appeal of a violation determined to be an infraction shall be heard and determined by an administrative law judge. Monetary penalties collected under this section shall be deposited into the general fund.[ 1988 c 236 § 5.]NOTES:Legislative findings—Effective date—Implementation—Severability—1988 c 236: See notes following RCW 49.12.270.
WA Rev Code § 49.12.287 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.12 - Industrial Welfare.|49.12.287 - Sick leave, time off—Care of family members—Discharge of employee not permitted.

RCW 49.12.287 Sick leave, time off—Care of family members—Discharge of employee not permitted.An employer shall not discharge, threaten to discharge, demote, suspend, discipline, or otherwise discriminate against an employee because the employee: (1) Has exercised, or attempted to exercise, any right provided under RCW 49.12.270 through 49.12.295; or (2) has filed a complaint, testified, or assisted in any proceeding under RCW 49.12.270 through 49.12.295.[ 2002 c 243 § 3.]NOTES:Effective date—2002 c 243: See note following RCW 49.12.265.
WA Rev Code § 49.12.290 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.12 - Industrial Welfare.|49.12.290 - Sick leave, time off—Care of family members—Collective bargaining agreement not reduced.

RCW 49.12.290 Sick leave, time off—Care of family members—Collective bargaining agreement not reduced.Nothing in RCW 49.12.270 through 49.12.295 shall be construed to reduce any provision in a collective bargaining agreement.[ 1988 c 236 § 6.]NOTES:Legislative findings—Effective date—Implementation—Severability—1988 c 236: See notes following RCW 49.12.270.
WA Rev Code § 49.12.295 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.12 - Industrial Welfare.|49.12.295 - Sick leave, time off—Care of family members—Notification of employers.

RCW 49.12.295 Sick leave, time off—Care of family members—Notification of employers.The department shall notify all employers of the provisions of RCW 49.12.270 through 49.12.290.[ 1988 c 236 § 7.]NOTES:Legislative findings—Effective date—Implementation—Severability—1988 c 236: See notes following RCW 49.12.270.
WA Rev Code § 49.12.300 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.12 - Industrial Welfare.|49.12.300 - House-to-house sales by minor—Registration of employer.

RCW 49.12.300 House-to-house sales by minor—Registration of employer.(1) No person under sixteen years of age may be employed in house-to-house sales unless the department grants a variance permitting specific employment under criteria adopted by department rule.(2) No person sixteen or seventeen years of age may be employed in house-to-house sales unless the employer:(a) Obtains and maintains a validated registration certificate issued by the department. Application for registration shall be made on a form prescribed by the director, which shall include but not be limited to:(i) The employer's name, permanent address, and telephone number;(ii) The employer's social security number and industrial insurance number or, in lieu of these numbers, the employer's unified business identifier account number; and(iii) A description of the work to be performed by persons aged sixteen or seventeen and the working conditions under which the work will be performed;(b) Provides each employee sixteen or seventeen years of age, before beginning work, an identification card in a form prescribed by the director. The card shall include, but not be limited to, a picture of the employee, the employee's name, the name and address of the employer, a statement that the employer is registered with the department of labor and industries, and the registration number. The person employed in house-to-house sales shall show the identification card to each customer or potential customer of the person;(c) Ensures supervision by a person aged twenty-one years or over during all working hours, with each supervisor responsible for no more than five persons; and(d) If transporting an employee sixteen or seventeen years of age to another state, obtains the express written consent of the employee's parent or legal guardian.(3) An employer may not employ a person sixteen or seventeen years of age in house-to-house sales after the hour of nine p.m.(4) The department shall adopt by rule procedures for the renewal, denial, or revocation of registrations required by this section.[ 1989 c 216 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 49.12.310 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.12 - Industrial Welfare.|49.12.310 - House-to-house sales by minor—Advertising by employer—Penalty.

RCW 49.12.310 House-to-house sales by minor—Advertising by employer—Penalty.(1) Any person advertising to employ a person in house-to-house sales with an advertisement specifically prescribing a minimum age requirement that is under the age of twenty-one shall:(a) Register with the department as provided in RCW 49.12.300(2)(a); and(b) Include the following information in any advertisement:(i) The registration number required by subsection (1)(a) of this section;(ii) The specific nature of the employment and the product or services to be sold; and(iii) The average monthly compensation paid in the previous six months to new employees, taking into account any deductions made pursuant to the employment contract.(2) Advertising to recruit or employ a person in house-to-house sales shall not be false, misleading, or deceptive.(3) A violation of this section is an unfair act or practice in violation of the consumer protection act, chapter 19.86 RCW. The remedies and sanctions provided under chapter 19.86 RCW shall not preclude application of other available remedies and sanctions.(4) No publisher, radio broadcast licensee, advertising agency, or agency or medium for the dissemination of an advertisement may be subject to penalties by reason of dissemination of any false, misleading, or deceptive advertisement, or for an advertisement that fails to meet the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, unless he or she has refused on the request of the director to furnish the name and address of the person purchasing the advertising.[ 1989 c 216 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 49.12.320 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.12 - Industrial Welfare.|49.12.320 - Definitions.

RCW 49.12.320 Definitions.For the purposes of RCW 49.12.300 and 49.12.310:(1) "Employ" includes to engage, suffer, or permit to work, but does not include voluntary or donated services performed for no compensation, or without expectation or contemplation of compensation as the adequate consideration for the services performed, for an educational, charitable, religious, state or local government body or agency, or nonprofit organization, or services performed by a newspaper vendor or a person in the employ of his or her parent or stepparent.(2) "House-to-house sales" includes a sale or other transaction in consumer goods, the demonstration of products or equipment, the obtaining of orders for consumer goods, or the obtaining of contracts for services, in which the employee personally solicits the sale or transaction at a place other than the place of business of the employer.[ 1989 c 216 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 49.12.330 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.12 - Industrial Welfare.|49.12.330 - Rules.

RCW 49.12.330 Rules.The department shall adopt rules to implement RCW 49.12.300 through 49.12.320.[ 1989 c 216 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 49.12.350 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.12 - Industrial Welfare.|49.12.350 - Parental leave—Legislative findings.

RCW 49.12.350 Parental leave—Legislative findings.The legislature finds that employers often distinguish between biological parents, and adoptive parents and stepparents in their employee leave policies. Many employers who grant leave to their employees to care for a newborn child either have no policy or establish a more restrictive policy regarding whether an adoptive parent or stepparent can take similar leave. The legislature further finds that many employers establish different leave policies for men and women regarding the care of a newborn or newly placed child. The legislature recognizes that the bonding that occurs between a parent and child is important to the nurturing of that child, regardless of whether the parent is the child's biological parent and regardless of the gender of the parent. For these reasons, the legislature declares that it is the public policy of this state to require that employers who grant leave to their employees to care for a newborn child make the same leave available upon the same terms for adoptive parents and stepparents, men and women.[ 1989 1st ex.s. c 11 § 22.]NOTES:Effective date—1989 1st ex.s. c 11: "This act shall take effect September 1, 1989." [ 1989 1st ex.s. c 11 § 27.]
WA Rev Code § 49.12.360 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.12 - Industrial Welfare.|49.12.360 - Parental leave—Discrimination prohibited.

RCW 49.12.360 Parental leave—Discrimination prohibited.(1) An employer must grant an adoptive parent or a stepparent, at the time of birth or initial placement for adoption of a child under the age of six, the same leave under the same terms as the employer grants to biological parents. As a term of leave, an employer may restrict leave to those living with the child at the time of birth or initial placement.(2) An employer must grant the same leave upon the same terms for men as it does for women.(3) The department shall administer and investigate violations of this section. Notices of infraction, penalties, and appeals shall be administered in the same manner as violations under RCW 49.12.285.(4) For purposes of this section, "leave" means any leave from employment granted to care for a newborn or a newly adopted child at the time of placement for adoption.(5) Nothing in this section requires an employer to:(a) Grant leave equivalent to maternity disability leave; or(b) Establish a leave policy to care for a newborn or newly placed child if no such leave policy is in place for any of its employees.[ 2003 c 401 § 4; 1989 1st ex.s. c 11 § 23.]NOTES:Findings—Purpose—Intent—Effective date—2003 c 401: See notes following RCW 49.12.187.Effective date—1989 1st ex.s. c 11: See note following RCW 49.12.350.
WA Rev Code § 49.12.370 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.12 - Industrial Welfare.|49.12.370 - Parental leave—Collective bargaining agreement or employee benefit plan—Application.

RCW 49.12.370 Parental leave—Collective bargaining agreement or employee benefit plan—Application.In the case of employees covered by an unexpired collective bargaining agreement that expires on or after September 1, 1989, or by an employee benefit program or plan with a stated year ending on or after September 1, 1989, the effective date of RCW 49.12.360 shall be the later of: (1) The first day following expiration of the collective bargaining agreement; or (2) the first day of the next plan year.[ 1989 1st ex.s. c 11 § 24.]NOTES:Effective date—1989 1st ex.s. c 11: See note following RCW 49.12.350.
WA Rev Code § 49.12.380 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.12 - Industrial Welfare.|49.12.380 - Child labor laws—Information program.

RCW 49.12.380 Child labor laws—Information program.Upon adoption of the rules under *section 1 of this act, the department of labor and industries shall implement a comprehensive program to inform employers of the rules adopted. The program shall include mailings, public service announcements, seminars, and any other means deemed appropriate to inform all Washington employers of their rights and responsibilities regarding the employment of minors.[ 1991 c 303 § 2.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: Section 1 of this act, which amended RCW 49.12.121, was vetoed by the governor.
WA Rev Code § 49.12.400 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.12 - Industrial Welfare.|49.12.400 - Child labor laws—Appeal.

RCW 49.12.400 Child labor laws—Appeal.A person, firm, or corporation aggrieved by an action taken or decision made by the department under RCW 49.12.390 may appeal the action or decision to the director by filing notice of the appeal with the director within thirty days of the department's action or decision. A notice of appeal filed under this section shall stay the effectiveness of a citation or notice of the assessment of a penalty pending review of the appeal by the director, but such appeal shall not stay the effectiveness of an order of immediate restraint issued under RCW 49.12.390. Upon receipt of an appeal, a hearing shall be held in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW. The director shall issue all final orders after the hearing. The final orders are subject to appeal in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW. Orders not appealed within the time period specified in chapter 34.05 RCW are final and binding.[ 1991 c 303 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 49.12.410 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.12 - Industrial Welfare.|49.12.410 - Child labor laws—Violations—Criminal penalties.

RCW 49.12.410 Child labor laws—Violations—Criminal penalties.(1) An employer who knowingly or recklessly violates the requirements of RCW 49.12.121 or 49.12.123, or a rule or order adopted under RCW 49.12.121 or 49.12.123, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.(2) An employer whose practices in violation of the requirements of RCW 49.12.121 or 49.12.123, or a rule or order adopted under RCW 49.12.121 or 49.12.123, result in the death or permanent disability of a minor employee is guilty of a class C felony punishable according to chapter 9A.20 RCW.[ 2003 c 53 § 273; 1991 c 303 § 5.]NOTES:Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
WA Rev Code § 49.12.420 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.12 - Industrial Welfare.|49.12.420 - Child labor laws—Exclusive remedies.

RCW 49.12.420 Child labor laws—Exclusive remedies.The penalties established in RCW 49.12.390 and 49.12.410 for violations of RCW 49.12.121 and 49.12.123 are exclusive remedies.[ 1991 c 303 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 49.12.450 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.12 - Industrial Welfare.|49.12.450 - Compensation for required employee work apparel—Exceptions—Changes.

RCW 49.12.450 Compensation for required employee work apparel—Exceptions—Changes.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 49.46 RCW or other provisions of this chapter, the obligation of an employer to furnish or compensate an employee for apparel required during work hours shall be determined only under this section.(2) Employers are not required to furnish or compensate employees for apparel that an employer requires an employee to wear during working hours unless the required apparel is a uniform.(3) As used in this section, "uniform" means:(a) Apparel of a distinctive style and quality that, when worn outside of the workplace, clearly identifies the person as an employee of a specific employer;(b) Apparel that is specially marked with an employer's logo;(c) Unique apparel representing an historical time period or an ethnic tradition; or(d) Formal apparel.(4) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, if an employer requires an employee to wear apparel of a common color that conforms to a general dress code or style, the employer is not required to furnish or compensate an employee for that apparel. For the purposes of this subsection, "common color" is limited to the following colors or light or dark variations of such colors: White, tan, or blue, for tops; and tan, black, blue, or gray, for bottoms. An employer is permitted to require an employee to obtain two sets of wearing apparel to accommodate for the seasonal changes in weather which necessitate a change in wearing apparel.(5) If an employer changes the color or colors of apparel required to be worn by any of his or her employees during a two-year period of time, the employer shall furnish or compensate the employees for the apparel. The employer shall be required to furnish or compensate only those employees who are affected by the change. The two-year time period begins on the date the change in wearing apparel goes into effect and ends two years from this date. The beginning and end of the two-year time period applies to all employees regardless of when the employee is hired.(6) For the purposes of this section, personal protective equipment required for employee protection under chapter 49.17 RCW is not deemed to be employee wearing apparel.[ 2016 c 202 § 55; 1998 c 334 § 2.]NOTES:Construction—1998 c 334: "Nothing in this act shall be construed to alter the terms, conditions, or practices contained in any collective bargaining agreement in effect at the time of June 11, 1998, until the expiration date of such agreement." [ 1998 c 334 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 49.12.902 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.12 - Industrial Welfare.|49.12.902 - Effective date—1991 c 303 §§ 3-7.

RCW 49.12.902 Effective date—1991 c 303 §§ 3-7.Sections 3 through 7 of this act shall take effect April 1, 1992.[ 1991 c 303 § 12.]
WA Rev Code § 49.12.903 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.12 - Industrial Welfare.|49.12.903 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.

RCW 49.12.903 Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married persons, and references to dissolution of marriage shall apply equally to state registered domestic partnerships that have been terminated, dissolved, or invalidated, to the extent that such interpretation does not conflict with federal law. Where necessary to implement chapter 521, Laws of 2009, gender-specific terms such as husband and wife used in any statute, rule, or other law shall be construed to be gender neutral, and applicable to individuals in state registered domestic partnerships.[ 2009 c 521 § 130.]
WA Rev Code § 49.17.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.17 - Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act.|49.17.010 - Purpose.

RCW 49.17.010 Purpose.The legislature finds that personal injuries and illnesses arising out of conditions of employment impose a substantial burden upon employers and employees in terms of lost production, wage loss, medical expenses, and payment of benefits under the industrial insurance act. Therefore, in the public interest for the welfare of the people of the state of Washington and in order to assure, insofar as may reasonably be possible, safe and healthful working conditions for every man and woman working in the state of Washington, the legislature in the exercise of its police power, and in keeping with the mandates of Article II, section 35 of the state Constitution, declares its purpose by the provisions of this chapter to create, maintain, continue, and enhance the industrial safety and health program of the state, which program shall equal or exceed the standards prescribed by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-596, 84 Stat. 1590).[ 1973 c 80 § 1.]NOTES:Industrial insurance: Title 51 RCW.
WA Rev Code § 49.17.022 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 49 - Labor Regulations|Chapter 49.17 - Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act.|49.17.022 - Legislative findings and intent—Definition of agriculture.

RCW 49.17.022 Legislative findings and intent—Definition of agriculture.The legislature finds that the state's farms are diverse in their nature and the owners, managers, and their employees continually find new ways to plant, raise, harvest, process, store, market, and distribute their products. The legislature further finds that the department of labor and industries needs guidance in determining when activities related to agricultural products are to be regulated as agricultural activities and when they should be regulated as other activities. It is the intent of the legislature that activities performed by a farmer as incident to or in conjunction with his or her farming activities be regulated as agricultural activities. For this purpose, an agricultural activity is to be interpreted broadly, based on the definition of "agriculture" in RCW 49.17.020.[ 1997 c 362 § 1.]