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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.04 - Apprenticeship. › 49.04.090 - On-the-job training agreements and projects—Agreements with federal agencies.

RCW 49.04.090
On-the-job training agreements and projects—Agreements with federal agencies.
The director of labor and industries shall have authority to enter into and perform, through the supervisor of apprenticeship, agreements with appropriate federal departments or agencies for the development, administration and servicing of on-the-job training projects. Further, the director of labor and industries, through the supervisor of apprenticeship, shall have power to receive and administer funds provided by the federal government for such purposes.
[ 1963 c 172 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.04 - Apprenticeship. › 49.04.100 - Apprenticeship programs—Civil rights act advancement.

RCW 49.04.100
Apprenticeship programs—Civil rights act advancement.
As provided by the rules adopted by the apprenticeship council, apprenticeship programs entered into under authority of this chapter with five or more apprentices shall conform with 29 C.F.R. Part 30 to the extent required by federal law while advancing the nondiscriminatory principles of the Washington state civil rights act, RCW 49.60.400.
[ 2001 c 204 § 7; 1995 c 67 § 7; 1990 c 72 § 1; 1985 c 6 § 17; 1969 ex.s. c 183 § 2.]
NOTES:
Purpose—Construction—1990 c 72; 1969 ex.s. c 183: "It is the policy of the legislature and the purpose of this act to provide every citizen in this state a reasonable opportunity to enjoy employment and other associated rights, benefits, privileges, and to help women and racial minorities realize in a greater measure the goals upon which this nation and this state were founded. All the provisions of this act shall be liberally construed to achieve these ends, and administered and enforced with a view to carry out the above declaration of policy." [ 1990 c 72 § 5; 1969 ex.s. c 183 § 1.]
Severability—1969 ex.s. c 183: "If any provision of this 1969 act, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1969 ex.s. c 183 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.04 - Apprenticeship. › 49.04.110 - Woman and racial minority representation in apprenticeship programs—Noncompliance.

RCW 49.04.110
Woman and racial minority representation in apprenticeship programs—Noncompliance.
When it shall appear to the department of labor and industries that any apprenticeship program referred to in RCW 49.04.100 has failed to comply with the woman or racial minority representation requirement hereinabove in such section referred to by January 1, 1970, which fact shall be determined by reports the department may request or in such other manner as it shall see fit, then the same shall be deemed prima facie evidence of noncompliance with RCW 49.04.100 through 49.04.130 and thereafter no state funds or facilities shall be expended upon such program: PROVIDED, That prior to such withdrawal of funds evidence shall be received and state funds or facilities shall not be denied if there is a showing of a genuine effort to comply with the provisions of RCW 49.04.100 through 49.04.130 as to entrance of women and racial minorities into the program. The director shall notify the appropriate federal authorities if there is noncompliance with the woman and racial minority representation qualification under any apprenticeship program as provided for in RCW 49.04.100 through 49.04.130.
[ 1990 c 72 § 2; 1969 ex.s. c 183 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.04 - Apprenticeship. › 49.04.120 - Woman and racial minority representation—Community colleges, vocational, or high schools to enlist woman and racial minority representation in apprenticeship programs.

RCW 49.04.120
Woman and racial minority representation—Community colleges, vocational, or high schools to enlist woman and racial minority representation in apprenticeship programs.
Every community college, vocational school, or high school carrying on a program of vocational education shall make every effort to enlist woman and racial minority representation in the apprenticeship programs within the state and are authorized to carry out such purpose in such ways as they shall see fit.
[ 1990 c 72 § 3; 1969 ex.s. c 183 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.04 - Apprenticeship. › 49.04.130 - Woman and racial minority representation—Employer and employee organizations, apprenticeship council and committees, etc., to enlist woman and racial minority representation in apprenticeship programs.

RCW 49.04.130
Woman and racial minority representation—Employer and employee organizations, apprenticeship council and committees, etc., to enlist woman and racial minority representation in apprenticeship programs.
Every employer and employee organization as well as the apprenticeship council and local and state apprenticeship committees and vocational schools shall make every effort to enlist woman and racial minority representation in the apprenticeship programs of the state and shall be aided therein by the department of labor and industries insofar as such department may be able to so do without undue interference with its other powers and duties. In addition, the legislature, in fulfillment of the public welfare, mandates those involved in apprenticeship training with the responsibility of making every effort to see that woman and racial minority representatives in such programs pursue the same to a successful conclusion.
[ 1990 c 72 § 4; 1969 ex.s. c 183 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.04 - Apprenticeship. › 49.04.150 - Associate degree pathway.

RCW 49.04.150
Associate degree pathway.
(1) An apprenticeship committee may recommend to its community or technical college partner or partners that an associate degree pathway be developed for the committee's program.
(2) In consultation with the state board for community and technical colleges, the apprenticeship committee and the college or colleges involved with the program shall consider the extent apprentices in the program are likely to pursue an associate degree and the extent a pathway could reduce redundancy of course requirements between the apprenticeship and a degree.
(3) If the apprenticeship committee and the college or colleges involved with the program determine that a pathway would be beneficial for apprentices and assist them in obtaining an associate degree, the apprenticeship committee may request that a pathway be established as provided in RCW 28B.50.890.
[ 2003 c 128 § 2.]
NOTES:
Findings—2003 c 128: "The legislature finds that:
(1) Apprenticeships are very rigorous and highly structured programs with specific academic and work training requirements;
(2) There is a misperception that apprenticeships are only for noncollege bound students; and
(3) The state should expand opportunities for individuals to progress from an apprenticeship to college by creating pathways that build on the apprenticeship experience and permit apprentices to earn an associate degree." [ 2003 c 128 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.04 - Apprenticeship. › 49.04.160 - Student opportunities—Findings.

RCW 49.04.160
Student opportunities—Findings.
(1) The legislature finds that it is in the public interest of the state to encourage and facilitate the formation of cooperative relationships between business and labor and educational institutions that provide for the development and expansion of programs of educational skills training consistent with employment needs.
(2) Further, the legislature finds that it is in the state's interest to make students aware of the educational training programs and career employment opportunities.
(3) Therefore, the following shall be implemented to expand opportunities for secondary school students to prepare for technical careers and related apprenticeships:
(a) Centers of excellence and other colleges with a high density of apprenticeship programs shall act as brokers of relevant information and resources as provided for in RCW 49.04.170;
(b) An educational outreach program coordinated by the Washington state apprenticeship and training council as provided for in RCW 49.04.180; and
(c) The development of direct-entry programs for graduating secondary students, approved and overseen by the Washington state apprenticeship and training council as provided for in RCW 49.04.190.
[ 2006 c 161 § 1.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2006 c 161: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect April 1, 2006." [ 2006 c 161 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.04 - Apprenticeship. › 49.04.170 - Student opportunities—Centers of excellence, colleges to provide information.

RCW 49.04.170
Student opportunities—Centers of excellence, colleges to provide information.
(1) Centers of excellence, as designated by the state board for community and technical colleges, and other colleges identified by the state board for community and technical colleges in consultation with the Washington state apprenticeship and training council as having a high density of apprenticeship programs, shall act as a broker of relevant information and resources on available grants, scholarship opportunities, job openings, and industries of growth.
(2) The Washington state apprenticeship and training council, in conjunction with the office of the superintendent of public instruction, shall aid all local school districts in meeting the goals of chapter 161, Laws of 2006.
[ 2006 c 161 § 2.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2006 c 161: See note following RCW 49.04.160.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.04 - Apprenticeship. › 49.04.180 - Student opportunities—Educational outreach program—Appropriate activities.

RCW 49.04.180
Student opportunities—Educational outreach program—Appropriate activities.
(1) Within existing resources, the Washington state apprenticeship and training council, in conjunction with individual state-approved apprenticeship training programs and the office of the superintendent of public instruction, shall lead and coordinate an educational outreach program for middle and secondary school students, parents, and educators about apprenticeship and career opportunities and communicate workforce projections to the office of the superintendent of public instruction for distribution to all local school districts.
(2) Appropriate activities of the Washington state apprenticeship and training council under this section include assistance with curriculum development, the establishment of practical learning opportunities for students, and seeking the advice and participation of industry and labor interests.
[ 2006 c 161 § 3.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2006 c 161: See note following RCW 49.04.160.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.04 - Apprenticeship. › 49.04.190 - Student opportunities—Building and construction-related apprenticeships—Grants—Report.

RCW 49.04.190
Student opportunities—Building and construction-related apprenticeships—Grants—Report.
(1) Within existing resources, the Washington state apprenticeship and training council shall approve and oversee direct-entry programs for graduating secondary students into building and construction-related apprenticeships by:
(a) Assisting individual school districts in using and leveraging existing resources; and
(b) Developing guidelines, including guidelines that ensure that graduating secondary school students will receive appropriate education and training and will have the opportunity to transition to local apprenticeship programs. The guidelines must be developed with input from apprenticeship coordinators, the office of the superintendent of public instruction, the state board for community and technical colleges, the workforce training and education coordinating board, and other interested stakeholders for direct-entry programs.
(2) The Washington state apprenticeship and training council shall award up to ten incentive grants for the 2006-07 school year, based on guidelines established under subsection (1)(b) of this section, to school districts statewide solely for personnel to negotiate and implement agreements with local apprenticeship programs based upon state apprenticeship use requirements, as described in RCW 39.04.320, to accept graduating secondary school students with appropriate training into apprenticeship programs. The council shall make every effort to award the grants evenly across the state.
(3) For any year in which grants are awarded in accordance with this section, the Washington state apprenticeship and training council shall provide a report to the governor and the education and commerce and labor committees of the legislature. The report shall include:
(a) The guidelines established under subsection (1)(b) of this section;
(b) The names of the school districts receiving incentive grants under subsection (2) of this section;
(c) The results of negotiations between school districts receiving incentive grants and local apprenticeship programs;
(d) A list of apprenticeship programs that have agreed, pursuant to negotiated agreements, to accept qualified graduating secondary students; and
(e) The number of qualified graduating secondary students entering into apprenticeship programs each year through direct-entry programs.
[ 2016 c 197 § 5; 2006 c 161 § 4.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2006 c 161: See note following RCW 49.04.160.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.04 - Apprenticeship. › 49.04.200 - Apprenticeship programs for energy audits and energy efficiency services—Prioritization of workforce training programs—Outreach efforts.

RCW 49.04.200
Apprenticeship programs for energy audits and energy efficiency services—Prioritization of workforce training programs—Outreach efforts.
(1) The council must evaluate the potential of existing apprenticeship and training programs that would produce workers with the skills needed to conduct energy audits and provide energy efficiency services and deliver its findings to the department of commerce, the *leadership team, and the appropriate committees of the legislature as soon as possible, but no later than January 18, 2010.
(2) The council may prioritize workforce training programs that lead to apprenticeship programs in green economy jobs. For purposes of this section, green economy jobs include those in the primary industries of a green economy, including clean energy, the forestry industry, high-efficiency building, green transportation, and environmental protection. Prioritization efforts may include but are not limited to: (a) Prioritization of the use of high employer-demand funding for workforce training programs in green economy jobs; (b) increased outreach efforts to public utilities, education, labor, government, and private industry to develop tailored, green job training programs; and (c) increased outreach efforts to target populations. Outreach efforts shall be conducted in partnership with local workforce development councils.
(3) The definitions in RCW 43.330.010 apply to this section.
[ 2023 c 470 § 2091; 2009 c 536 § 12.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: The leadership team was created in 2009 c 536 § 3, which was vetoed.
Explanatory statement—2023 c 470: See note following RCW 10.99.030.
Short title—2009 c 536: See note following RCW 43.330.370.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.04 - Apprenticeship. › 49.04.210 - Aerospace workforce council created—Duties—Composition.

RCW 49.04.210
Aerospace workforce council created—Duties—Composition.
(1) An aerospace workforce council is created in the department of labor and industries to establish a framework for apprenticeship utilization reporting and to establish efficient pathways to achieve targets required under RCW 49.04.220. Beginning in calendar year 2020, the council must:
(a) Meet at least twice per year until the apprenticeship utilization levels in RCW 49.04.220 are achieved;
(b) Monitor the progress of a significant commercial airplane manufacturer, as defined in RCW 49.04.220, and the aerospace industry as a whole in achieving the apprenticeship utilization levels established in RCW 49.04.220;
(c) Report to the legislature by December 1, 2023, on the apprenticeship utilization rate across the aerospace industry and include any recommendations implementing the intent of chapter 165, Laws of 2020, including policy changes needed to expand upon early success of apprenticeship utilization if reached before the date set forth in RCW 49.04.220.
(2) The council must consist of fourteen members, appointed by the governor:
(a) One member must be appointed from each of the two largest aerospace labor organizations in Washington;
(b) Two members must be from a Washington aerospace industry business, only one of which must be from a significant commercial airplane manufacturer;
(c) Two members must be from nonprofit entities engaged in workforce training for the aerospace industry;
(d) One representative from the governor's office;
(e) One representative from the workforce training and education coordinating board;
(f) The state trade representative or the representative's designee;
(g) The director of the department of labor and industries, or the director's designee;
(h) One member from each of the two largest caucuses of the house of representatives, as appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; and
(i) One member from each of the two largest caucuses of the senate, as appointed by the president of the senate.
[ 2020 c 165 § 5.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—Effective date—2020 c 165: See notes following RCW 82.04.2602.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.04 - Apprenticeship. › 49.04.230 - Educational requirements—Secretary of health to define.

RCW 49.04.230
Educational requirements—Secretary of health to define.
Educational requirements for an apprenticeship for substance use disorder professionals must be defined by the secretary of health under RCW 18.205.100.
[ 2021 c 165 § 3.]
NOTES:
Rules—2021 c 165: See note following RCW 18.205.095.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.04 - Apprenticeship. › 49.04.250 - Committee to develop appropriate apprenticeship programs for state agencies.

RCW 49.04.250
Committee to develop appropriate apprenticeship programs for state agencies.
The governor shall establish a committee of state agency human resources managers to undertake the development of appropriate apprenticeship programs for state agencies. The committee will involve the exclusive collective bargaining representatives and public sector agencies conducting work study programs that enable high school graduates to achieve entry-level employment and placement in registered apprenticeship programs as potential apprenticeship pathways are considered and developed. The current registered apprenticeship program for industrial insurance at the department of labor and industries shall be consulted as a model for other agencies.
[ 2022 c 156 § 3.]
NOTES:
Intent—2022 c 156: See note following RCW 49.04.240.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.04 - Apprenticeship. › 49.04.260 - Grant program for technology and remote learning infrastructure modernization of state registered apprenticeships.

RCW 49.04.260
Grant program for technology and remote learning infrastructure modernization of state registered apprenticeships.
(1) A grant program for technology and remote learning infrastructure modernization of state registered apprenticeships is established.
(2) The department of labor and industries must manage and oversee the grant program and may establish application procedures and criteria for the receipt of grants. The department of labor and industries must require grant applications to include a plan to sustain the technology and remote learning infrastructure over time.
(3) Subject to the availability of funds appropriated for this specific purpose, the department of labor and industries may award one-time grants to state registered apprenticeship programs for modernizing technology and remote learning infrastructure.
(4) No funds from the accident fund established in RCW 51.44.010 or the medical aid fund established in RCW 51.44.020 may be used in funding the grant program established under this section.
[ 2022 c 156 § 5.]
NOTES:
Intent—2022 c 156: See note following RCW 49.04.240.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.04 - Apprenticeship. › 49.04.270 - Grant program for wraparound support services.

RCW 49.04.270
Grant program for wraparound support services.
(1) A grant program for wraparound support services to mitigate barriers to beginning or participating in state registered apprenticeship programs is established. Support services shall include provisions for child care, health care, transportation to jobsites, and other support services necessary to mitigate barriers to beginning or participating in state registered apprenticeship programs.
(2) The department of labor and industries must manage and oversee the grant program and may establish application procedures and criteria for the receipt of grants.
(3) Subject to the availability of funds appropriated for this specific purpose, the department of labor and industries may award grants to nonprofit organizations and state registered apprenticeship training committees that support individuals currently in, or seeking to enter, state registered apprenticeship programs or apprenticeship council recognized apprenticeship preparation programs by providing, or connecting apprentices to, wraparound services, including child care, professional clothing, required tools, or transportation.
(4) No funds from the accident fund established in RCW 51.44.010 or the medical aid fund established in RCW 51.44.020 may be used in funding the grant program established under this section.
[ 2022 c 156 § 6.]
NOTES:
Intent—2022 c 156: See note following RCW 49.04.240.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.04 - Apprenticeship. › 49.04.280 - Grant program for updating equipment.

RCW 49.04.280
Grant program for updating equipment.
(1) A grant program for updating equipment in state registered apprenticeship programs is established.
(2) The department of labor and industries must manage and oversee the grant program and may establish application procedures and criteria for the receipt of grants.
(3) Subject to the availability of funds appropriated for this specific purpose, the department of labor and industries may award grants to state registered apprenticeship programs to upgrade equipment necessary for the program.
(4) No funds from the accident fund established in RCW 51.44.010 or the medical aid fund established in RCW 51.44.020 may be used in funding the grant program established under this section.
[ 2022 c 156 § 7.]
NOTES:
Intent—2022 c 156: See note following RCW 49.04.240.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.04 - Apprenticeship. › 49.04.290 - Vouchers for driver's education courses.

RCW 49.04.290
Vouchers for driver's education courses.
(1) Subject to the availability of funds appropriated for this specific purpose, the department of labor and industries must provide vouchers to cover the cost of driver's education courses for minors enrolled in a state registered apprenticeship program.
(2) The department of labor and industries may establish application and award procedures for implementing this section.
(3) No funds from the accident fund established in RCW 51.44.010 or the medical aid fund established in RCW 51.44.020 may be used in funding the voucher program established under this section.
[ 2022 c 156 § 8.]
NOTES:
Intent—2022 c 156: See note following RCW 49.04.240.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.04 - Apprenticeship. › 49.04.300 - Apprenticeship retention study.

RCW 49.04.300
Apprenticeship retention study. (Expires December 31, 2027.)
(1) The department of labor and industries must conduct an apprentice retention study of state registered apprentices. The study must collect data from apprentices that are six months into their apprenticeships on the barriers and challenges new apprentices encounter that may prevent them from continuing their apprenticeships.
(2) The department of labor and industries must aggregate the data collected in subsection (1) of this section by trade and post the data on a dashboard on its public website annually.
(3) The department of labor and industries must use the data collected under this section to work with apprenticeship coordinators to implement an early alert response system to connect apprentices with needed support and wraparound services.
(4) By December 1, 2026, and in compliance with RCW 43.01.036, the department of labor and industries must submit a report to the legislature on its key findings on the barriers and challenges in retaining apprentices and its recommendations.
(5) This section expires December 31, 2027.
[ 2022 c 156 § 9.]
NOTES:
Intent—2022 c 156: See note following RCW 49.04.240.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.04 - Apprenticeship. › 49.04.910 - Chapter not affected by certain laws against discrimination in employment because of age.

RCW 49.04.910
Chapter not affected by certain laws against discrimination in employment because of age.
The amendments made by chapter 100, Laws of 1961 shall not be construed as modifying chapter 231, Laws of 1941 as amended, or as applying to any standards established thereunder or employment pursuant to any bona fide agreements entered into thereunder.
[ 1961 c 100 § 6.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: (1) Chapter 100, Laws of 1961 amended RCW 49.60.180, 49.60.190, 49.60.200 and reenacted RCW 49.60.310 to include age as an element of discrimination, and such chapter added a new section codified as RCW 49.44.090 relating to unfair practices in employment because of age.
(2) Chapter 231, Laws of 1941 is the apprenticeship law codified in chapter 49.04 RCW.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.08 - Arbitration of Disputes. › 49.08.010 - Duty of director—Mediation—Board of arbitration selected—Board's findings final.

RCW 49.08.010
Duty of director—Mediation—Board of arbitration selected—Board's findings final.
It shall be the duty of the chair of the public employment relations commission upon application of any employer or employee having differences, as soon as practicable, to visit the location of such differences and to make a careful inquiry into the cause thereof and to advise the respective parties, what, if anything, ought to be done or submitted to by both to adjust said dispute and should said parties then still fail to agree to a settlement through said chair, then said chair shall endeavor to have said parties consent in writing to submit their differences to a board of arbitrations to be chosen from citizens of the state as follows, to wit: Said employer shall appoint one and said employees acting through a majority, one, and these two shall select a third, these three to constitute the board of arbitration and the findings of said board of arbitration to be final.
[ 2010 c 8 § 12001; 1975 1st ex.s. c 296 § 36; 1903 c 58 § 1; RRS § 7667.]
NOTES:
Public employment relations commission: Chapter 41.58 RCW.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.08 - Arbitration of Disputes. › 49.08.020 - Procedure for arbitration.

RCW 49.08.020
Procedure for arbitration.
The proceedings of said board of arbitration shall be held before the chair of the public employment relations commission who shall act as moderator or chair, without the privilege of voting, and who shall keep a record of the proceedings, issue subpoenas and administer oaths to the members of said board, and any witness said board may deem necessary to summon.
[ 2010 c 8 § 12002; 1975 1st ex.s. c 296 § 37; 1903 c 58 § 2; RRS § 7668.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.08 - Arbitration of Disputes. › 49.08.030 - Service of process.

RCW 49.08.030
Service of process.
Any notice or process issued by the board herein created, shall be served by any sheriff, coroner or constable to whom the same may be directed, or in whose hands the same may be placed for service.
[ 1903 c 58 § 3; RRS § 7669.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.08 - Arbitration of Disputes. › 49.08.040 - Compensation and travel expenses of arbitrators.

RCW 49.08.040
Compensation and travel expenses of arbitrators.
Such arbitrators shall receive five dollars per day for each day actually engaged in such arbitration and travel expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 as now existing or hereafter amended to be paid upon certificates of the director of labor and industries out of the fund appropriated for the purpose or at the disposal of the department of labor and industries applicable to such expenditure.
[1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 34 § 144; 1903 c 58 § 4; RRS § 7670.]
NOTES:
Effective date—Severability—1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 34: See notes following RCW 2.08.115.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.08 - Arbitration of Disputes. › 49.08.050 - Failure to arbitrate—Statement of facts—Publicity.

RCW 49.08.050
Failure to arbitrate—Statement of facts—Publicity.
Upon the failure of the director of labor and industries, in any case, to secure the creation of a board of arbitration, it shall become his or her duty to request a sworn statement from each party to the dispute of the facts upon which their dispute and their reasons for not submitting the same to arbitration are based. Any sworn statement made to the director of labor and industries under this provision shall be for public use and shall be given publicly in such newspapers as desire to use it.
[ 2010 c 8 § 12003; 1903 c 58 § 5; RRS § 7671.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.08 - Arbitration of Disputes. › 49.08.060 - Tender on exhaustion of available funds.

RCW 49.08.060
Tender on exhaustion of available funds.
There is hereby appropriated out of the state treasury from funds not otherwise appropriated the sum of three thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to carry out the provisions of this chapter. In case the funds herein provided are exhausted and either party to a proposed arbitration shall tender the necessary expenses for conducting said arbitration, then it shall be the duty of the director of labor and industries to request the opposite party to arbitrate such differences in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
[ 1903 c 58 § 6; RRS § 7672.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.12 - Industrial Welfare. › 49.12.010 - Declaration.

RCW 49.12.010
Declaration.
The welfare of the state of Washington demands that all employees be protected from conditions of labor which have a pernicious effect on their health. The state of Washington, therefore, exercising herein its police and sovereign power declares that inadequate wages and unsanitary conditions of labor exert such pernicious effect.
[ 1973 2nd ex.s. c 16 § 2; 1913 c 174 § 1; RRS § 7623.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.12 - Industrial Welfare. › 49.12.020 - Conditions of employment—Wages.

RCW 49.12.020
Conditions of employment—Wages.
It shall be unlawful to employ any person in any industry or occupation within the state of Washington under conditions of labor detrimental to their health; and it shall be unlawful to employ workers in any industry within the state of Washington at wages which are not adequate for their maintenance.
[ 1973 2nd ex.s. c 16 § 3; 1913 c 174 § 2; RRS § 7624.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.12 - Industrial Welfare. › 49.12.041 - Investigation of wages, hours and working conditions—Statements, inspections authorized.

RCW 49.12.041
Investigation of wages, hours and working conditions—Statements, inspections authorized.
It shall be the responsibility of the director to investigate the wages, hours and conditions of employment of all employees, including minors, except as may otherwise be provided in chapter 16, Laws of 1973 2nd ex. sess. The director, or the director's authorized representative, shall have full authority to require statements from all employers, relative to wages, hours and working conditions and to inspect the books, records and physical facilities of all employers subject to chapter 16, Laws of 1973 2nd ex. sess. Such examinations shall take place within normal working hours, within reasonable limits and in a reasonable manner.
[ 1994 c 164 § 14; 1973 2nd ex.s. c 16 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.12 - Industrial Welfare. › 49.12.050 - Employer's record of employees.

RCW 49.12.050
Employer's record of employees.
Every employer shall keep a record of the names of all employees employed by him or her, and shall on request permit the director to inspect such record.
[ 2010 c 8 § 12004; 1994 c 164 § 15; 1973 2nd ex.s. c 16 § 14; 1913 c 174 § 7; RRS § 7626.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.12 - Industrial Welfare. › 49.12.091 - Investigation information—Findings—Rules prescribing minimum wages, working conditions.

RCW 49.12.091
Investigation information—Findings—Rules prescribing minimum wages, working conditions.
After an investigation has been conducted by the department of wages, hours and conditions of labor subject to chapter 16, Laws of 1973 2nd ex. sess., the director shall be furnished with all information relative to such investigation of wages, hours and working conditions, including current statistics on wage rates in all occupations subject to the provisions of chapter 16, Laws of 1973 2nd ex. sess. Within a reasonable time thereafter, if the director finds that in any occupation, trade or industry, subject to chapter 16, Laws of 1973 2nd ex. sess., the wages paid to employees are inadequate to supply the necessary cost of living, but not to exceed the state minimum wage as prescribed in RCW 49.46.020, as now or hereafter amended, or that the conditions of labor are detrimental to the health of employees, the director shall have authority to prescribe rules and regulations for the purpose of adopting minimum wages for occupations not otherwise governed by minimum wage requirements fixed by state or federal statute, or a rule or regulation adopted under such statute, and, at the same time have the authority to prescribe rules and regulations fixing standards, conditions and hours of labor for the protection of the safety, health and welfare of employees for all or specified occupations subject to chapter 16, Laws of 1973 2nd ex. sess. Thereafter, the director shall conduct a public hearing in accordance with the procedures of the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW, for the purpose of the adoption of rules and regulations fixing minimum wages and standards, conditions and hours of labor subject to the provisions of chapter 16, Laws of 1973 2nd ex. sess. After such rules become effective, copies thereof shall be supplied to employers who may be affected by such rules and such employers shall post such rules, where possible, in such place or places, reasonably accessible to all employees of such employer. After the effective date of such rules, it shall be unlawful for any employer in any occupation subject to chapter 16, Laws of 1973 2nd ex. sess. to employ any person for less than the rate of wages specified in such rules or under conditions and hours of labor prohibited for any occupation specified in such rules: PROVIDED, That this section shall not apply to sheltered workshops.
[ 1994 c 164 § 16; 1973 2nd ex.s. c 16 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.12 - Industrial Welfare. › 49.12.101 - Hearing.

RCW 49.12.101
Hearing.
Whenever wages, standards, conditions and hours of labor have been established by rule and regulation of the director, the director may upon application of either employers or employees conduct a public hearing for the purpose of the adoption, amendment or repeal of rules and regulations adopted under the authority of chapter 16, Laws of 1973 2nd ex. sess.
[ 1994 c 164 § 17; 1973 2nd ex.s. c 16 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.12 - Industrial Welfare. › 49.12.105 - Variance order—Application—Issuance—Contents—Termination.

RCW 49.12.105
Variance order—Application—Issuance—Contents—Termination.
An employer may apply to the director for an order for a variance from any rule or regulation establishing a standard for wages, hours, or conditions of labor adopted by the director under this chapter. The director shall issue an order granting a variance if the director determines or decides that the applicant for the variance has shown good cause for the lack of compliance. Any order so issued shall prescribe the conditions the employer must maintain, and the practices, means, methods, operations, standards and processes which the employer must adopt and utilize to the extent they differ from the standard in question. At any time the director may terminate and revoke such order, provided the employer was notified by the director of the termination at least thirty days prior to said termination.
[ 1994 c 164 § 18; 1973 2nd ex.s. c 16 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.12 - Industrial Welfare. › 49.12.110 - Exceptions to minimum scale—Special certificate or permit.

RCW 49.12.110
Exceptions to minimum scale—Special certificate or permit.
Subject to RCW 49.46.170, for any occupation in which a minimum wage has been established, the director may issue to an employer, a special certificate or permit for an employee with a disability to such a degree that the employee is unable to obtain employment in the competitive labor market, or to a trainee or learner not otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the apprenticeship council, a special certificate or permit authorizing the employment of such employee for a wage less than the legal minimum wage; and the director shall fix the minimum wage for said person, such special certificate or permit to be issued only in such cases as the director may decide the same is applied for in good faith and that such certificate or permit shall be in force for such length of time as the director shall decide and determine is proper.
[ 2021 c 97 § 1; 2020 c 274 § 40; 1994 c 164 § 19; 1977 ex.s. c 80 § 35; 1973 2nd ex.s. c 16 § 13; 1913 c 174 § 13; RRS § 7632.]
NOTES:
Purpose—Intent—Severability—1977 ex.s. c 80: See notes following RCW 4.16.190.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.12 - Industrial Welfare. › 49.12.121 - Wages and working conditions of minors—Special rules—Work permits.

RCW 49.12.121
Wages and working conditions of minors—Special rules—Work permits.
(1) The department may at any time inquire into wages, hours, and conditions of labor of minors employed in any trade, business, or occupation in the state of Washington and may adopt special rules for the protection of the safety, health, and welfare of minor employees. However, the rules may not limit the hours per day or per week, or other specified work period, that may be worked by minors who are emancipated by court order.
(2) The department shall issue work permits to employers for the employment of minors, after being assured the proposed employment of a minor meets the standards for the health, safety, and welfare of minors as set forth in the rules adopted by the department. No minor person shall be employed in any occupation, trade, or industry subject to chapter 16, Laws of 1973 2nd ex. sess., unless a work permit has been properly issued, with the consent of the parent, guardian, or other person having legal custody of the minor and with the approval of the school which such minor may then be attending. However, the consent of a parent, guardian, or other person, or the approval of the school which the minor may then be attending, is unnecessary if the minor is emancipated by court order.
(3) The minimum wage for minors shall be as prescribed in RCW 49.46.020.
[ 1993 c 294 § 9; 1989 c 1 § 3 (Initiative Measure No. 518, approved November 8, 1988); 1973 2nd ex.s. c 16 § 15.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1993 c 294: See RCW 13.64.900.
Effective date—1989 c 1 (Initiative Measure No. 518): See note following RCW 49.46.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.12 - Industrial Welfare. › 49.12.123 - Work permit for minor required.

RCW 49.12.123
Work permit for minor required.
In implementing state policy to assure the attendance of children in the public schools it shall be required of any person, firm or corporation employing any minor under the age of eighteen years to obtain a work permit as set forth in RCW 49.12.121 and keep such permit on file during the employment of such minor, and upon termination of such employment of such minor to return such permit to the department of labor and industries.
[ 1991 c 303 § 8; 1983 c 3 § 156; 1973 c 51 § 3.]
NOTES:
Severability—1973 c 51: See note following RCW 28A.225.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.12 - Industrial Welfare. › 49.12.124 - Actors or performers—Work permits and variances for minors.

RCW 49.12.124
Actors or performers—Work permits and variances for minors.
For all minors employed as actors or performers in film, video, audio, or theatrical productions, the department shall issue a permit under RCW 49.12.121 and a variance under RCW 49.12.105 upon finding that the terms of the employment sufficiently protect the minor's health, safety, and welfare. The findings shall be based on information provided to the department including, but not limited to, the minor's working conditions and planned work schedule, adult supervision of the minor, and any planned educational programs.
[ 1994 c 62 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.12 - Industrial Welfare. › 49.12.130 - Witness protected—Penalty.

RCW 49.12.130
Witness protected—Penalty.
Any employer who discharges, or in any other manner discriminates against any employee because such employee has testified or is about to testify, or because such employer believes that said employee may testify in any investigation or proceedings relative to the enforcement of RCW 49.12.010 through 49.12.180, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of from twenty-five dollars to one hundred dollars for each such misdemeanor.
[ 1913 c 174 § 16; RRS § 7635.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.12 - Industrial Welfare. › 49.12.140 - Complaint of noncompliance.

RCW 49.12.140
Complaint of noncompliance.
Any worker or the parent or guardian of any minor to whom RCW 49.12.010 through 49.12.180 applies may complain to the director that the wages paid to the workers are less than the minimum rate and the director shall investigate the same and proceed under RCW 49.12.010 through 49.12.180 in behalf of the worker.
[ 1994 c 164 § 20; 1913 c 174 § 17 1/2; RRS § 7637.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.12 - Industrial Welfare. › 49.12.147 - Complaint of noncompliance—Appeals—Notice—Hearings—Final orders.

RCW 49.12.147
Complaint of noncompliance—Appeals—Notice—Hearings—Final orders. (Effective July 1, 2024.)
(1) A person, firm, or corporation aggrieved by a citation and notice of assessment or a determination of compliance by the department of labor and industries under RCW 49.12.145 may appeal the citation and notice of assessment to the director of the department by filing a notice of appeal with the director within 30 days of the department's issuance of the citation and notice of assessment. A citation and notice of assessment or a determination of compliance not appealed within 30 days is final and binding, and not subject to further appeal.
(2) A notice of appeal filed with the director of the department of labor and industries under this section shall stay the effectiveness of the citation and notice of assessment or the determination of compliance pending final review of the appeal by the director as provided for in chapter 34.05 RCW.
(3) Upon receipt of a notice of appeal, the director of the department of labor and industries shall assign the hearing to an administrative law judge of the office of administrative hearings to conduct the hearing and issue an initial order. The hearing and review procedures shall be conducted in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW, and the standard of review by the administrative law judge of an appealed citation and notice of assessment or determination of compliance shall be de novo. Any party who seeks to challenge an initial order shall file a petition for administrative review with the director within 30 days after service of the initial order. The director shall conduct administrative review in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW.
(4) The director of the department of labor and industries shall issue all final orders after appeal of the initial order. The final order of the director is subject to judicial review in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW.
(5) Orders that are not appealed within the time period specified in this section and chapter 34.05 RCW are final and binding, and not subject to further appeal.
(6) An employer who fails to allow adequate inspection of records in an investigation by the department of labor and industries under this section within a reasonable time period may not use such records in any appeal under this section to challenge the correctness of any determination by the department of the penalty assessed.
[ 2023 c 114 § 13.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2023 c 114: See note following RCW 70.41.410.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.12 - Industrial Welfare. › 49.12.149 - Complaint of noncompliance—Collections.

RCW 49.12.149
Complaint of noncompliance—Collections. (Effective July 1, 2024.)
Collections of unpaid citations assessing civil penalties under RCW 49.28.150, 49.12.145, and 49.12.147 will be pursuant to RCW 49.48.086.
[ 2023 c 114 § 14.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2023 c 114: See note following RCW 70.41.410.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 49 - Labor Regulations › Chapter 49.12 - Industrial Welfare. › 49.12.150 - Civil action to recover underpayment.

RCW 49.12.150
Civil action to recover underpayment.
If any employee shall receive less than the legal minimum wage, except as hereinbefore provided in RCW 49.12.110, said employee shall be entitled to recover in a civil action the full amount of the legal minimum wage as herein provided for, together with costs and attorney's fees to be fixed by the court, notwithstanding any agreement to work for such lesser wage. In such action, however, the employer shall be credited with any wages which have been paid upon account.
[ 1913 c 174 § 18; RRS § 7638.]