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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-125 - Nonagricultural employment of minors › SPECIAL VARIANCES › Section 296-125-0760 - Do special variances expire?

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(1) Since special variances will be issued
				only to employers holding valid minor work permit endorsements, each special
				variance expires on the expiration date of the endorsement that was in effect
				at the time the special variance was issued.
(2) Upon the renewal of a minor work permit
				endorsement, an employer must complete a new special variance request
				form.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.12.121. 99-02-041, § 296-125-0760,
					 filed 12/31/98, effective 1/31/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-125 - Nonagricultural employment of minors › SPECIAL VARIANCES › Section 296-125-0770 - Can the department of labor and industries revoke, suspend, or modify a special variance?

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(1)
				The department may revoke, suspend, or modify a special variance if it finds:
(a) A condition related to its issuance has
				not been satisfied; or
(b) A
				violation of any requirement of this chapter; or
(c) An existing condition that is or could be
				detrimental to the health, safety, or welfare of a minor.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-125 - Nonagricultural employment of minors › SPECIAL VARIANCES › Section 296-125-0771 - Can the parties to a special variance revoke it?

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A parent, legal guardian, or school may revoke a special
				  variance at any time by simply giving written notification to the department
				  and the other parties to the variance.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.12.121. 99-02-041, § 296-125-0771,
					 filed 12/31/98, effective 1/31/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-125 - Nonagricultural employment of minors › SPECIAL VARIANCES › Section 296-125-0772 - Can the department's action to refuse to issue or renew, revoke, suspend or modify a special variance be appealed?

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The department's refusal to issue or renew participation in
				  the special variance process can be appealed, as well as, its decision to
				  revoke or suspend participation. However, the appeal must be filed with the
				  department in writing within thirty days of the department's action according
				  to the procedures established by RCW 49.12.161 and
				  49.12.400. The appeal
will not
set aside an order of immediate
				  restraint issued by the department according to
				  RCW
				  49.12.390.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.12.121. 99-02-041, § 296-125-0772,
					 filed 12/31/98, effective 1/31/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-126 - Standards of labor for the protection of the safety, health and welfare of employees for all occupations subject to chapter 49.12 RCW › Section 296-126-001 - Applicability

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(1) These rules
			 apply to employers and employees in the state as defined in
			 RCW
			 49.12.005(3) and
			 (4).
(2) These rules do not apply to:
(a) Newspaper vendors or carriers;
(b) Domestic or casual labor in or about
			 private residences;
(c)
			 Agricultural labor as defined in
			 RCW
			 50.04.150; or
(d) Sheltered workshops.
Note 1:
Public employers and employees should review
						  RCW
						  49.12.005(3)(a) and (b) and
						  WAC 296-126-002(2) 
						  to determine applicability.
Note 2:
For a variance from the rules under this chapter, see WAC
						  296-126-130.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-126 - Standards of labor for the protection of the safety, health and welfare of employees for all occupations subject to chapter 49.12 RCW › Section 296-126-002 - Definitions

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(1) "Employer"
			 means any person, firm, corporation, partnership, business trust, legal
			 representative, or other business entity which engages in any business,
			 industry, profession, or activity in this state and employs one or more
			 employees, unless exempted by
			 chapter
			 49.12 RCW or these rules.
			 For purposes of these rules, the state or its political subdivisions, municipal
			 corporations, or quasi-municipal corporations (collectively called "public
			 employers") are considered to be "employers" and subject to these rules in the
			 following manner:
(a) Before May 20, 2003,
			 public employers are not subject to these rules unless the rules address:
(i) Sick leave and care of family members
			 under RCW
			 49.12.265 through
			 49.12.295.
(ii) Parental leave under
			 RCW
			 49.12.350 through
			 49.12.370.
(iii) Compensation for required employee
			 uniforms under
			 RCW
			 49.12.450.
(iv) Employers' duties towards volunteer
			 firefighters and reserve officers under
			 RCW
			 49.12.460.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-126 - Standards of labor for the protection of the safety, health and welfare of employees for all occupations subject to chapter 49.12 RCW › Section 296-126-010 - Exceptions to minimum wage rate - Special certificates

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(1) The director may issue a special
			 certificate to an employer authorizing the employer to pay the following
			 employees at a wage rate that is less than the applicable minimum wage rate:
(a) An employee who is physically or mentally
			 handicapped to such a degree that he or she is unable to obtain employment in
			 the competitive labor market;
(b) A
			 trainee or learner not subject to the jurisdiction of the Washington state
			 apprenticeship and training council under
			 chapter
			 49.04 RCW; or
(c) A student learner.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-126 - Standards of labor for the protection of the safety, health and welfare of employees for all occupations subject to chapter 49.12 RCW › Section 296-126-015 - Wage rates under special certificates

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Employers shall compute the wage rates under special
				certificates as follows:
(1)
			 Physically and mentally handicapped employees: At a rate designed to adequately
			 reflect the employees' earning capacity.
(2) Learners: At eighty-five percent of the
			 applicable minimum wage rate.
(3)
			 Student-learner: At seventy-five percent of the applicable minimum wage rate.
Note:
See
						  chapter
						  49.46 RCW and chapter
						  296-128 WAC for minimum wage laws.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  49.12 RCW. 10-04-092,
				  § 296-126-015, filed 2/2/10, effective
				  3/15/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-126 - Standards of labor for the protection of the safety, health and welfare of employees for all occupations subject to chapter 49.12 RCW › Section 296-126-020 - Minimum wages - Minors

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Except where a higher minimum wage is required by Washington
				state or federal law:
(1) Every
			 employer shall pay to each of his or her employees who have reached their
			 sixteenth or seventeenth year of age a rate of pay per hour which is equal to
			 the hourly rate required by
			 RCW
			 49.46.020 for employees eighteen years of age
			 or older, whether computed on an hourly, commission, piecework, or other basis,
			 except as may be otherwise provided under this chapter.
(2) Every employer shall pay to each of his
			 or her employees who have not reached their sixteenth year of age a rate of pay
			 per hour that is not less than eighty-five percent of the hourly rate required
			 by RCW
			 49.46.020 for employees eighteen years of age
			 or older whether computed on an hourly, commission, piecework, or other basis,
			 except as may be otherwise provided under this chapter.
(3) These provisions shall not apply to
			 handicapped minors for whom special handicapped minor work permits have been
			 issued as provided in
			 RCW
			 49.12.110. The handicapped rate therein shall
			 be set at a rate designed to adequately reflect the individual's earning
			 capacity.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  43.22.270 and 1988 c 236. 89-10-014 (Order
				  88-32), § 296-126-020, filed 4/24/89, effective 6/1/89; Order 74-9, §
				  296-126-020, filed 3/13/74, effective
				  4/15/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-126 - Standards of labor for the protection of the safety, health and welfare of employees for all occupations subject to chapter 49.12 RCW › Section 296-126-021 - Minimum wages - Commissions and piecework

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Where employees are paid on a commission or piecework basis,
				wholly or partially,
(1) The amount
			 earned on such basis in each work-week period may be credited as a part of the
			 total wage for that period; and
(2)
			 The total wages paid for such period shall be computed on the hours worked in
			 that period resulting in no less than the applicable minimum wage
			 rate.
Order 74-9, § 296-126-021, filed 3/13/74, effective
				  4/15/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-126 - Standards of labor for the protection of the safety, health and welfare of employees for all occupations subject to chapter 49.12 RCW › Section 296-126-022 - Gratuities

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For the purposes of these regulations, gratuities received by
				employees shall not be considered a part of the minimum wage.
Order 74-9, § 296-126-022, filed 3/13/74, effective
				  4/15/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-126 - Standards of labor for the protection of the safety, health and welfare of employees for all occupations subject to chapter 49.12 RCW › Section 296-126-023 - Payment interval

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(1) This rule
			 shall apply to employers and employees subject to
			 chapter
			 49.12 RCW.
Note:
Employers and employees not subject to this regulation
						  may still be subject to the payment interval requirements of WAC
						  296-128-035 or
						  296-131-010.
(2)
			 Definitions:
(a) "Monthly interval" means a
			 one-month time period between established pay days.
(b) "Pay day" means a specific day or date
			 established by the employer on which wages are paid for hours worked during a
			 pay period.
(c) "Payment interval"
			 means the amount of time between established pay days. A payment interval may
			 be daily, weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly or monthly.
(d) "Pay period" means a defined time frame
			 for which an employee will receive a paycheck. A pay period may be daily,
			 weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly or monthly.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-126 - Standards of labor for the protection of the safety, health and welfare of employees for all occupations subject to chapter 49.12 RCW › Section 296-126-025 - Deductions from final wages

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(1) An
			 employer may deduct any portion of an employee's final wages and may reduce the
			 employee's final gross wages below the state minimum wage that is in effect at
			 the time the work is performed, if the deduction is for any of the following:
(a) Required by state or federal law;
			 or
(b) For medical, surgical, or
			 hospital care or service. No deductions may be made for these services if
			 covered under
			 RCW
			 51.48.050; or
Example. During the final pay period, the business paid a
				worker's medical costs for an injury not related to the employee's job duties
				and deducted the amount from final wages to repay those costs to the
				employer.
(c) To satisfy a
			 court order, judgment, wage attachment, trustee process, bankruptcy proceeding,
			 or payroll deduction notice for child support payments.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-126 - Standards of labor for the protection of the safety, health and welfare of employees for all occupations subject to chapter 49.12 RCW › Section 296-126-028 - Wage deductions during on-going employment

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(1) During an on-going employment
			 relationship, an employer may deduct any portion of an employee's wages below
			 the state minimum wage that is in effect at the time the work is performed if
			 the deduction is for any of the following reasons:
(a) Required by state or federal law;
			 or
(b) For medical, surgical, or
			 hospital care or service; or
Example: The business paid a worker's medical costs for an
				injury not related to the employee's job duties and deducted the amount to
				repay those costs to the employer.
(c) To satisfy a court order, judgment, wage
			 attachment, trustee process, bankruptcy proceeding, or payroll deduction notice
			 for child support payments.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-126 - Standards of labor for the protection of the safety, health and welfare of employees for all occupations subject to chapter 49.12 RCW › Section 296-126-030 - Adjustments for overpayments

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(1) An
			 overpayment occurs when an employer pays an employee for:
(a) More than the agreed-upon wage rate;
			 or
(b) More than the hours actually
			 worked.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-126 - Standards of labor for the protection of the safety, health and welfare of employees for all occupations subject to chapter 49.12 RCW › Section 296-126-040 - Statements furnished

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(1)
			 Every employer shall furnish to each employee at the time of payment of wages
			 an itemized statement showing the pay basis (i.e., hours or days worked), rate
			 or rates of pay, gross wages and all deductions for that pay period.
(2) An itemized pay statement means a
			 separate written statement from the paycheck issued to employees on each
			 payday. Pay periods shall be identified on the pay statement by month, day,
			 year, and payment date.
(3) The pay
			 statement may be furnished or made available electronically provided each
			 employee has access to receive and copy it on the payday. If an employee cannot
			 receive an electronic pay statement at work or at home on the established
			 payday, the employer must provide a written pay statement to the employee on
			 the payday.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  49.12 RCW. 10-04-092,
				  § 296-126-040, filed 2/2/10, effective 3/15/10; Order 74-9, §
				  296-126-040, filed 3/13/74, effective
				  4/15/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-126 - Standards of labor for the protection of the safety, health and welfare of employees for all occupations subject to chapter 49.12 RCW › Section 296-126-050 - Employment records

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(1) Every
			 employer shall keep for at least three years a record of the name, address, and
			 occupation of each employee, dates of employment, rate or rates of pay, amount
			 paid each pay period to each such employee and the hours worked.
(2) Every employer shall make the record
			 described in subsection (1) available to the employee, upon request, at any
			 reasonable time.
(3) Every employer
			 shall, within ten business days of receiving a written request by a former
			 employee, furnish a signed written statement stating the reasons for and
			 effective date of discharge.
Note:
Additional recordkeeping requirements for employers are
						  stated in WAC
						  296-128-010 through
						  296-128-030 (rules regarding
						  recordkeeping for employers subject to the Minimum Wage Act,
						  chapter
						  49.46 RCW) and WAC
						  296-131-017 (rule regarding
						  recordkeeping for agricultural employers).
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  49.12 RCW. 10-04-092,
				  § 296-126-050, filed 2/2/10, effective 3/15/10. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  43.22.270,
				  49.12.020,
				  49.12.091,
				  49.12.050,
				  49.46.020 and
				  49.46.070. 89-22-016 (Order
				  89-16), § 296-126-050, filed 10/24/89, effective 11/24/89; Order 74-9,
				  § 296-126-050, filed 3/13/74, effective
				  4/15/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-126 - Standards of labor for the protection of the safety, health and welfare of employees for all occupations subject to chapter 49.12 RCW › Section 296-126-070 - Prohibited action

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No employer shall discharge or in any other way discriminate
				against or penalize any employee who seeks information or a hearing concerning
				variance requests by an employer or information concerning employment
				standards, or who has filed a complaint alleging a violation of any employment
				standard.
Order 74-9, § 296-126-070, filed 3/13/74, effective
				  4/15/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-126 - Standards of labor for the protection of the safety, health and welfare of employees for all occupations subject to chapter 49.12 RCW › Section 296-126-080 - Posting of order

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The employer shall keep posted a current copy of these
				regulations in a form provided by the department, titled "Your Rights as a
				Worker in Washington State." The poster shall be positioned in a readily
				accessible location and within plain view in each work site where an employee
				or employees are employed.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  49.12 RCW. 10-04-092,
				  § 296-126-080, filed 2/2/10, effective 3/15/10; Order 74-9, §
				  296-126-080, filed 3/13/74, effective
				  4/15/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-126 - Standards of labor for the protection of the safety, health and welfare of employees for all occupations subject to chapter 49.12 RCW › Section 296-126-090 - Hours

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Any employee who feels the number of hours or other matters
				relating to overtime employment are detrimental to the health, safety or
				welfare of the employee may request the department of labor and industries to
				make an investigation following which the department will issue findings and
				conclusions. Whenever the circumstances are found to be detrimental to the
				health, safety or welfare of the employee, the department may adopt additional
				or revised employment standards.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  49.12 RCW. 10-04-092,
				  § 296-126-090, filed 2/2/10, effective 3/15/10; Order 76-15, §
				  296-126-090, filed 5/17/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-126 - Standards of labor for the protection of the safety, health and welfare of employees for all occupations subject to chapter 49.12 RCW › Section 296-126-092 - Meal periods - Rest periods

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(1) Employees shall be allowed a meal period
			 of at least thirty minutes which commences no less than two hours nor more than
			 five hours from the beginning of the shift. Meal periods shall be on the
			 employer's time when the employee is required by the employer to remain on duty
			 on the premises or at a prescribed work site in the interest of the
			 employer.
(2) No employee shall be
			 required to work more than five consecutive hours without a meal
			 period.
(3) Employees working three
			 or more hours longer than a normal work day shall be allowed at least one
			 thirty-minute meal period prior to or during the overtime period.
(4) Employees shall be allowed a rest period
			 of not less than ten minutes, on the employer's time, for each four hours of
			 working time. Rest periods shall be scheduled as near as possible to the
			 midpoint of the work period. No employee shall be required to work more than
			 three hours without a rest period.
(5) Where the nature of the work allows
			 employees to take intermittent rest periods equivalent to ten minutes for each
			 4 hours worked, scheduled rest periods are not required.
Order 76-15, § 296-126-092, filed
				  5/17/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-126 - Standards of labor for the protection of the safety, health and welfare of employees for all occupations subject to chapter 49.12 RCW › Section 296-126-094 - General duty - Working conditions

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It shall be the responsibility of every employer to maintain
				conditions within the work place environment that will not endanger the health,
				safety or welfare of employees. All facilities, equipment, practices, methods,
				operations and procedures shall be reasonably adequate to protect employees'
				health, safety and welfare.
Order 76-15, § 296-126-094, filed
				  5/17/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-126 - Standards of labor for the protection of the safety, health and welfare of employees for all occupations subject to chapter 49.12 RCW › Section 296-126-130 - Variance

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(1) An employer may
			 seek a variance from the rules under this chapter by submitting a written
			 application to the director. The application must contain the following:
(a) Reason(s) for the variance request;
			 and
(b) Evidence that the employer
			 provided to the employees or to their representatives the following:
(i) The intent to submit a
			 variance.
(ii) A copy of the
			 requested variance.
(iii) The
			 director's address or phone number or other contact information.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-126 - Standards of labor for the protection of the safety, health and welfare of employees for all occupations subject to chapter 49.12 RCW › Section 296-126-200 - Applicability

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WAC
				296-126-200 through
				296-126-226 shall apply to
				persons employed in counselor staff occupations in organized seasonal
				recreational camps as herein defined.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.12.091. 78-03-004 (Order 78-1), §
				  296-126-200, filed 2/3/78.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-126 - Standards of labor for the protection of the safety, health and welfare of employees for all occupations subject to chapter 49.12 RCW › Section 296-126-204 - Minimum wage

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Except as otherwise provided by
				chapter
				49.46 RCW:
(1) The minimum wage for kitchen helpers
			 working in excess of 27 hours per week, camp cooks, and all employees other
			 than counselor staff, shall be no less than $2.00 per hour for employees 18
			 years of age or older, and no less than $1.75 for employees under age
			 18.
(2) Minimum wage rates for
			 counselor staff occupations shall be as follows:
MINIMUM WEEKLY RATE
Nonresident Employee (6-day week)
Resident Employee (6-day week)
COUNSELOR III
$66.00
$51.00
COUNSELOR II
45.00
30.00
COUNSELOR I
36.00
21.00
(3)
			 The minimum daily wage rate for resident or nonresident counselor staff shall
			 be prorated from the six-day basis.
(4) Minimum wage provisions shall not apply
			 to resident campers under the age of 18 who are engaged in an in-training
			 program, which provides prepared instructions and supervision by qualified
			 counselor staff, and which requires no more than 24 on-duty hours weekly. Such
			 resident campers shall (a) carry no responsibility for other campers and no
			 bunk responsibility, except as a defined part of the training program and (b)
			 shall not enter such a program unless their parents or guardians sign an
			 authorization, which includes an outline of the program and a description of
			 the duties and responsibilities involved.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.12.091. 78-03-004 (Order 78-1), §
				  296-126-204, filed 2/3/78.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-126 - Standards of labor for the protection of the safety, health and welfare of employees for all occupations subject to chapter 49.12 RCW › Section 296-126-206 - Limitation on number of employees paid in Counselor I and Counselor II rates

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In any week, an employer may pay the Counselor I rate to no
				more than 30 percent of the total number of employees in counselor staff
				occupations. Furthermore, the total number of employees paid at the Counselor I
				and Counselor II rates may not exceed 80 percent of the total staff. In small
				camps (40 campers or under) where the above percentage limitations may be
				unworkable, the supervisor of employment standards shall have authority to make
				reasonable adjustments of these limitations upon a showing that the above
				limitations will work a hardship.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.12.091. 78-03-004 (Order 78-1), §
				  296-126-206, filed 2/3/78.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-126 - Standards of labor for the protection of the safety, health and welfare of employees for all occupations subject to chapter 49.12 RCW › Section 296-126-208 - Premium pay for resident counselor staff occupations

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At termination of employment, a resident counselor staff member
				shall be entitled to premium payment of an additional 25 percent of the staff
				member's weekly rate of pay for each week of employment, unless he or she
				received 24 hours per week off-duty, 12 hours of which must have been in
				sequence. The 24 hours off-duty time need not have been accumulated in any one
				week.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.12.091. 78-03-004 (Order 78-1), §
				  296-126-208, filed 2/3/78.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-126 - Standards of labor for the protection of the safety, health and welfare of employees for all occupations subject to chapter 49.12 RCW › Section 296-126-210 - Board, lodging, and other services

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The minimum wage rates of resident counselor staff shall be
				subject to no charge by an employer for lodging or meals furnished by the
				employer or for any other services furnished in connection with camp business
				within reason.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.12.091. 78-03-004 (Order 78-1), §
				  296-126-210, filed 2/3/78.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-126 - Standards of labor for the protection of the safety, health and welfare of employees for all occupations subject to chapter 49.12 RCW › Section 296-126-212 - Travel expenses

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The employer shall pay the fare or make transportation
				available for any counselor staff member who is required or permitted to
				supervise, or assist in supervising, campers in transit.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.12.091. 78-03-004 (Order 78-1), §
				  296-126-212, filed 2/3/78.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-126 - Standards of labor for the protection of the safety, health and welfare of employees for all occupations subject to chapter 49.12 RCW › Section 296-126-214 - Records

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Records showing the names of employees, dates of employment,
				wages paid, and days worked by them shall be kept by every employer for a
				period of at least three years and available for inspection by the
				representatives of the industrial welfare committee of the department of labor
				and industries at all reasonable times.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.12.091. 78-03-004 (Order 78-1), §
				  296-126-214, filed 2/3/78.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-126 - Standards of labor for the protection of the safety, health and welfare of employees for all occupations subject to chapter 49.12 RCW › Section 296-126-216 - Agreements

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All employees must enter into a written agreement with the camp
				administration setting forth the remuneration, room and board, special services
				provided, and the nature of the work assignment as counselors and leaders.
				Resident camper parental authorizations and employee agreements are to be kept
				on file for a three-year period.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.12.091. 78-03-004 (Order 78-1), §
				  296-126-216, filed 2/3/78.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-126 - Standards of labor for the protection of the safety, health and welfare of employees for all occupations subject to chapter 49.12 RCW › Section 296-126-218 - Work permits

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No minor shall be employed until the employer has applied for
				and received a permit to employ minors from the department of labor and
				industries, and has obtained a parental authorization and proof of age document
				for each minor employee.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.12.091. 78-03-004 (Order 78-1), §
				  296-126-218, filed 2/3/78.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-126 - Standards of labor for the protection of the safety, health and welfare of employees for all occupations subject to chapter 49.12 RCW › Section 296-126-220 - Minors' occupations

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No minor worker shall be employed in any occupation which the
				department of labor and industries, through the industrial welfare committee,
				shall declare to be particularly hazardous for minors under the age specified
				in the minor work permit regulation, chapter 296-125 WAC.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.12.091. 78-03-004 (Order 78-1), §
				  296-126-220, filed 2/3/78.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-126 - Standards of labor for the protection of the safety, health and welfare of employees for all occupations subject to chapter 49.12 RCW › Section 296-126-222 - Sanitation and safety

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(1) All
			 places of employment shall be maintained in a sanitary condition in conformity
			 with the requirements for sanitation for camps set by the health services
			 division, department of social and health services and/or the Washington
			 Industrial Safety and Health Act (WISHA).
(2) All places of employment shall be
			 maintained in a safe condition in conformity with the WISHA standards of the
			 department of labor and industries, division of industrial safety and
			 health.
(3) First-aid requirements
			 of the WISHA standards of the department of labor and industries shall be met.
			 In addition, the provision of an infirmary with the full-time services of a
			 physician and/or registered nurse is recommended for camps operated by one
			 organized group for more than two weeks.
(4) Transportation shall be available at all
			 times for use in case of an emergency and shall be of a nature to render
			 reasonable comfort to an injured person.
(5) If preemployment physical examinations,
			 including preventive inoculations, recommended by public health authorities are
			 required of employees, such examinations shall not be at the expense of the
			 employee.
(6) No employee shall be
			 required or permitted to lift or carry excessive weights. Where weights in
			 excess of twenty pounds are to be lifted, carried, pushed, or pulled as a
			 normal part of an employee's responsibility:
(i) The lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling
			 duties shall be made known to the prospective employee at the time of
			 recruitment, initial employment or reassignment to a lifting job.
(ii) Instruction shall be given such
			 employees on proper lifting techniques in accordance with instructions provided
			 or approved by the department of labor and industries.
(iii) Assurance that adequate instruction in
			 weight lifting techniques have been given as provided in (ii) shall be
			 furnished the committee or its authorized agent upon request.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-126 - Standards of labor for the protection of the safety, health and welfare of employees for all occupations subject to chapter 49.12 RCW › Section 296-126-226 - Penalties

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The department shall investigate the complaint of any
				individual alleging that these standards have been violated. Any employer
				employing any person in violation of these standards shall upon conviction
				thereof be punished in accordance with
				RCW
				49.12.170, which states as follows: "Any
				employer employing any person for whom a minimum wage or standards, conditions,
				and hours of labor have been specified, at less than said minimum wage, or
				under standards, or conditions of labor or at hours of labor prohibited by the
				rules and regulations of the committee; or violating any other of the
				provisions of this 1973 amendatory act, shall be deemed guilty of a
				misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not
				less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one thousand
				dollars."
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.12.091. 78-03-004 (Order 78-1), §
				  296-126-226, filed 2/3/78.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-010 - Definitions for chapter 296-127 WAC

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(1) "Department"
			 means the department of labor and industries.
(2) "Director" means the director of the
			 department or his or her duly authorized deputy or representative.
(3) "Industrial statistician" means the
			 industrial statistician of the department.
(4) "Assistant director" means the assistant
			 director of the fraud prevention and labor standards (FPLS) division or his or
			 her duly authorized deputy or representative.
(5) "Contractor" means:
(a) The prime contractor, and each and every
			 subcontractor, required to be registered under chapter 18.27 RCW and/or
			 licensed under chapter 19.28 RCW, that performs any work on a public works
			 project site, and/or is required to pay industrial insurance premiums as a
			 construction company.
(b) Employers
			 engaged in shipbuilding and ship repair, building service maintenance, and any
			 fabricator or manufacturer that produces nonstandard items specifically for a
			 public works project.
(c) Employers
			 that contract with contractors or subcontractors for the purpose of the
			 production and/or delivery of materials pursuant to the terms of WAC
			 296-127-018.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-011 - Time for determining prevailing wage

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(1) Prevailing wage rates for all public work
			 contracts will be determined by the industrial statistician and published on
			 the first business day of February and the first business day of August of each
			 year. These rates shall become effective thirty days after the date of
			 publication. However, the industrial statistician may revise an established
			 prevailing wage rate in response to an administrative or judicial finding
			 overturning the established rate, or at any time necessary to correct an error,
			 with such revision becoming effective thirty days after the date of
			 publication. However, in the event of an emergency as determined by the
			 director of the department, such revised rate shall take effect upon
			 publication.
(2) The department
			 shall establish deadlines for the submission of:
(a) Completed wage surveys, for inclusion of
			 submitted data in the survey computations;
(b) Newly ratified collective bargaining
			 agreements for inclusion in the semiannual prevailing wage
			 publication;
(c) Notice of
			 collectively bargained wage and benefit adjustments, and/or relevant
			 contractual changes, for inclusion in the semiannual prevailing wage
			 publication; and
(d) Notice of
			 changes in apprenticeship standards and incremental wage rates for inclusion in
			 the semiannual prevailing wage publication.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-013 - Scope of work descriptions

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(1) In
			 order to determine applicable prevailing wage rates, the director or his/her
			 designee will issue scope of work descriptions for each trade and occupation
			 recognized as being involved in public work.
(2) The scope of work descriptions shall be
			 created using authoritative sources available to the department, such as:
(a) Washington state apprenticeship and
			 training council approved apprenticeship standards;
(b) Collective bargaining
			 agreements;
(c) Dictionaries of
			 occupational titles;
(d) Experts
			 from organized labor, licensed contractors, and contractors'
			 associations;
(e) Recognized labor
			 and management industry practice.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-01301 - Certified asbestos abatement workers

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For the purpose of the Washington state public works law,
				chapter
				39.12 RCW, the department
				of labor and industries has established the work classification of certified
				asbestos abatement workers.
Asbestos abatement work may be performed by any worker who is
				certified as an asbestos remover and encapsulator, except when the work
				performed is incidental to the normal scope of work of another trade or
				occupation. Incidental asbestos work includes only that work of short duration
				which is indistinguishable from the work of another established
				classification.
This classification does not include work falling within the
				scope of work for asbestos workers. That work is primarily related to the
				installation of insulation material around mechanical systems.
Certified asbestos abatement workers perform all of the work,
				including any cleanup required in connection with the abatement of asbestos,
				coming within the purpose and scope of chapter 49.26 RCW and chapter 296-65
				WAC. WAC 296-65-003 provides definitions
				which establish the scope of this work.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  39.12 RCW,
				  RCW
				  43.22.270 and
				  43.22.051. 00-15-077, §
				  296-127-01301, filed 7/19/00, effective
				  7/19/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-01303 - Heat and frost insulators and asbestos workers

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For the purpose of the Washington state public works law,
				chapter
				39.12 RCW, heat and frost
				insulators and asbestos workers apply insulation materials to mechanical
				systems to reduce loss or absorption of heat, prevent moisture condensation and
				to deaden sound and prevent vibration.
The work includes, but is not limited to:
* The preparation and physical distribution on the job site of
				asbestos, cork, plastic, magnesia or similar insulation materials.
* Insulation of mechanical systems, plumbing, heating systems,
				any insulation connected with air handling systems, refrigeration piping and
				related vessels, boilers, tanks, flues breechings, evaporators, turbines,
				fittings, valves, ducts, flues, vats and all insulation connected with steam,
				condensate, feedwater and/or chilled water, or insulation of any mechanical
				system for sound control.
* All cleanup required in connection with heat and frost
				insulators and asbestos worker's work.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  39.12 RCW,
				  RCW
				  43.22.270 and
				  43.22.051. 00-15-077, §
				  296-127-01303, filed 7/19/00, effective
				  7/19/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-01305 - Boilermakers

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For the purpose of the Washington state public works law,
				chapter
				39.12 RCW, boilermakers
				assemble, erect, repair and clean boilers, tanks, vats and pressure vessels
				according to blueprint specifications, using hand tools and portable power
				tools and equipment.
The work includes, but is not limited to:
* Locating and marking of reference points for columns or
				plates on foundations, using master straightedge, squares, transit and
				measuring tape.
* Using rigging or cranes to lift parts to specified
				positions.
* Aligning structures or plate sections, using plumb bobs,
				levels, wedges, dogs or turnbuckles.
* Drilling, reaming, chipping, caulking and grinding of
				structures and sections and bolting or welding them together.
* Setting of drums and headers and installation of
				tubes.
* And all the cleanup required in connection with boilermakers
				work.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  39.12 RCW,
				  RCW
				  43.22.270 and
				  43.22.051. 00-15-077, §
				  296-127-01305, filed 7/19/00, effective
				  7/19/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-01306 - Brick masons

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For the intents and purposes of the Washington state public
				works law,
				chapter
				39.12 RCW, the job
				description for brick masons is as follows:
* Prepare and lay building materials such as brick, concrete
				block, cinder block, terra cotta block, marble and granite block, and related
				materials to construct, repair and waterproof structures, such as walls,
				partitions, arches, sewers, chimneys or smokestacks, piers, abutments, walks
				and curbstones.
* Measure distance from reference points and mark guidelines on
				working surface to lay out work.
* Spread soft layer of mortar that serves as base and binder
				for brick (or block), using trowel.
* Apply mortar to end of brick and position brick in mortar
				bed.
* Tap brick with trowel to level, align, and embed in mortar,
				allowing specified thickness of joint. Remove excess mortar from face of brick,
				using trowel.
* Finish mortar between brick with pointing tool or
				trowel.
* Break bricks to fit spaces too small for whole brick, using
				edge of trowel or brick hammer.
* Determine vertical and horizontal alignment of courses, using
				plumb bob, gaugeline and level. Fasten brick or terra cotta veneer to face of
				structures, with tie wires embedded in mortar between bricks, or in anchor
				holes in veneer brick.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  39.12 RCW,
				  RCW
				  43.22.270 and
				  43.22.051. 00-15-077, §
				  296-127-01306, filed 7/19/00, effective
				  7/19/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-01308 - Building service employees (janitors, waxers, and window washers)

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For the purpose of the Washington state public works law,
				chapter
				39.12 RCW, the work of
				building service employees includes, but is not limited to:
(1) Janitors. Empty trash and damp wipe
			 containers. Dust chairs, sides of desks, top of filing cabinets, panelled
			 walls, doors, ledges and picture frames within easy reach. Damp wipe desk tops,
			 telephones and desk fixtures. Damp mop floors. Vacuum upholstered furniture and
			 draperies. Wash vinyl furniture with cleaning solution. Wash doors and other
			 surfaces and spot wash painted walls. Clean door glass and inside partition
			 glass. Vacuum and shampoo carpets.
(2) Utility janitors. Performs the following
			 duties in addition to those performed by janitors: Waxing of floors (when not
			 performed by traveling waxers), high wall and ceiling washing requiring the use
			 of a ladder, and minor repairs and maintenance necessary to the operation of
			 the building.
(3) Waxers. Waxing of
			 floors.
(4) Window washers. Washing
			 of all windows, other than inside partition glass and door glass, washing of
			 painted walls, (when not done as a prerequisite to repainting) and wall paper
			 cleaning.
(5) And all the cleanup
			 required in connection with building service employees.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  39.12 RCW,
				  RCW
				  43.22.270 and
				  43.22.051. 00-15-077, §
				  296-127-01308, filed 7/19/00, effective
				  7/19/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-127 - Prevailing wage › Section 296-127-01309 - Cabinet makers

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For the purpose of the Washington state public works law,
				chapter
				39.12 RCW, cabinet makers
				set up and operate a variety of woodworking machines and use various hand tools
				to fabricate and repair wooden cabinets, sashes, doors, and furniture in a shop
				or plant.
The work includes, but is not limited to:
* Study blueprints or drawings of articles to be constructed or
				repaired and plan sequences of cutting or shaping operations to be
				performed.
* Mark outline or dimensions of parts on paper or lumber stock,
				according to blueprint or drawing specifications. Match materials for color,
				grain or texture.
* Set up and operate woodworking machines, such as: Power saws,
				jointer, mortiser, tenoner, molder and shaper to cut and shape parts from
				woodstock.
* Trim component parts of joints to assure snug fit, using hand
				tools, such as: Planes, chisels, or wood files. Bore holes for insertion of
				screws or dowels by hand or using boring machine. Glue, fit and clamp parts and
				subassemblies together to form a complete unit, using clamps or clamping
				machine. Drive nails or other fasteners into joints at designated places to
				reinforce joints.
* Sand and scrape surfaces and joints of articles to prepare
				articles for finishing. Dip, brush or spray assembled articles with protective
				or decorative materials, such as stain, varnish, or paint.
* Install hardware such as: Hinges, catches and drawer
				pulls.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  39.12 RCW,
				  RCW
				  43.22.270 and
				  43.22.051. 00-15-077, §
				  296-127-01309, filed 7/19/00, effective
				  7/19/00.