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Wash. Rev. Code § 19.86.070 (2026)

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The labor of a human being is not a commodity or article of commerce. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to forbid the existence and operation of labor, agricultural, or horticultural organizations, instituted for the purposes of mutual help, and not having capital stock or conducted for profit, or to forbid or restrain individual members of such organizations from lawfully carrying out the legitimate objects thereof.
[ 1961 c 216 s 7.]

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Labor regulations: Title 49 RCW.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1980–2016 · leading case: Short v. Demopolis, 691 P.2d 163 (Wash. 1984).
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Short v. Demopolis, 691 P.2d 163 (Wash. 1984). · cites it 2× “060; RCW 19.86.070; RCW 19.86.170. Moreover, to limit our interpretations to the inconclusive dictum of pre-1961 federal case law relative to the "learned profession" seems totally contrary to the legislative directive that the CPA be construed liberally.”
Michan Rhodes, Et Ano. v. Emily Sharp, Et Ano., 195 Wash. App. 235 (Wash. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 3× “¶21 Rains argues that once she became a Keystone employee, her conduct was no longer actionable under the Consumer Protection Act and Keystone’s only remedy was to fire her for poor performance.”
Ernst Home Ctr., Inc. v. United Food & Com. Workers Int'l Union, 888 P.2d 1196 (Wash. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 3× “In particular, RCW 19.86.070 exempts labor organizations from the scope of the act, stating: The labor of a human being is not a commodity or article of commerce.”
Golob & Sons, Inc. v. Schaake Packing Co., 609 P.2d 444 (Wash. 1980). · cites it 3× “RCW 19.86.070 provides: The labor of a human being is not a commodity or article of commerce.”
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