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Wash. Rev. Code § 49.12.010 (2026)

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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 s 2; 1913 c 174 s 1; RRS s 7623.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1972–2025 · leading case: Wingert v. Yellow Freight Sys., Inc., 146 Wash. 2d 841 (Wash. 2002).
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Wingert v. Yellow Freight Sys., Inc., 146 Wash. 2d 841 (Wash. 2002). · cites it 3× “” RCW 49.12.010. There are additional grounds for implying a private cause of action.”
Wingert v. Yellow Freight Sys., Inc., 50 P.3d 256 (Wash. 2002). · cites it 3× “" RCW 49.12.010. There are additional grounds for implying a private cause of action.”
Wingert v. Yellow Freight Sys., Inc., 13 P.3d 677 (Wash. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 3× “RCW 49.12.010 states: 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.”
Pellino v. Brink's, Inc., 164 Wash. App. 668 (Wash. Ct. App. 2011). “DL&I enacted regulations in chapter 296-126 WAC to protect employee health, safety, and welfare as authorized under chapter 49.”
Burch v. Qwest Commc'ns Int'l, Inc., 677 F. Supp. 2d 1101 (D. Minnesota 2009). “48; and Count IX, Violation of Washington State Law and Regulations Promulgated Thereunder: RCW 49.12.010 and WAC 296-126-092. The claims are all based on the allegation that Plaintiffs and similarly situated employees nationwide did not receive pay for the time that they spent…”
Wingert v. Yellow Freight Sys., Inc., 13 P.3d 677 (Wash. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 3× “RCW 49.12.010 states: 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.”
Pellino v. Brink's Inc., 267 P.3d 383 (Wash. Ct. App. 2011). “DL & I enacted regulations in chapter 296-126 WAC to protect employee health, safety, and welfare as authorized under chapter 49.”
Kness v. Truck Trailer Equip. Co., 501 P.2d 285 (Wash. 1972). · cites it 2× “602; RCW 49.12.010. That statute created and authorized the industrial welfare commission— subsequently called “committee”—to establish reasonable “standards of wages and conditions of labor for women and minors.”
David Martin v. Gonzaga Univ. (Wash. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “010 and RCW 49.12.010, which declare safe and healthy working conditions to be in the public interest and in the public welfare.”
Pancake King LLC v. US Specialty Ins. Co. (W.D. Wash. 2024). · cites it 2× “at 9- 7 10 (quoting RCW 49.12.010).) This argument lacks merit.”
Jude I. Doty v. Dep't Of Labor & Indus. (Wash. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “14 The industrial welfare act defines "employee" as one "who is employed in the business of the employee's employer whether by way of manual labor or otherwise.”
Douglas Frechin v. King Cnty. Of Transp. (Wash. Ct. App. 2016). “" RCW 49.12.010. Until 2003, the act applied only to private employers.”
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