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Wash. Rev. Code § 49.44.135 (2026)

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In a civil action alleging a violation of RCW 49.44.120, the court may:
(1) Award a penalty in the amount of five hundred dollars to a prevailing employee or prospective employee in addition to any award of actual damages;
(2) Award reasonable attorneys' fees and costs to the prevailing employee or prospective employee; and
(3) Pursuant to RCW 4.84.185, award any prevailing party against whom an action has been brought for a violation of RCW 49.44.120 reasonable expenses and attorneys' fees upon final judgment and written findings by the trial judge that the action was frivolous and advanced without reasonable cause.
[ 1985 c 426 s 3.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2000–2007 · leading case: Wachovia SBA Lending v. Kraft, 158 P.3d 1271 (Wash. Ct. App. 2007).
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Wachovia SBA Lending v. Kraft, 158 P.3d 1271 (Wash. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 3× “185 (reasonable expenses for frivolous claims), "award any prevailing party against whom an action has been brought for a violation of RCW 49.”
Wachovia SBA Lending v. Kraft, 138 Wash. App. 854 (Wash. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 3× “185 (reasonable expenses for frivolous claims), “award any prevailing party against whom an action has been brought for a violation of RCW 49.”
Wingert v. Yellow Freight Sys., Inc., 13 P.3d 677 (Wash. Ct. App. 2000). “RCW 49.44.135 allows private cause of action for requiring lie detector test.”
Wingert v. Yellow Freight Sys., Inc., 13 P.3d 677 (Wash. Ct. App. 2001). “RCW 49.44.135 allows private cause of action for requiring lie detector test.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 49.44.135(2) — 2 cases
Wachovia SBA Lending v. Kraft, 158 P.3d 1271 (Wash. Ct. App. 2007). “185 (reasonable expenses for frivolous claims), "award any prevailing party against whom an action has been brought for a violation of RCW 49.”
Wachovia SBA Lending v. Kraft, 138 Wash. App. 854 (Wash. Ct. App. 2007). “185 (reasonable expenses for frivolous claims), “award any prevailing party against whom an action has been brought for a violation of RCW 49.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 49.44.135(3) — 2 cases
Wachovia SBA Lending v. Kraft, 158 P.3d 1271 (Wash. Ct. App. 2007). “185 (reasonable expenses for frivolous claims), "award any prevailing party against whom an action has been brought for a violation of RCW 49.”
Wachovia SBA Lending v. Kraft, 138 Wash. App. 854 (Wash. Ct. App. 2007). “185 (reasonable expenses for frivolous claims), “award any prevailing party against whom an action has been brought for a violation of RCW 49.”
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