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Wash. Rev. Code § 49.48.080 (2026)

Public employees excluded

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Nothing in RCW 49.48.040 through 49.48.080 shall apply to the payment of wages or compensation of employees directly employed by any county, incorporated city or town, or other municipal corporation. Nor shall anything herein apply to employees, directly employed by the state, any department, bureau, office, board, commission or institution hereof.
[ 1935 c 96 s 5; RRS s 7596-5.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1989–2016 · leading case: Naches Vly. Sch. Dist. v. Cruzen, 775 P.2d 960 (Wash. Ct. App. 1989).
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Naches Vly. Sch. Dist. v. Cruzen, 775 P.2d 960 (Wash. Ct. App. 1989). “The District relies on RCW 49.48.080, enacted by Laws of 1935, ch.”
Arnold v. City of Seattle, 374 P.3d 111 (Wash. 2016). “See RCW 49.48.080 (exempting certain state and local government employees from Department of Labor and Industries wage enforcement laws).”
Cohn v. Dep't of Corr., 895 P.2d 857 (Wash. Ct. App. 1995). “15 See RCW 49.48.080. 16 See Farnes v. Liquor Control Bd.”
McIntyre v. Washington State Patrol, 141 P.3d 75 (Wash. Ct. App. 2006). “¶11 McIntyre was successful in her action to recover her position and wages, including benefits that she lost as a result of her wrongful termination. The State candidly acknowledged that after our judgment in the original appeal, the WSP paid McIntyre back wages and credited…”
Naches Valley Sch. Dist. No. JT3 v. Cruzen, 54 Wash. App. 388 (Wash. Ct. App. 1989). “[of] any county, . . . city, ... or other municipal corporation.”
Arnold v. City of Seattle, 345 P.3d 1285 (Wash. Ct. App. 2015). “RCW 49.48.080; McIntyre v. Wash. State Patrol, 135 Wn.”
Arnold v. City of Seattle (Wash. 2016). “See RCW 49.48.080 (exempting certain state and local government employees from Department of Labor and Industries wage enforcement laws).”
Georgiana Arnold v. City Of Seattle D/b/a Human Servs. Dept. (Wash. Ct. App. 2015). “RCW 49.48.080; Mclntvre v. State, 135 Wn.”
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