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Wash. Rev. Code § 50.04.160 (2026)

Employment—Domestic service

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Services performed in domestic service in a private home, local college club, or local chapter of a college fraternity or sorority shall not be considered services in employment unless the services are performed after December 31, 1977, for a person who paid remuneration of one thousand dollars or more to individuals employed in this domestic service in any calendar quarter in the current or the preceding calendar year. The terms local college club and local chapter of a college fraternity or sorority shall not be deemed to include alumni clubs or chapters.
[ 1977 ex.s. c 292 s 4; 1947 c 215 s 4; 1945 c 35 s 17; Rem. Supp. 1947 s 9998-156. Prior: 1943 c 127 s 13; 1941 c 253 s 14; 1939 c 214 s 16; 1937 c 162 s 19.]

Notes:

Effective dates—1977 ex.s. c 292: See note following RCW 50.04.116.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1992–1992 · leading case: Fisher v. Emp. Sec. Dep't, 822 P.2d 791 (Wash. Ct. App. 1992).
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Fisher v. Emp. Sec. Dep't, 822 P.2d 791 (Wash. Ct. App. 1992). “150 (student agricultural labor); RCW 50.04.160 (domestic employment); RCW 50.”
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