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Wash. Rev. Code § 51.08.185 (2026)

"Employee."

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"Employee" shall have the same meaning as "worker" when the context would so indicate, and shall include all officers of the state, state agencies, counties, municipal corporations, or other public corporations, or political subdivisions.
[ 1977 ex.s. c 350 s 16; 1972 ex.s. c 43 s 4.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1977–2012 · leading case: Doty v. Town of South Prairie, 155 Wash. 2d 527 (Wash. 2005).
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Doty v. Town of South Prairie, 155 Wash. 2d 527 (Wash. 2005). · cites it 5× “” RCW 51.08.185. It then goes on to define “ ‘[w]orker’ ” as “every person in this state who is engaged in the employment of an employer.”
Doty v. Town of South Prairie, 120 P.3d 941 (Wash. 2005). · cites it 5× “" RCW 51.08.185. It then goes on to define "`[w]orker'" as "every person in this state who is engaged in the employment of an employer .”
Jepson v. Dep't of Labor & Indus., 573 P.2d 10 (Wash. 1977). · cites it 4× “" Finally, RCW 51.08.185 defines "employee" as a "workman' when the context would so indicate .”
Bolin v. Kitsap Cnty., 785 P.2d 805 (Wash. 1990). “RCW 51.08.185. The statute defines "every person .”
Doty v. Town of South Prairie, 122 Wash. App. 333 (Wash. Ct. App. 2004). “180(1) (emphasis added); RCW 51.08.185. And the Act defines “employment” as “services performed by an individual for remuneration.”
Doty v. Town of South Prairie, 93 P.3d 956 (Wash. Ct. App. 2004). “180 (emphasis added); RCW 51.08.185. And the Act defines "employment" as "services performed by an individual for remuneration.”
Xenith Grp., Inc. v. Dep't of Labor & Indus., 349 P.3d 858 (Wash. Ct. App. 2012). “RCW 51.08.185. Sprint Spectrum, LP/Sprint PCS v.”
Xenith Grp. v. Dept. of Labor & Indus., 269 P.3d 414 (Wash. Ct. App. 2012). “[35] RCW 51.08.185. [36] Sprint Spectrum, L.P.”
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