Revised Code of Washington
Wash. Rev. Code § 6.27.170 (2026)
Garnished employee not to be discharged—Exception
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No employer shall discharge an employee for the reason that a creditor of the employee has subjected or attempted to subject unpaid earnings of the employee to a writ of garnishment directed to the employer: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That this provision shall not apply if garnishments on three or more separate indebtednesses are served upon the employer within any period of twelve consecutive months.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1993–1999 · leading case: Bour v. Johnson, 864 P.2d 380 (Wash. 1993).
Bour v. Johnson, 864 P.2d 380 (Wash. 1993). “RCW 6.27.170 provides: No employer shall discharge an employee for the reason that a creditor of the employee has subjected or attempted to subject unpaid earnings of the employee to a writ of garnishment directed to the employer .”
Lins v. Child.'s Discovery Centers of Am., Inc., 976 P.2d 168 (Wash. Ct. App. 1999). “26 RCW 6.27.170. 27 RCW 9.94A.2005(7); RCW 26.”
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