§ 49.46.005 Declaration of necessity and police power — Conformity to modern fair labor standards
§ 49.46.010 Definitions
§ 49.46.020 Minimum hourly wage — Paid sick leave
§ 49.46.040 Investigation — Services of federal agencies — Employer’s records — Industrial homework
§ 49.46.060 Exceptions for learners, apprentices, messengers, persons with disabilities
§ 49.46.065 Individual volunteering labor to state or local governmental agency — Amount reimbursed for expenses or received as nominal compensation not deemed salary for rendering services or affecting public retirement rights
§ 49.46.070 Records of employer — Contents — Inspection — Sworn statement
§ 49.46.080 New or modified regulations — Judicial review — Stay
§ 49.46.090 Payment of amounts less than chapter requirements — Employer’s liability — Assignment of claim
§ 49.46.100 Prohibited acts of employer — Penalty
§ 49.46.110 Collective bargaining not impaired
§ 49.46.120 Chapter establishes minimum standards and is supplementary to other laws — More favorable standards unaffected
§ 49.46.130 Minimum rate of compensation for employment in excess of forty hour workweek — Exceptions
§ 49.46.140 Notification of employers
§ 49.46.160 Automatic service charges
§ 49.46.170 Employment of individuals with disabilities at less than the minimum wage — State agencies prohibited
§ 49.46.180 Paid sick leave — Construction workers covered by a collective bargaining agreement excluded
§ 49.46.200 Paid sick leave
§ 49.46.210 Paid sick leave — Authorized purposes — Limitations
§ 49.46.300 Transportation network companies — Definitions — Driver compensation — Notice of rights — Electronic receipts — Weekly notice, trip information — Trip fee — Driver resource center —
§ 49.46.310 Transportation network companies — Driver resource center fund — Selection of driver resource center — Intent
§ 49.46.320 Transportation network companies — Department investigation of compensation-related complaints — Penalties — Appeals — Orders — Private right of action
§ 49.46.330 Transportation network companies — Department investigation of noncompensation requirements — Penalties — Appeals — Orders
§ 49.46.340 Transportation network companies — Unlawful practices — Retaliation — Penalties — Request for reconsideration — Appeals
§ 49.46.350 Transportation network companies — Paid sick time — Department investigation — Notice of assessment — Rules
§ 49.46.800 Rights and remedies — Long-term care individual providers covered under this chapter
§ 49.46.810 Adoption, implementation of rules
§ 49.46.820 Chapter 2, Laws of 2017 to be liberally construed — Local jurisdictions may adopt more favorable labor standards
§ 49.46.830 Chapter 2, Laws of 2017 subject to investigation and recordkeeping provisions
§ 49.46.910 Short title
§ 49.46.920 Effective date — 1975 1st ex.s. c 289
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Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 49.46 - Minimum wage requirements and labor standards

  • Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Director: means the director of labor and industries;
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  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Employ: includes to permit to work;
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  • Employee: includes any individual employed by an employer but shall not include:
    • Washington Code 49.46.010
  • Employer: includes any individual, partnership, association, corporation, business trust, or any person or group of persons acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer in relation to an employee;
    • Washington Code 49.46.010
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Legal tender: coins, dollar bills, or other currency issued by a government as official money. Source: U.S. Mint
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Occupation: means any occupation, service, trade, business, industry, or branch or group of industries or employment or class of employment in which employees are gainfully employed;
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  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
  • Retail or service establishment: means an establishment seventy-five percent of whose annual dollar volume of sales of goods or services, or both, is not for resale and is recognized as retail sales or services in the particular industry;
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  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Wage: means compensation due to an employee by reason of employment, payable in legal tender of the United States or checks on banks convertible into cash on demand at full face value, subject to such deductions, charges, or allowances as may be permitted by rules of the director. See Washington Code 49.46.010