Washington § 49.80.040 - Failure to comply constitutes violation of chapter 49.17 RCW — Wage rate requirements constitute a wage payment requirement.

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§ 49.80.040. Failure to comply constitutes violation of chapter 49.17 RCW — Wage rate requirements constitute a wage payment requirement.

(1) Failure to comply with the skilled and trained workforce requirements of this chapter, except the requirement that a worker be paid at a rate commensurate with wages typically paid for the occupation, constitutes a violation of chapter 49.17 RCW.
(2) The wage rate requirement of RCW 49.80.010(8)(b) constitutes a wage payment requirement as defined in RCW 49.48.082.
(3) A worker in an apprenticeable occupation performing work under this chapter who does not meet the definition of a registered apprentice in RCW 49.80.010(6) or the definition of a skilled journeyperson in RCW 49.80.010(8) constitutes a skilled journeyperson solely for the purposes of the wage requirement owed to the worker.
[ 2025 c 210 s 2; 2019 c 306 s 4.]

Notes

Effective date—2025 c 210: "This act takes effect January 1, 2026." [ 2025 c 210 s 3.]

Source: official Washington text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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