49.95.050 – Records required of reported incidents.
RCW 49.95.050 Records required of reported incidents. (1) Covered employers are required to keep a record of any reported incidents of discrimination or abusive conduct experienced by an employee during the provision of paid personal care services. The records must be kept for at least five years following the reported act and must be made […]
49.95.060 – Work group.
RCW 49.95.060 Work group. (1) The department of social and health services must convene a stakeholder work group to recommend policy changes and best practices for training employers, long-term care workers, and service recipients to keep home care settings free from discrimination and abusive conduct while maintaining the ability for individuals who need services to […]
49.80.060 – Rule-making authority.
RCW 49.80.060 Rule-making authority. The department may adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter. [ 2019 c 306 § 6.]
49.80.900 – Effective date—2019 c 306.
RCW 49.80.900 Effective date—2019 c 306. This act takes effect January 1, 2020. [ 2019 c 306 § 8.]
49.90.010 – Sensory disabilities—State agencies—Need for service animal training—Definition.
RCW 49.90.010 Sensory disabilities—State agencies—Need for service animal training—Definition. (1) Within this section, “sensory disability” means a sensory condition that materially limits, contributes to limiting, or, if not corrected or accommodated, will probably result in limiting an individual’s activities or functioning. (2) The office of financial management shall adopt rules that authorize state agencies to […]
49.94.005 – Definitions.
RCW 49.94.005 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) “Criminal record” includes any record about a citation or arrest for criminal conduct, including records relating to probable cause to arrest, and includes any record about a criminal or juvenile case filed with any court, whether […]
49.94.010 – Inquiries about criminal records—Timing—Advertisements—Exceptions.
RCW 49.94.010 Inquiries about criminal records—Timing—Advertisements—Exceptions. (1) An employer may not include any question on any application for employment, inquire either orally or in writing, receive information through a criminal history background check, or otherwise obtain information about an applicant’s criminal record until after the employer initially determines that the applicant is otherwise qualified for […]
49.94.020 – Limitations on application of chapter.
RCW 49.94.020 Limitations on application of chapter. (1) This chapter may not be construed to interfere with, impede, or in any way diminish any provision in a collective bargaining agreement or the right of employees to bargain collectively with their employers through representatives of their own choosing concerning wages, standards, and conditions of employment. (2) […]
49.94.030 – Attorney general’s enforcement powers—Penalties.
RCW 49.94.030 Attorney general’s enforcement powers—Penalties. (1) The state attorney general’s office shall enforce this chapter. Its powers to enforce this chapter include the authority to: (a) Investigate violations of this chapter on its own initiative; (b) Investigate violations of this chapter in response to complaints and seek remedial relief for the complainant; (c) Educate […]
49.94.900 – Conflict with federal requirements—2018 c 38.
RCW 49.94.900 Conflict with federal requirements—2018 c 38. If any part of this act is found to be in conflict with federal requirements that are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state, the conflicting part of this act is inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict and with respect […]