RCW 49.77.010 Military family leave. In order to support the families of military personnel serving in military conflicts, and to assure that these families are able to spend time together after being notified of an impending call or order to active duty and before deployment and during a military member’s leave from deployment, the legislature […]
RCW 49.77.020 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) “Department” means the department of labor and industries. (2) “Employee” means a person who performs service for hire for an employer, for an average of twenty or more hours per week, and includes all individuals employed […]
RCW 49.77.030 Entitlement to leave—Employment protection—Notice requirement—Administration. (1) During a period of military conflict, an employee who is the spouse of a member of the armed forces of the United States, national guard, or reserves who has been notified of an impending call or order to active duty or has been deployed is entitled to […]
RCW 49.77.040 Prohibited acts. (1) It is unlawful for any employer to: (a) Interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of, or the attempt to exercise, any right provided under this chapter; or (b) Discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any individual for opposing any practice made unlawful by this chapter. (2) It […]
RCW 49.77.050 Employee complaints. Upon complaint by an employee, the director shall investigate to determine if there has been compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter. If the investigation indicates that a violation may have occurred, a hearing must be held in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW. The director must issue […]
RCW 49.77.060 Civil penalties. An employer who is found, in accordance with RCW 49.77.050, to have violated a requirement of this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter, is subject to a civil penalty of not less than one thousand dollars for each violation. Civil penalties must be collected by the department and deposited […]
RCW 49.77.070 Damages—Equitable relief—Parties to action—Costs. (1) Any employer who violates RCW 49.77.040 is liable: (a) For damages equal to: (i) The amount of: (A) Any wages, salary, employment benefits, or other compensation denied or lost to such employee by reason of the violation; or (B) In a case in which wages, salary, employment benefits, […]
RCW 49.77.900 Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521. For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships […]
