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Chapter 49.48 RCW

WAGES—PAYMENT—COLLECTION

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HTMLPDF 49.48.010Payment of wages/nonsufficient funds—Employer must reimburse employee for fees charged—Exception—Payment of wages due to employee ceasing work to be at end of pay period—Exceptions—Authorized deductions or withholdings.
HTMLPDF 49.48.020Penalty for noncompliance with RCW 49.48.010 through 49.48.030 and 49.48.060.
HTMLPDF 49.48.030Attorney's fee in action on wages—Exception.
HTMLPDF 49.48.040Enforcement of wage claims—Issuance of subpoenas—Compliance.
HTMLPDF 49.48.050Remedy cumulative.
HTMLPDF 49.48.060Director may require bond after assignment of wage claims or receipt of a wage complaint—Court action—Penalty for failure to pay wage claim.
HTMLPDF 49.48.070Enforcement.
HTMLPDF 49.48.075Reciprocal enforcement agreements with other states.
HTMLPDF 49.48.080Public employees excluded.
HTMLPDF 49.48.082Wage complaints—Definitions.
HTMLPDF 49.48.083Wage complaints—Duty of department to investigate—Citations and notices of assessment—Civil penalties (as amended by 2026 c 53).
HTMLPDF 49.48.083Wage complaints—Duty of department to investigate—Citations and notices of assessment—Civil penalties (as amended by 2026 c 77).
HTMLPDF 49.48.083Wage complaints—Duty of department to investigate—Citations and notices of assessment—Civil penalties (as amended by 2026 c 176).
HTMLPDF 49.48.084Wage complaints—Administrative appeals.
HTMLPDF 49.48.085Wage complaints—Employee termination of administrative action.
HTMLPDF 49.48.086Collection procedures.
HTMLPDF 49.48.087Rules.
HTMLPDF 49.48.090Assignment of wages—Requisites to validity.
HTMLPDF 49.48.100Written consent of spouse required.
HTMLPDF 49.48.115Employer defined.
HTMLPDF 49.48.120Payment on employee's death.
HTMLPDF 49.48.150Sales representatives—Definitions.
HTMLPDF 49.48.160Sales representatives—Contract—Agreement.
HTMLPDF 49.48.170Sales representatives—Payment.
HTMLPDF 49.48.180Sales representatives—Principal considered doing business in this state.
HTMLPDF 49.48.190Sales representatives—Rights and remedies not exclusive—Waiver void.
HTMLPDF 49.48.200Overpayment of wages—Government employees.
HTMLPDF 49.48.210Overpayment of wages—Notice—Review—Appeal.
HTMLPDF 49.48.220Rules.
HTMLPDF 49.48.230Wage recovery program—Rule making—Disbursement—Eligibility—Report.
HTMLPDF 49.48.231Wage recovery account.
HTMLPDF 49.48.900Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.

Notes:

Chattel liens: Chapter 60.08 RCW.
Mechanics' and materialmen's liens: Chapter 60.04 RCW.