The labor of a human being is not a commodity or article of commerce. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to forbid the existence and operation of labor, agricultural, or horticultural organizations, instituted for the purposes of mutual help, and not having capital stock or conducted for profit, or to forbid or restrain individual members of such organizations from lawfully carrying out the legitimate objects thereof.
RCW 19.86.070
Labor not an article of commerce—Chapter not to affect mutual, nonprofit organizations.
Known as the Consumer Protection Act
The act spans §§ 19–19 (26 sections).
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 103 Wash. 2d 52 - Short v. Demopolis (1984)
Most recently applied in Michan Rhodes, Et Ano. v. Emily Sharp, Et Ano. (May 2016)
1961 c 216 s 7.
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Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.