Except as otherwise provided in RCW 49.12.390 or 49.12.410, any employer employing any person for whom a minimum wage or standards, conditions, and hours of labor have been specified, at less than said minimum wage, or under standards, or conditions of labor or at hours of labor prohibited by the rules and regulations of the director; or violating any other of the provisions of chapter 16, Laws of 1973 2nd ex. sess., shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one thousand dollars.
RCW 49.12.170
Penalty.
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 81 Wash. 2d 251 - Kness v. Truck Trailer Equipment Co. (1972)
Most recently applied in Wingert v. Yellow Freight Systems, Inc. (January 2001)
1994 c 164 s 21; 1991 c 303 s 6; 1973 2nd ex.s. c 16 s 16; 1913 c 174 s 17; RRS s 7636.
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.