In all assignments of property made by any person to trustees or assignees on account of the inability of the person at the time of the assignment to pay his or her debts, or in proceedings in insolvency, the wages of the miners, mechanics, salespersons, servants, clerks, or laborers employed by such persons to the amount of one hundred dollars, each, and for services rendered within sixty days previously, are preferred claims, and must be paid by such trustees or assignees before any other creditor or creditors of the assignor.
RCW 49.56.010
Priority of wages in insolvency.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Schilling v. Radio Holdings, Inc. (1998)
Most recently applied in Schilling v. Radio Holdings, Inc. (September 1998)
2010 c 8 s 12058; Code 1881 s 1972; 1877 p 223 s 34; RRS s 1204.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.