In case of the death of any employer, the wages of each miner, mechanic, salesperson, clerk, servant, and laborer for services rendered within sixty days next preceding the death of the employer, not exceeding one hundred dollars, rank in priority next after the funeral expenses, expenses of the last sickness, the charges and expenses of administering upon the estate and the allowance to the widow and infant children, and must be paid before other claims against the estate of the deceased person.
RCW 49.56.020
Preference on death of employer.
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 12059; Code 1881 s 1973; 1877 p 223 s 35; RRS s 1205.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.