It is an unfair practice for any employment agency to fail or refuse to classify properly or refer for employment, or otherwise to discriminate against, an individual because of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, or to print or circulate, or cause to be printed or circulated any statement, advertisement, or publication, or to use any form of application for employment, or to make any inquiry in connection with prospective employment, which expresses any limitation, specification or discrimination as to age, sex, race, sexual orientation, creed, color, or national origin, citizenship or immigration status, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, or any intent to make any such limitation, specification, or discrimination, unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification: PROVIDED, Nothing contained herein shall prohibit advertising in a foreign language.
RCW 49.60.200
Unfair practices of employment agencies.
Known as the Washington State Civil Rights Act
The act spans §§ 49–49 (66 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 93 Wash. 2d 368 - Fahn v. Cowlitz County (1981)
Most recently applied in Tina Haskenhoff v. Homeland Energy Solutions, LLC (June 2017)
2020 c 52 s 12; 2007 c 187 s 11; 2006 c 4 s 12; 1997 c 271 s 12; 1993 c 510 s 14; 1973 1st ex.s. c 214 s 9; 1973 c 141 s 12; 1971 ex.s. c 81 s 5; 1961 c 100 s 3; 1957 c 37 s 11
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.