"Employee" shall have the same meaning as "worker" when the context would so indicate, and shall include all officers of the state, state agencies, counties, municipal corporations, or other public corporations, or political subdivisions.
RCW 51.08.185
"Employee."
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case 89 Wash. 2d 394 - Jepson v. Department of Labor & Industries (1977)
Most recently applied in Xenith Group, Inc. v. Department of Labor & Industries (March 2012)
1977 ex.s. c 350 s 16; 1972 ex.s. c 43 s 4.
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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.