BILL · 1999–00 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5562
SB 5562: Payment of wages
Declaring when payment of wages are due an employee ceasing to work.
Summary
- When an employee ceases to work for an employer, the time when unpaid wages must be paid depends on the circumstances. When an employer discharges or lays off an employee or when employment is terminated by mutual agreement, unpaid wages must be paid by the end of the first day after the discharge, lay off, or termination.
From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5562), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 28, 1999
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Rosa Franklin (D-29)
- Introduced
- January 28, 1999 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 10, 2000
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
- Versions
- SB 5562, SSB 5562
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Rosa Franklin (D-29)
8 co-sponsors (7 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
SB 5562 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5562 (2025–26) Students/apprenticeships
- SB 5562 (2023–24) Clean energy
- SB 5562 (2021–22) ESD employee health care
- SB 5562 (2019–20) Communicable disease control
- SB 5562 (2017–18) School district waivers
- SB 5562 (2015–16) Higher ed budget submissions
- SB 5562 (2013–14) Medical care or withdrawal
- SB 5562 (2011–12) Construction crane safety