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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION · LATEST VERSION 2SHB 1440

HB 1440: Protecting employees

Ensuring fairness to employers by protecting employees.

Summary

  • Prohibits misclassification of employees.
  • Creates a new test to determine whether an individual is an independent contractor for purposes of the new Employee Fair Classification Act, the Minimum Wage Act, the Wage Payment Act, and laws on prevailing wage, wage deductions, industrial insurance, and unemployment compensation.
  • Prohibits retaliation against employees and permits enforcement in administrative proceedings and in court.
  • Creates a statutory lien for wage claims.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1440), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 28, 2013
  2. Out of committeeMar 1, 2013
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
John McCoy (D-38)
Introduced
January 28, 2013 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2014
Companion bill
SB 5526
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1440, SHB 1440, 2SHB 1440

AN ACT Relating to ensuring fairness to employers by protecting employees;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: John McCoy (D-38)

26 co-sponsors (26 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Pat Sullivan D-47Cindy Ryu D-32Mike Sells D-38Tami Green D-28Eileen Cody D-34Luis Moscoso D-1Roger Goodman D-45Steve Bergquist D-11Marcus Riccelli D-3Senator D-22Joe Fitzgibbon D-34Gerry Pollet D-46Larry Seaquist D-26Mary Helen Roberts D-21Timm Ormsby D-3Monica Jurado Stonier D-17Eric Pettigrew D-37Kevin Van De Wege D-24Zack Hudgins D-11Chris Reykdal D-22Brian Blake D-19Roger Freeman D-30Jim Moeller D-49Laurie Jinkins D-27Sherry Appleton D-23Ruth Kagi D-32

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. Referred to Labor & Workforce Development. (2SHB 1440)
  2. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. (2SHB 1440)
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (2SHB 1440)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1440)
  5. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. (SHB 1440)
  6. Referred to Labor & Workforce Development. (SHB 1440)
  7. Referred to Labor & Workforce Development.
  8. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
  9. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  10. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (2SHB 1440)
  11. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1440)
  12. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  13. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (2SHB 1440)
  14. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1440)
  15. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  16. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading. (2SHB 1440)
  17. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1440)
  18. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.
  19. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (2SHB 1440)
  20. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (SHB 1440)
  21. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  22. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (2SHB 1440)
  23. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1440)
  24. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  25. FIN - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (2SHB 1440)
  26. Minority; do not pass. (2SHB 1440)
  27. FIN - Executive action taken by committee. (SHB 1440)
  28. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1440)
  29. FIN - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1440)
  30. FIN - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  31. Minority; do not pass.
  32. FIN - Executive action taken by committee.
  33. Referred to Finance. (SHB 1440)
  34. Referred to Finance.
  35. LWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1440)
  36. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1440)
  37. Minority; do not pass.
  38. LWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  39. LWD - Executive action taken by committee.
  40. First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development.

HB 1440 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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