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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 1302: Wage violations, damages for

Providing damages for wage violations.

Summary

  • Provides that an employer who unlawfully collects a rebate from an employee's wages or willfully and intentionally deprives an employee of wages, is liable in a civil action for triple, rather than double, the amount of wages owed.
  • Removes the provision barring an employee from obtaining higher damages when the employee knowingly submitted to the wage violation.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1302), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2017
  2. Out of committeeFeb 2, 2017
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Noel Frame (D-36)
Introduced
January 16, 2017 in the House
Last action
January 8, 2018
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to damages for wage violations;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Noel Frame (D-36)

10 co-sponsors (10 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Mia Gregerson D-33Strom Peterson D-21Nicole Macri D-43Cindy Ryu D-32Laurie Jinkins D-27Roger Goodman D-45Derek Stanford D-1Timm Ormsby D-3Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Jessyn Farrell D-46

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  6. Minority; do not pass.
  7. LAWS - Majority; do pass.
  8. First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1302 in other sessions

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