Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 49.48 - Wages—Payment—Collection.
49.48.125 - Repeat willful violators—Civil penalties.

RCW 49.48.125
Repeat willful violators—Civil penalties.

(1) The department shall assess a civil penalty against any repeat willful violator in an amount of not less than one thousand dollars or an amount equal to ten percent of the total amount of unpaid wages, whichever is greater. The maximum civil penalty for a repeat willful violator under this section is twenty thousand dollars.
(2) The department may waive or reduce a civil penalty assessed under this section if the director determines that the employer has paid all wages and interest owed to the employee.

[ 2010 c 42 § 6.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 49 - Labor Regulations

Chapter 49.48 - Wages—Payment—Collection.

49.48.010 - Payment of wages/nonsufficient funds—Employer must reimburse employee for fees charged—Exception—Payment of wages due to employee ceasing work to be at end of pay period—Exceptions—Authorized deductions or withholdings.

49.48.020 - Penalty for noncompliance with RCW 49.48.010 through 49.48.030 and 49.48.060.

49.48.030 - Attorney's fee in action on wages—Exception.

49.48.040 - Enforcement of wage claims—Issuance of subpoenas—Compliance.

49.48.050 - Remedy cumulative.

49.48.060 - Director may require bond after assignment of wage claims or receipt of a wage complaint—Court action—Penalty for failure to pay wage claim.

49.48.070 - Enforcement.

49.48.075 - Reciprocal enforcement agreements with other states.

49.48.080 - Public employees excluded.

49.48.082 - Wage complaints—Definitions.

49.48.083 - Wage complaints—Duty of department to investigate—Citations and notices of assessment—Civil penalties.

49.48.084 - Wage complaints—Administrative appeals.

49.48.085 - Wage complaints—Employee termination of administrative action.

49.48.086 - Collection procedures.

49.48.087 - Rules.

49.48.090 - Assignment of wages—Requisites to validity.

49.48.100 - Written consent of spouse required.

49.48.115 - Employer defined.

49.48.120 - Payment on employee's death.

49.48.125 - Repeat willful violators—Civil penalties.

49.48.150 - Sales representatives—Definitions.

49.48.160 - Sales representatives—Contract—Agreement.

49.48.170 - Sales representatives—Payment.

49.48.180 - Sales representatives—Principal considered doing business in this state.

49.48.190 - Sales representatives—Rights and remedies not exclusive—Waiver void.

49.48.200 - Overpayment of wages—Government employees.

49.48.210 - Overpayment of wages—Notice—Review—Appeal.

49.48.220 - Rules.

49.48.900 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.