S-0449.1

SENATE BILL 5491


State of Washington	65th Legislature	2017 Regular Session

By Senators Hasegawa, King, Hobbs, Conway, Miloscia, Keiser, Takko, Warnick, Wellman, Hawkins, Chase, Darneille, Pedersen, Hunt, and Saldaña

Read first time 01/26/17. Referred to Committee on Commerce, Labor & Sports.

AN ACT Relating to the time period for workers to recover wages under prevailing wage laws; and amending RCW 39.12.015.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 39.12.015 and 1965 ex.s. c 133 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) All determinations of the prevailing rate of wage shall be made by the industrial statistician of the department of labor and industries.

(2) The time period for recovery of any wages owed to a worker affected by the determination is tolled until the prevailing wage determination is final.

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