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                                           ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1073

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Representatives Vekich, Patrick, Wang, R. King, Prentice, Leonard, Sayan, Winsley, Jacobsen, Belcher, Jones, Miller and Wolfe; by request of Department of Labor and Industries

Read first time 1/13/89 and referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor. Referred 2/3/89 to Committee on Appropriations.

AN ACT Relating to agricultural labor; amending RCW 49.12.185 and 49.12.050; and adding a new section to chapter 49.12 RCW.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 17, chapter 16, Laws of 1973 2nd ex. sess. and RCW 49.12.185 are each amended to read as follows:

          This 1973 amendatory act shall not apply to newspaper vendors or carriers and domestic or casual labor in or about private residences and minors in the employ of a parent or step-parent in agricultural labor as defined in RCW 50.04.150((, as now or hereafter amended)).

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 49.12 RCW to read as follows:

          Nothing in this chapter shall authorize the department to adopt rules requiring employees in agricultural labor as defined in RCW 50.04.150 to receive instruction in weight lifting techniques.  The department shall develop a poster illustrating correct lifting techniques that shall be made available to agricultural employers.  The poster shall be displayed by the employer as required under rules adopted by the department.

        Sec. 3.  Section 7, chapter 174, Laws of 1913 as amended by section 14, chapter 16, Laws of 1973 2nd ex. sess. and RCW 49.12.050 are each amended to read as follows:

          Every employer shall keep a record of the names of all employees employed by him, and shall on request permit the committee or any of its members or authorized representatives to inspect such record.  Nothing in this section shall authorize the department to require an employer to keep the records more than three years.