Failure to comply constitutes violation of chapter 49.17 RCW — Wage rate requirements constitute a wage payment requirement. (Effective January 1, 2026.)
RCW 49.80.040
in effect(1) Failure to comply with the skilled and trained workforce requirements of this chapter, except the requirement that a worker be paid at a rate commensurate with wages typically paid for the occupation, constitutes a violation of chapter 49.17 RCW. (2) The wage rate requirement of RCW 49.80.010 (8)(b) constitutes a wage payment requirement as defined in RCW 49.48.082 . (3) A worker in an apprenticeable occupation performing work under this chapter who does not meet the definition of a registered apprentice in RCW 49.80.010 (6) or the definition of a skilled journeyperson in RCW 49.80.010 (8) constitutes a skilled journeyperson solely for the purposes of the wage requirement owed to the worker.
(1) Failure to comply with the skilled and trained workforce requirements of this chapter, except the requirement that a worker be paid at a rate commensurate with wages typically paid for the occupation, constitutes a violation of chapter 49.17 RCW.
(2) The wage rate requirement of RCW 49.80.010 (8)(b) constitutes a wage payment requirement as defined in RCW 49.48.082 .
(3) A worker in an apprenticeable occupation performing work under this chapter who does not meet the definition of a registered apprentice in RCW 49.80.010 (6) or the definition of a skilled journeyperson in RCW 49.80.010 (8) constitutes a skilled journeyperson solely for the purposes of the wage requirement owed to the worker.
Source: WA Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=49.80&full=trueFetched: 6/29/2026