{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-19.31.150","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 19.31.150","heading":"Employment condition precedent to charging fee—Exceptions.","body":"(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, no employment agency shall charge or accept a fee or other consideration from an applicant without complying with the terms of a written contract as specified in RCW 19.31.040, and then only after such agency has been responsible for referring such job applicant to an employer or such employer to a job applicant and where as a result thereof such job applicant has been employed by such employer.\n(2) Employment listing services may charge or accept a fee when they provide the applicant with the job listing or the referral.\n(3) An employment directory may charge or accept a fee when it provides the applicant with the directory.","path":["Title 19","Chapter 19.31"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=19.31.150","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:27:09Z","sha256":"751efc5e3b5153fee480265a0e5c931de9f42dc262fe92c24b8f04fc1bf9aafa","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-19.31.140","next":"us-wa/rcw-19.31.160"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}