{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-49.12.010","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 49.12.010","heading":"Declaration.","body":"The welfare of the state of Washington demands that all employees be protected from conditions of labor which have a pernicious effect on their health. The state of Washington, therefore, exercising herein its police and sovereign power declares that inadequate wages and unsanitary conditions of labor exert such pernicious effect.","path":["Title 49","Chapter 49.12"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=49.12.010","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:03:47Z","sha256":"f4e9182b8578ef36f6389b7f0a81b054d403f7b372572feed1abfa550657e2c9","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-49.12.005","next":"us-wa/rcw-49.12.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}