{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-49.44.085","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 49.44.085","heading":"Provision requiring an employee to waive right to publicly pursue cause of action is unenforceable.","body":"A provision of an employment contract or agreement is against public policy and is void and unenforceable if it requires an employee to waive the employee's right to publicly pursue a cause of action arising under chapter 49.60 RCW or federal antidiscrimination laws or to publicly file a complaint with the appropriate state or federal agencies, or if it requires an employee to resolve claims of discrimination in a dispute resolution process that is confidential.","path":["Title 49","Chapter 49.44"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=49.44.085","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T03:21:04Z","sha256":"f3aecfb39eb6f5848cc32b9534488f6d7e9dfeaabc56e5f660967e73218acda1","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-49.44.080","next":"us-wa/rcw-49.44.090"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}