{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-49.80.040","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 49.80.040","heading":"Failure to comply constitutes violation of chapter 49.17 RCW—Wage rate requirements constitute a wage payment requirement.","body":"(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.\n(2) The wage rate requirement of RCW 49.80.010(8)(b) constitutes a wage payment requirement as defined in RCW 49.48.082.\n(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.","path":["Title 49","Chapter 49.80"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=49.80.040","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T03:22:16Z","sha256":"fbd990e6104a9be812758318486d70182fae2aedd9dfbf85c4d8660505a02b61","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-49.80.030","next":"us-wa/rcw-49.80.060"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}