{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-6.27.170","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 6.27.170","heading":"Garnished employee not to be discharged—Exception.","body":"No employer shall discharge an employee for the reason that a creditor of the employee has subjected or attempted to subject unpaid earnings of the employee to a writ of garnishment directed to the employer: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That this provision shall not apply if garnishments on three or more separate indebtednesses are served upon the employer within any period of twelve consecutive months.","path":["Title 6","Chapter 6.27"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=6.27.170","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:32:25Z","sha256":"2a80a91d3eaac7e258227c40b5f733e0a04b61ba8a21896afaefedfe007d9c15","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-6.27.160","next":"us-wa/rcw-6.27.180"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}