{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-74.20a.230","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 74.20A.230","heading":"Employee debtor rights protected—Remedies.","body":"No employer shall discharge or discipline an employee or refuse to hire a person for reason that an assignment of earnings has been presented in settlement of a support debt or that a support lien or order to withhold and deliver has been served against said employee's earnings. If an employer discharges or disciplines an employee or refuses to hire a person in violation of this section, the employee or person shall have a cause of action against the employer. The employer shall be liable for double the amount of lost wages and any other damages suffered as a result of the violation and for costs and reasonable attorney fees, and shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars for each violation. The employer may also be ordered to hire, rehire, or reinstate the aggrieved individual.","path":["Title 74","Chapter 74.20A"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=74.20A.230","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:36:54Z","sha256":"e294c40b956570266e94eb151c2d87592e646577dc4cde8c3aa64df97302b65e","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-74.20a.220","next":"us-wa/rcw-74.20a.240"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}