Washington § 19.31.150 Employment condition precedent to charging fee—Exceptions.

Washington Statutes

§ 19.31.150 — Employment condition precedent to charging fee—Exceptions.

Washington § 19.31.150

Title 19BUSINESS REGULATIONS—MISCELLANEOUS

Ch. 19.31EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES

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Wash. Rev. Code § 19.31.150 (2026).

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(1)Except as otherwise provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, no employment agency shall charge or accept a fee or other consideration from an applicant without complying with the terms of a written contract as specified in RCW 19.31.040 , and then only after such agency has been responsible for referring such job applicant to an employer or such employer to a job applicant and where as a result thereof such job applicant has been employed by such employer.

(2)Employment listing services may charge or accept a fee when they provide the applicant with the job listing or the referral.

(3)An employment directory may charge or accept a fee when it provides the applicant with the directory.

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(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, no employment agency shall charge or accept a fee or other consideration from an applicant without complying with the terms of a written contract as specified in RCW 19.31.040 , and then only after such agency has been responsible for referring such job applicant to an employer or such employer to a job applicant and where as a result thereof such job applicant has been employed by such employer.

(2) Employment listing services may charge or accept a fee when they provide the applicant with the job listing or the referral.

(3) An employment directory may charge or accept a fee when it provides the applicant with the directory.