7 chapters · 72 sections in this title.
RCW 73.16.005 Intent—Purpose.
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(1) It is the intent of the legislature to guarantee employment rights of members of the reserve and national guard forces who are called to active duty. The federal uniformed services employment and reemployment rights act of 1994 protects all such federal personnel. The legisla…
RCW 73.16.010 Preference in public employment.
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(1) In every public department, and upon all public works of the state, and of any county thereof, soldiers, sailors, airmen, guardians, marines and other members of the uniformed services with a qualifying discharge as defined in RCW 73.04.005, and their widows or widowers, shal…
RCW 73.16.015 Enforcement of preference—Civil action.
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Any veteran entitled to the benefits of RCW 73.16.010 may enforce his or her rights hereunder by civil action in superior court. [ 2001 c 133 s 2; 1951 c 29 s 2.] Notes: Effective date—2001 c 133: See note following RCW 73.16.005.
RCW 73.16.020 Failure to comply—Infraction.
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All officials or other persons having power to appoint to or employment in the public service set forth in RCW 73.16.010, are charged with a faithful compliance with its terms, both in letter and in spirit, and a failure therein shall be a class 1 civil infraction. [ 1987 c 456 s…