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CHELAN CTY. DEPUTY SHERIFFS' ASS'N v. CHELAN COUNTY

Nos. 53202-8, 53495-1.

109 Wn.2d 282 (1987)

745 P.2d 1

CHELAN COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION, ET AL, Respondents, v. THE COUNTY OF CHELAN, Petitioner. GIBSON GOFF III, Petitioner, v. THE CITY OF AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

November 5, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary A. Riesen, Prosecuting Attorney, and E.R. Whitmore, Special Deputy, for petitioner Chelan County.

Powell & Morris, P.S., by Brian C. Balch, for petitioner Goff.

Clem, Nelson & Zanol, P.S., and Craig A. Nelson, for respondents Chelan County Deputy Sheriffs' Association, et al.

Miller & Wainwright, P.S., and Steven C. Miller, for respondent Airway Heights.

C.C. Bridgewater, Prosecuting Attorney for Cowlitz County, and David R. Koss, Chief Civil Deputy, on behalf of Washington Association of Counties and Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, amici curiae for petitioner Chelan County.

James C. Sloane, City Attorney, and Pat Dalton, Assistant, on behalf of the Association of Washington Cities and the City of Spokane, amici curiae for petitioner Chelan County.

DURHAM, J.

In these two consolidated cases, plaintiffs brought actions seeking compensation for time spent "on call" as law enforcement officers. The principal issue before us is the applicability of the Washington Minimum Wage Act (MWA), RCW 49.46, to their claims.

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Chelan County Deputy Sheriffs' Association v. Chelan County

The Chelan County Sheriffs' Association and approximately...

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