BECKER, Judge.
An employer who employs fewer than eight persons is exempt from private suit under Washington's Law Against Discrimination. The trial court ruled the threshold count of eight must exclude any employee who does not actually perform work on the pertinent date. We reverse, and hold the key inquiry is whether an individual has an employment relationship with the employer on the date in question. We adopt the "payroll method" of counting with respect to...
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