SPEEA v. BOEING CO.

No. 67519-8.

991 P.2d 1126 (2000)

139 Wash.2d 824

SEATTLE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, an Unincorporated voluntary association; Victoria Beach, William Osborn, Todd Ritcheson, and Brant Castleton, individuals, on behalf of themselves and all persons similarly situated, Petitioners, and Department of Labor and Industries, State of Washington, Petitioner, v. The BOEING COMPANY, Respondent/Cross-Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided January 27, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lane, Powell, Spears & Lubersky, Douglas Edward Smith, Seattle, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Retail Association.

Webster, Mrak & Blumberg, James Henry Webster, Lynn Denise Weir, Richard Paul Blumberg, Seattle, Christine Gregoire, Attorney General, Martha Patricia Lantz, Asst. Atty. Gen., Olympia, for Petitioners.

Perkins, Coie, Philip S. Morse, Karen P. Kruse, Seattle, for Respondent.


TALMADGE, J.

We are asked in this case to decide the scope of the remedy afforded Boeing employees required by the company to attend, without compensation, mandatory pre-employment orientation sessions, which the company now concedes constituted work. Under the theories of the case presented to us, we hold the employees not otherwise exempt under Washington Minimum Wage Act (WMWA), chapter 49.46 RCW, were entitled to recover damages as specified in RCW 49.46.080....

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases