ARZOLA v. NAME INTELLIGENCE, INC.

No. 66752-1-I.

288 P.3d 1154 (2012)

Gustavo Nelson ARZOLA, an individual, Michael Klatt, an individual, and Susan Prosser, an individual, Respondents/Cross Appellants, Carl Taylor, an individual, Plaintiff, v. NAME INTELLIGENCE, INC., a Washington corporation; and Jay Westerdal, an individual, Appellants/Cross Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

November 26, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hamilton H. Gardiner , Holmquist & Gardiner PLLC, Howard Mark Goodfriend , Smith Goodfriend PS, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Karen Orehoski , Joseph Andrew Grube , Ricci Grube Breneman PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.


APPELWICK, J.

¶ 1 In Washington, under chapter 49.52 RCW, employers that willfully fail to pay employees any part of their wages are liable to the employees for exemplary damages of twice the amount of wages wrongfully withheld, as well as attorney fees and costs. We are asked to determine whether consideration owed to employees under stock right cancellation agreements constituted "wages," as that term is used in chapter 49.52 RCW and whether the employees are...

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