2009 Washington Code
Title 19 - Business regulations — miscellaneous
Chapter 19.320 - Human trafficking.
19.320.010 - Definitions.
Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Domestic employers of foreign workers" or "domestic employer" means a person or persons residing in the state of Washington who recruit or employ a foreign worker to perform work in Washington state.
(2) "Foreign worker" or "worker" means a person who is not a citizen of the United States, who comes to Washington state based on an offer of employment, and who holds a nonimmigrant visa for temporary visitors.
(3) "International labor recruitment agency" means a corporation, partnership, business, or other legal entity, whether or not organized under the laws of the United States or any state, that does business in the United States and offers Washington state entities engaged in the employment or recruitment of foreign workers, employment referral services involving citizens of a foreign country or countries by acting as an intermediary between these foreign workers and Washington employers.
[2010 c 142 § 1; 2009 c 492 § 1.]
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