49.44.135 - Requiring lie detector tests -- Civil penalty and damages -- Attorneys' fees. - Washington Statutes

Requiring lie detector tests — Civil penalty and damages — Attorneys' fees.

In a civil action alleging a violation of RCW 49.44.120, the court may:

     (1) Award a penalty in the amount of five hundred dollars to a prevailing employee or prospective employee in addition to any award of actual damages;

     (2) Award reasonable attorneys' fees and costs to the prevailing employee or prospective employee; and

     (3) Pursuant to RCW 4.84.185, award any prevailing party against whom an action has been brought for a violation of RCW 49.44.120 reasonable expenses and attorneys' fees upon final judgment and written findings by the trial judge that the action was frivolous and advanced without reasonable cause.

[1985 c 426 § 3.]