Champagne v. Thurston County

¶1 Thurston County corrections officers Gene Champagne et al., (Corrections Officers) appeal summary dismissal of their statutory wage-and-hour laws claim against their employer, the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office (County). The Corrections Officers assert that the trial *517court erred in granting the County’s motion for summary judgment, based on their failure to file a notice of claim with the County under RCW 36.45.010. They argue that their claims are statutorily based and, therefore, are not subject to RCW 36.45.010. Holding on alternative grounds that the trial court properly dismissed…