Cerrillo v. Esparza

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Fairhurst, J.

Petitioners, Esparza Truck, Inc., and its owners (Esparza),1 challenge a Court of Appeals decision affirming a grant of partial summary judgment to the respondent truck drivers (truckers) for unpaid overtime wages under the Washington Minimum Wage Act (MWA), chapter 49.46 RCW. Esparza asserts that the plain language of RCW 49.46.130(2)(g)(ii), part of the MWA, exempts *198the company from the requirement to pay overtime wages because the truckers transport agricultural commodities. Esparza argues that because the plain language of the statute is not ambiguous, it was improper for…