Lane v. Harborview Medical Center

¶1 Lane appeals the order of summary judgment dismissing her claim against Harborview under the employee misclassification act, chapter 49.44 RCW. As a per diem nurse, Lane committed to work only a given four week period at a time. Harborview did not guarantee employment for that period or any period thereafter. A classified nurse makes a commitment to work a certain amount of hours per week on a permanent basis, and Harborview guarantees to that classified nurse that she will be scheduled and compensated for those hours. Be*283cause the commitments between Lane and the employer were objectively…