Virginia Mason Medical Center, V. Rheannon Androckitis

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON RHEANNON ANDROCKITIS, individually and on behalf of all persons DIVISION ONE similarly situated, No. 85502-6-I Respondents, PUBLISHED OPINION v. VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER, a Washington corporation, Appellant. DWYER, J. — Under the well-established law of our state, employees covered by the “Industrial Welfare Act”1 have a right to the respite of a meal and rest period, an implied cause of action to enforce that right, and a remedy to compensate them for the loss of the statutorily granted opportunity to have respite from work. This is in…