Legal Opinion

Gallo v. Department of Labor & Industries

Washington Supreme Court

Decided September 29, 2005No. Nos. 74849-7; 75064-5; 75070-0; 75071-8; 75088-2PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

¶1 Madsen, J.

In these five consolidated cases, the Department of Labor and Industries (Department) issued orders excluding employer contributions to retirement trust funds, apprenticeship training trust funds, the Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust (LECET), and life insurance and disability insurance trust funds made pursuant to the collective bargaining agreements from its time-loss compensation calculations because it ruled that the payments did not constitute “wages” as defined in RCW 51.08.178(1) and Cockle v. Department of Labor & Industries, 142 Wn.2d 801, 16 P.3d 583…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Cockle v. Dept. of Labor and IndustriesWashington Supreme Court · 2001
  2. Cockle v. Department of Labor & IndustriesWashington Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Wilson Court v. Tony Maroni'sWashington Supreme Court · 1998
  4. Morrison-Knudsen Construction Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Harmon v. Department of Social & Health ServicesWashington Supreme Court · 1998

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Watson v. Department of Labor and IndustriesCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2006
  2. Watson v. Department of Labor & IndustriesCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2006
  3. Department of Labor & Industries v. GrangerWashington Supreme Court · 2007
  4. Department v. GrangerWashington Supreme Court · 2007
  5. Gallo v. Department of Labor and IndustriesWashington Supreme Court · 2005

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