Legal Opinion
Tift v. Professional Nursing Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided March 1, 1995No. 32667-8-IPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Scholfield, J. *
The Plaintiff, Marlene Tift, appeals the trial court’s conclusion of law that her job as a staffing coordinator qualified for the administrative exemption to the Washington Minimum Wage Act (MWA) pursuant to RCW 49.46.010, and therefore, Tift was not entitled to any additional compensation. Tift argues that the hourly overtime component in her compensation precludes it from being a "salary”, thus entitling her to overtime compensation. We reverse.
Facts
Professional Nursing Services (PNS) is a placement agency providing temporary nurses to health care facilities such as…
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