Cockle v. Department of Labor & Industries

Guy, J.*

(concurring in dissent) — I agree with the result and with most of the reasoning of the dissent. I write only to emphasize that when the Legislature enacted the language of RCW 51.08.178 in 1971, health insurance was a well-known and well-recognized form of compensation. By not including health insurance coverage in its definition of wages in RCW 51.08.178, the Legislature intentionally excluded it. Moreover, given the Department of Labor and Industries’ exclusion of health insurance coverage in its calculation of wages, the Legislature has had ample opportunity to clarify the statute…