Certification From the U.S. Dist. Court for the E. Dist. of Wash. in Mariano Carranza v. Dovex Fruit Co.

FAIRHURST, C.J. (dissenting)

*1214¶ 32 I disagree with the majority because I believe the answer to the first certified question is no. I agree with Justice Stephens' interpretation of the plain language of RCW 49.46.020 and join Sections I.B and I.D of her opinion.

¶ 33 I am not signing on to the other sections in Justice Stephens' opinion for a handful of reasons, summarized here. In Section I.A, Justice Stephens believes we must "understand[ ] what is meant by 'activities outside of piece-rate picking work.' " Dissent (Stephens, J.) at 1214.I agree with Justice Yu's reasoning that this "is a…