# Washington — State Worker Classification Tests — Independent Contractor vs Employee

For Washington, test type is modified-ABC; test scope is unemployment-insurance; statutory citation is RCW 50.04.140, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **state:** Washington _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **test type:** modified-ABC _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **test scope:** unemployment-insurance _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **statutory citation:** RCW 50.04.140 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Services performed by an individual for remuneration shall be deemed to be employment subject to this title unless and until it is shown to the satisfaction of the commissioner that: (1)(a) Such individual has been and will continue to be free from control or direction over the performance of such service, both under his or her contract of service and in fact; and (b) Such service is either outside the usual course of business for which such service is performed, or that such service is performed outside of all the places of business of the enterprises for which such service is performed; and (c) Such individual is customarily engaged in an independently established trade, occupation, profession, or business, of the same nature as that involved in the contract of service. (2) Or as a separate alternative, it shall not constitute employment subject to this title if it is shown that: (a) Such individual has been and will continue to be free from control or direction over the performance of such service, both under his or her contract of service and in fact

## Source

- https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=50.04.140

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
Part of [State Worker Classification Tests — Independent Contractor vs Employee](https://referencesource.org/state-worker-classification-tests/).