Section 162-16-280 - Newspapers and other advertising media(1) It is an unfair practice for a newspaper or other advertising medium to publish or circulate within the state an employment advertisement under a column heading or designation which segregates or expresses a preference on the basis of protected status. An exception is if a bona fide occupational qualification applies (please see WAC 162-16-240 ).(2) It is not an unfair practice for any newspaper or other advertising medium to print, publish, or circulate employment advertisements expressing the wording of the advertisement, or subtly, directly or indirectly a preference, specification or limitation on the basis of protected status, provided the newspaper or other advertising medium furnishes, on request of a duly authorized representative of the commission, the name and address of the person who submitted the advertisement for publication.(3) The commission encourages advertising media that circulate employment advertisements to:(a) Maintain lists of discriminatory job titles and terms and suggested substitutes, as compiled by the commission;(b) Instruct their ad-takers to advise employers and employment agencies of these terms; and(c) Have copies of this regulation available for distribution to advertisers on request.Wash. Admin. Code § 162-16-280
Statutory Authority: RCW 49.60.120(3). 99-15-025, § 162-16-280, filed 7/12/99, effective 8/12/99.