Wash. Court of Appeals published opinion — D2 60254-7-II Published Opinion.pdf

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regional managers oversee individual property managers, who run the day-to-day operations at an

individual property. AMC distinguishes between “corporate employees”—regional managers and

those above the regional manager position—and “onsite employees” or those who work at a

specific property. CP at 133. Corporate employee salaries are paid from the 2.5 percent

management fee AMC collects from the Owners. Onsite employee salaries are “an expense of the

property itself,” paid from the property’s operating account. CP at 133.

AMC recruits, hires, and staffs onsite employees for the properties it manages. AMC’s

human resources department writes job descriptions for onsite positions, which list AMC as the

employer. While the positions are property-specific, the descriptions do not list the actual property

where the employee would work. Positions include “Maintenance Technician,” “Leasing Agent,”

“Boat Dock Manager,” and “Activities Director,” among others. CP at 396, 398, 474, 480. Onsite

employees receive and sign an “Acknowledgment for Receipt of Job Description.” CP at 412. If

an AMC client purchases a property with existing employees, AMC “step[s] in” and “consider[s]

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Regional property managers are overseen by a vice president of operations and senior vice
president of operations.

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the employees that are already there that are familiar with the property.” CP at 151. AMC will

recruit the existing employees to become AMC employees.

In addition to the PMAs, the AMC Employee Handbook governs the relationship between

AMC and the onsite employees. All employees must sign and return to AMC an