Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 49.45 · 8 active provisions
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Affected employee" means an employee who may reasonably expect to experience an employment loss because of a proposed business closing or mass layoff by an employer.(2) "Aggrieved employee" means an employee…
(1)(a) Subject to RCW 49.45.030, an employer may not order a business closing or a mass layoff until the end of a 60-day period that begins after the employer, pursuant to this section, serves written notice of such action to the department and to the affected employee or, if the employee is represented by a union, to…
(1) An employer is not required to comply with the notice requirements under RCW 49.45.020 if:(a)(i) At the time the notice would have been required, the employer was actively seeking capital or business;(ii) The capital or business sought, if obtained, would have enabled the employer to avoid or postpone the business…
(1) An employer that orders a business closing or mass layoff without providing a notice required by RCW 49.45.020 is liable to each aggrieved employee who suffers an employment loss because of the closing or layoff for:(a) Back pay for each day of violation not less than the higher of:(i) The average regular rate of c…
(1) An employer who fails to give the notice required by RCW 49.45.020 to the department is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $500 for each day of the employer's violation. However, the employer is not subject to a civil penalty under this section if the employer pays to all applicable employees the amounts f…
Except in the cases exempted under RCW 49.45.030(1) (b) through (d), an employer may not include an employee in an order of a mass layoff if the employee is currently on paid family or medical leave under Title 50A RCW.
The department shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and may adopt rules to carry out its purpose. Rules adopted pursuant to this section must include documentation requirements for the exceptions in RCW 49.45.030.
Chapter 277, Laws of 2025 may be known and cited as the securing timely notification and benefits for laid-off employees act.