Title 49 — Title 49 LABOR REGULATIONS
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RCW 49.45.010 Definitions.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 6106.SL) ***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 …
RCW 49.45.020 Notice requirement.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 6106.SL) ***(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…
RCW 49.45.030 Exceptions to notice requirement.
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(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 emp…
RCW 49.45.040 Violations of notice requirement—Liability—Civil action.
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(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 hig…
RCW 49.45.050 Violations of notice requirement—Penalties.
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(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 t…
RCW 49.45.060 Paid family or medical leave protection.
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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.[ 2025 c 277 s 6.]
RCW 49.45.070 Rules.
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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.[ 2025 c 277 s 7.]
RCW 49.45.900 Short title—2025 c 277.
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Chapter 277, Laws of 2025 may be known and cited as the securing timely notification and benefits for laid-off employees act.[ 2025 c 277 s 8.]