Title 49, LABOR REGULATIONS

(1) A quota violates chapter 49.17 RCW if the quota: (a) Does not provide sufficient time as required under RCW 49.84.025(1) (d) and (e); (b) Prevents the performance of any activity related to occupational safety and health required by the employer for the employee to do the wor…

(1) An employer must establish, maintain, and preserve contemporaneous, true, and accurate records of the following: (a) Each employee's own personal work speed data; (b) The aggregated work speed data for similar employees at the same warehouse distribution center; and (c) The w…

(1) An employee has the right to request, at any time, a written description of each quota to which the employee is subject, a copy of the employee's own personal work speed data for the prior six months, and a copy of the prior six months of aggregated work speed data for simila…

(1) A person, including but not limited to an employer, his or her agent, or person acting as or on behalf of a hiring entity, or the officer or agent of any entity, business, corporation, partnership, or limited liability company, may not discharge or in any way retaliate, discr…

(1)(a) An employee may file a complaint with the department alleging a violation under this chapter or applicable rules, except for violations and enforcement of RCW 49.84.032 and 49.84.040. The department must investigate the complaint. (b) The department may not investigate any…

(1) For enforcement actions under RCW 49.84.045, a person, firm, or corporation aggrieved by a citation and notice of assessment or determination of compliance by the department or any rules adopted under this chapter may appeal the citation and notice of assessment or determinat…

The department may adopt and implement rules to carry out and enforce the provisions of this chapter. [ 2023 c 306 s 11.]

This act takes effect July 1, 2024. [ 2023 c 306 s 14.]