Title 49 — Title 49 LABOR REGULATIONS
40 chapters · 645 sections in this title.
RCW 49.85.010 Legislative findings.
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(1) Supermarkets and other grocery retailers are the primary points of distribution for food and other daily necessities for the residents of Washington and are therefore essential to the vitality of every Washington community.(2) The state has a compelling interest in ensuring t…
RCW 49.85.015 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Change in control" means any sale, purchase, assignment, acquisition, transfer, contribution, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets, cash on h…
RCW 49.85.020 Change in control—Incumbent and successor grocer employee lists.
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(1)(a) The incumbent grocery employer must, within 15 days after the execution of the transfer document, provide to the successor grocery employer and any collective bargaining representative the name, address, date of hire, employment occupation classification, and, if known, th…
RCW 49.85.025 Change in control—Employee retention—Transition period.
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(1) A successor grocery employer must retain each eligible grocery worker hired pursuant to this chapter for at least 180 days after the eligible grocery worker's employment commencement date. During this 180-day transition employment period, eligible grocery workers must be empl…
RCW 49.85.030 Change in control—Applicability—Dislocated grocery worker allowance.
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(1) This section only applies to a successor grocery employer that, after a change in control, will own, control, or operate 20 or more grocery establishments.(2) Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, if a successor grocery employer does not hire an eligible grocery w…
RCW 49.85.035 Change in control—Public notice.
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(1) The incumbent grocery employer must post public notice of the change in control at the location of the affected grocery establishment within five business days following the execution of the transfer document. Notice must remain posted during any closure of the grocery establ…
RCW 49.85.040 Adverse action—Assertion of employee rights.
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(1) An employer must not refuse to employ, terminate, reduce the compensation of, or otherwise take adverse action against any employee for seeking to enforce the employee's rights under this chapter, including participating in proceedings, opposing any practice prescribed by thi…
RCW 49.85.045 Employee cause of action—Remedies—Notice of violation.
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(1) An aggrieved employee or an employee representative, such as a collective bargaining representative or nonprofit corporation, may bring an action in the superior court of the state of Washington for violations of this chapter and may be awarded the following:(a) Hiring and re…
RCW 49.85.050 Food desert exemption.
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This chapter does not apply to grocery establishments that will be located in geographic areas designated by the United States department of agriculture as food deserts, based on the original food desert measure contained in the Food Access Research Atlas, provided that both of t…
RCW 49.85.055 Change in control—Grocery retailer merger—Closures in food deserts—Notice requirements.
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(1) In the case of a change of control from a merger, a successor grocery employer may not cause a grocery establishment that is located in a geographic area designated by the United States department of agriculture as a food desert to cease being fully operational and open to th…
RCW 49.85.060 Small employer exemption.
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(1) This chapter does not apply to an incumbent grocery employer and the successor grocery employer executing the transfer document with that incumbent grocery employer, if the sum of both of the following is less than 300:(a) The number of grocery workers employed immediately pr…
RCW 49.85.065 Preemption.
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This chapter does not preempt any city, county, or city and county ordinances that provide equal or greater protection to eligible grocery workers.[ 2024 c 129 s 13.]
RCW 49.85.900 Wrongful termination action not limited.
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This chapter is not to be construed to limit an eligible grocery worker's right to bring legal action for wrongful termination.[ 2024 c 129 s 12.]