Recent News and Discussions About Washington State Employee Layoffs
Statewide Layoff List | Office of Financial Management
https://ofm.wa.gov/state-human-resources/furlough-and-layoff-information-employers/statewide-layoff-list
Nov 8, 2021 — Under Washington State’s Civil Service Rules, the Statewide Layoff List provides employment opportunities throughout general government .
Washington Layoff Laws | Nolo
https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/washington-layoff-laws.html
Although Washington law doesn’t give employees layoff rights, the federal WARN Act does. · Who Must Comply With WARN · Layoffs and Plant Closings Covered by WARN.
Washington state furloughs employees, cancels raises citing …
https://www.king5.com/article/news/politics/washington-state-furloughs-employees-cancels-raises-citing-severe-revenue-downturns/281-c24fa6b1-110f-4b06-b606-26e192467b66
Jun 17, 2020 — More than 40,000 state employees will be required to take furlough days starting no later than June 28. A raise for around 5,600 employees was …
Washington Layoff laws & HR compliance analysis – BLR
https://www.blr.com/HR-Employment/Performance-Termination/Layoff-in-Washington
While Washington has no layoff notice requirements of its own, state agencies assist in enforcing the requirements of the federal Worker Adjustment and …
Reduction in Force – Layoffs – MRSC
https://mrsc.org/Home/Explore-Topics/Personnel/Ending-Employment/Reduction-in-Force-Layoffs.aspx
Employee Benefits — Since the links relate to employment in the state of California, not all of the information would apply in Washington . However, the …
WA unemployment agency to cut nearly 800 staff
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/washington-unemployment-agency-to-cut-nearly-800-staff-as-federal-funds-run-out/
Feb 4, 2022 — Washington’s unemployment agency is sending out layoff notices to a quarter of its own staff, due to the loss of temporary federal money.
State Workers Get Notice of Potential Layoffs as Budget Talks …
https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-05-26/budget-policy-and-priorities/state-workers-get-notice-of-potential-layoffs-as-budget-talks-continue/a57850-1
Friday, the state budget office formally notified AFSCME, the union that represents Washington state employees , that workers could be temporarily laid off …
I Lost My Job. Do I Have Rights? | WashingtonLawHelp.org
https://www.washingtonlawhelp.org/resource/termination-of-employment
In Washington State , most employees are hired at-will. … such as a plant closing or mass layoff requires it to give you advance notice of termination.
1887 WA Workers Fired, Leave Jobs Due to Vaccine Mandate
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/washington/articles/2021-10-19/wa-patrol-67-troopers-leave-jobs-due-to-vaccine-mandate
Oct 19, 2021 — OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — More than 1,800 Washington state workers have been fired, resigned or retired due to the state’s COVID-19 vaccination …
Layoffs and Reductions | Issaquah, WA – The Barton Law Firm
https://www.blf-attorneys.com/layoffs-and-reductions
WAC 357-46-066 ( Layoff notice – temporary layoff ; state employees only). . King County: KCC 3.12.300 (Reductions …