Are there any limits to temporary layoff?
Under the provisions of WAC
357-46-063, an employer may not:
(1) Furlough an employee for more than sixty calendar days in a calendar year; or
(2) Temporarily reduce an employee's regular work schedule to less than twenty hours a week for more than sixty calendar days in a calendar year.
The only exception to these limits is if the temporary layoff is due to the failure of congress to pass a continuing resolution or a federal budget.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter
41.06 RCW. WSR 20-24-025, § 357-46-064, filed 11/20/20, effective 12/28/20; WSR 16-05-058, § 357-46-064, filed 2/12/16, effective 3/14/16; WSR 05-12-074, § 357-46-064, filed 5/27/05, effective 7/1/05.]