May an employer separate an employee for nondisciplinary reasons?
An employer may separate a permanent employee from a position or from employment for nondisciplinary reasons such as failure to comply with the conditions of employment which may or may not have existed at the time of initial appointment or failure to authorize or to pass a background check required by the position.
The employer may consider other employment options such as transfer or voluntary demotion in lieu of separation.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
41.06.133 and
41.06.150. WSR 23-17-005, § 357-46-195, filed 8/3/23, effective 9/7/23; WSR 22-20-091, § 357-46-195, filed 10/4/22, effective 11/4/22. Statutory Authority: Chapter
41.06 RCW. WSR 04-18-114, § 357-46-195, filed 9/1/04, effective 7/1/05.]