WSR 17-18-025

PERMANENT RULES

OFFICE OF

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

[Filed August 28, 2017, 1:24 p.m., effective October 2, 2017]

Effective Date of Rule: October 2, 2017.

Purpose: To allow an employer to adjust an employee's base salary up to step M to address issues related to recruitment, retention or other business related reasons.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 357-28-090.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 41.06 RCW.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 17-15-096 on July 18, 2017.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: August 23, 2017.

Roselyn Marcus

Assistant Director of

Legal and Legislative Affairs

AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 13-19-043, filed 9/13/13, effective 10/18/13)

WAC 357-28-090 Can an employer adjust an employee's base salary within the employee's current salary range for recruitment, retention, or other business related reasons?

The employer may adjust an employee's base salary up to step ((L)) M within the salary range to address issues that are related to recruitment, retention or other business related reason, such as equity, alignment, or competitive market conditions.