PROPOSED RULES
Original Notice.
Exempt from preproposal statement of inquiry under RCW 34.05.310(4).
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 357-13-083 What happens if an employee requests a director's review of his or her allocation or files an exception to the director's decision and is laid off before a decision is issued?
Hearing Location(s): Department of Personnel, 600 South Franklin, Olympia, WA, on August 13, 2009, at 8:30 a.m.
Date of Intended Adoption: August 13, 2009.
Submit Written Comments to: Connie Goff, Department of Personnel, P.O. Box 47500, e-mail connieg@dop.wa.gov, fax (360) 586-4694, by August 6, 2009. FOR DOP TRACKING PURPOSES PLEASE NOTE ON SUBMITTED COMMENTS "FORMAL COMMENT."
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact department of personnel by August 6, 2009, TTY (360) 753-4107 or (360) 586-8260.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: The following proposed new rule addresses what happens if an employee requests a director's review of his/her allocation or files exceptions to the director's decision and is laid off before a decision is issued.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 41.06 RCW.
Statute Being Implemented: RCW 41.06.150.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: Department of personnel, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Kristie Wilson, 521 Capitol Way South, Olympia, WA, (360) 664-6408; Implementation and Enforcement: Department of personnel.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. Not required.
A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328.
June 30, 2009
Eva N. Santos
Director
OTS-2487.2
NEW SECTION
WAC 357-13-083
What happens if an employee requests a
director's review of his or her allocation or files an
exception to the director's decision and is laid off before a
decision is issued?
When an employee's position has been
reallocated as part of a board or director's decision on
allocation and when the employee was laid off prior to the
board or director's decision being issued, the following
applies:
(1) The employee's position is reallocated effective as of the date the request for a position review was filed with the employer;
(2) If the employee was reallocated to a class with a higher salary range, the employee is due back pay from the effective date of the allocation to the effective date of the layoff;
(3) The layoff action (including options afforded to the employee) is not impacted; and
(4) The employee shall have layoff list rights to the class the employee's former position was reallocated to in accordance with WAC 357-46-070 and 357-46-080.
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