When reassigning a permanent employee to a position in a different geographic area, the following applies:
(1) If the reassignment is within a reasonable commute of the employee's domicile, the appointing authority may reassign the employee without the employee's agreement.
(2) If the reassignment is outside of a reasonable commute of the employee's domicile and the employee does not agree to the reassignment, the employer's layoff procedure applies
(3) The employer defines what is within a reasonable commute.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter
41.06 RCW. WSR 05-01-206, § 357-19-175, filed 12/21/04, effective 7/1/05.]