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Committee hears bill to create state 'WARN' notice and penalties for mass layoffs
Summary
House Bill 1313 would establish a Washington WARN Act requiring 60 days' notice for mass layoffs, relocations or terminations at covered facilities; labor groups supported the bill and industry groups sought clarifications and exemptions for construction and multi-employer sites.
House Bill 1313 would establish a Washington WARN Act requiring covered employers to provide 60 days’ notice to affected employees and local authorities before a mass layoff, relocation or termination, a staff briefing said at the Jan. 28 Labor & Workplace Standards Committee hearing.
Under staff description, the bill defines a mass layoff as a layoff of 50 or more employees at a single facility within a 30-day period and contains several exceptions: if the employer was actively seeking capital or business and believed notice would jeopardize that effort; if a physical calamity or active war caused the event; or if the layoff followed the completion of a…
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