Layoffs and Reductions in the Work Force

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The Barton Law Firm sues employers who layoff workers without providing those workers legally required advance notice of the layoffs.

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Here are legal citations and information you might find helpful:

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Federal:

 

29 U.S.C. 2101–2109 (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act).

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Washington State:

 

WAC 357-46 (Layoff and Separation; state employees only);

WAC 357-46-025 (Layoff notice - employees; state employees only);

WAC 357-46-185 (Layoff notice - probationary employees; state employees only);

WAC 357-46-066 (Layoff notice - temporary layoff; state employees only).

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King County:

 

KCC 3.12.300 (Reductions in Force; county employees only).

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Snohomish County:

 

SCC 3A.10 (Separation and layoff policy; county employees only).

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Seattle:

 

SMC 4.04.220 (Layoff; city employees only).