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WAC References Table

01 - Definitions

04 - General Provisions

357-04-005What is the purpose of the civil service rules?

357-04-010Who is covered by the civil service rules?

357-04-015Who is not covered by civil service rules?

357-04-020May the director exempt other positions from civil service?

357-04-025What rights does a classified employee have when the position the employee holds is exempted from the civil service rules?

357-04-027What rights does an exclusive bargaining unit representative have when a vacant bargaining unit position is exempted from the civil service rules?

357-04-030What right does an employee have to return to the classified service from exempt service?

357-04-035Who defines exempt status for student employees, temporary employees, and part-time professional consultants for higher education employers?

357-04-040Which student employees of higher education employers are exempt from civil service rules?

357-04-045Which temporary employees of higher education employers are exempt from civil service rules?

357-04-046May a higher education employer make subsequent appointments for temporary employees who have exhausted their temporary appointment as identified in WAC 357-04-045?

357-04-050Which part-time professional consultants of higher education employers are exempt from civil service rules?

357-04-055Who defines exempt status for student or temporary employees; part-time professional consultants; and inmates for general government employers and what types of positions are exempt?

357-04-060For which exempt positions does the director establish the salary?

357-04-065What are the duties of the board?

357-04-070What are the powers and duties of the director?

357-04-075Must higher education employers designate a personnel officer?

357-04-080What are the duties of personnel officers for higher education employers?

357-04-085What role does the state board for community and technical colleges have?

357-04-090May authority be delegated?

357-04-095How does the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and the Washington State Minimum Wage Act relate to the Washington state civil service rules?

357-04-100How does the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and other laws about persons with disabilities relate to the Washington state civil service rules?

357-04-105When the civil service rules require an applicant, candidate, employee, or employer to receive notice, how must notice be provided?

357-04-110How is time computed under the civil service rules?

357-04-115What happens if any part of these rules is held invalid?

357-04-120What happens to previous merit system and civil service rules and actions initiated under them?

357-04-124When may a general government employer request director approval to redeploy an employee during an emergency or disaster?

13 - Classification

357-13-083What 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?

Allocation/Reallocation

357-13-050Who is responsible for allocating or reallocating each position?

357-13-055What must allocations or reallocations be based upon?

Classification

357-13-010Who adopts the classification plan?

357-13-015What must the classification plan be based upon?

357-13-020When and how is the classification plan to be revised?

357-13-025What criteria must be met in order for the director to adopt revisions or salary adjustments to the classification plan?

Effect of Reallocation

357-13-085How is the effective date of a reallocation determined?

357-13-090How is an employee affected when their position is reallocated?

Evaluation

357-13-058What is the requirement for employers to develop procedures which address evaluating positions for placement in the information technology professional structure (ITPS)?

Notice of Reallocation

357-13-070Must an employer notify an employee when the employee's position is reallocated?

357-13-075Must the notice of reallocation inform the employee of the right to request a director's review of the reallocation?

Position Descriptions

357-13-030Must employers maintain position descriptions?

357-13-035Must a standard form be used for each position description?

357-13-040What must be included in each position description?

357-13-045Who is responsible for completing the position description form?

Position Reviews

357-13-060Must employers have a procedure that addresses when positions are to be reviewed for reallocation?

357-13-065Must the employer's procedure allow an employee to request a review of his/her position?

Request for a Director's Review

357-13-080Can an employee request a director's review of a position review or reallocation of the employee's position?

16 - Recruitment, Assessment, and Certification

357-16-050

357-16-215May an employer seek the wage or salary history of an individual for employment?

357-16-220May an employer confirm an individual's wage or salary history?

Affirmative Action in the Recruitment Process

357-16-030For affirmative action purposes, may employers add job seekers who are affected group members to applicant pools?

Application Form

357-16-060Must employers use a standardized application form when recruiting?

357-16-065How does an applicant affirm that an application is complete and that the information in the application is truthful?

Authority for Recruitment, Assessment, and Certification

357-16-005What is the department of enterprise services' role in recruiting applicants and assessing candidates for positions in the classified service?

357-16-010What authority do general government employers have to recruit applicants, assess candidates, and certify candidates for hiring consideration?

357-16-015What authority do higher education employers have to recruit applicants, assess candidates, and certify candidates for hiring consideration?

357-16-017When must an employer disclose the salary range or management band, other compensation and a description of benefits for a position?

Certification

357-16-120How does the employer determine which eligible candidates to certify to the employing official for hiring consideration?

357-16-125What must be specified in the employer's certification procedure?

357-16-130In what order are eligible candidates certified to the employing official for hiring consideration?

357-16-135When may an employer certify candidates for affirmative action purposes?

357-16-140Who may be certified using supplemental certification?

Certification Error

357-16-190What happens if an individual is certified in error?

Civil Service Preference

357-16-113When may an agency head or higher education institution president consider granting preference to eligible applicants in the hiring process?

Consideration of Candidates in the Assessment Process

357-16-115Can an employer decline to further consider eligible applicants or candidates during the assessment process?

Employer's Promotional Policy

357-16-150Must employers develop a promotional policy?

Examinations

357-16-085What are the requirements for developing and administering examinations?

357-16-090Who has the responsibility for requesting and granting reasonable accommodation in the examination process?

357-16-095How must exams be scored?

357-16-105Must an employee be granted leave with pay to take an examination or participate in an interview during scheduled work hours?

Medical or Psychological Examination

357-16-195Can an eligible candidate be required to pass a medical or psychological examination?

357-16-200If a medical or psychological examination is required, who pays for it?

357-16-205If a job-related disability is revealed during a medical or psychological examination what is the employer's responsibility?

Promotional Organizational Units

357-16-055Can an employer establish promotional organizational units?

Removal from Applicant or Candidate Pool

357-16-155Can an individual's name be removed from an applicant or candidate pool for a class or all classes in a class series?

357-16-157Is an eligible's name removed from applicant and/or candidate pools when he/she is appointed to a position?

357-16-160Must an applicant or candidate who has been removed for good and sufficient reason per WAC 357-16-155 be notified of the removal?

357-16-170Can an applicant or candidate request a review of their examination results or the removal of their name from an applicant or candidate pool?

357-16-175When must an applicant or candidate request a review of the results of an examination or removal from an applicant or candidate pool?

357-16-177What procedure must an employer use to review an applicant's or candidate's examination results or the removal of his/her name from an applicant or candidate pool under the provisions of WAC 357-16-170?

357-16-180Are assessment review decisions subject to appeal?

Responsibility for Recruitment Methods

357-16-020Who is responsible for determining what recruitment methods are appropriate to meet the hiring needs of the employer?

Screening Methods

357-16-070What screening methodologies may employers use?

357-16-075Can the employer apply screening methodologies that would limit the number of eligible applicants considered or admitted to an examination?

Veteran's Preference

357-16-110Do veterans receive any preference in the hiring process?

19 - Appointment and Reemployment

357-19-376May an employee receive consecutive higher education nonpermanent appointments?

Acting Appointments

357-19-350May a permanent WGS employee accept an acting Washington management service (WMS) appointment and what notices must the employee and employer provide each other when an employee accepts the acting appointment?

357-19-353What return rights must an employer provide to a WGS employee who accepts an acting WMS appointment?

Appeal Rights

357-19-420What are the appeal rights of nonpermanent employees?

Appointed with Permanent Status

357-19-181When is an employee appointed to a position with permanent status?

Appointment from Permanent

357-19-385May a permanent employee accept a nonpermanent appointment?

357-19-388What notices must employees and their employers provide each other when an employee accepts a nonpermanent appointment?

357-19-395What return rights must an employer provide to an employee who accepts a nonpermanent appointment?

Appointment to Exempt Position – Return Rights

357-19-197 What information must a receiving employer verify when a permanent employee exercises their right to return to classified service from an exempt appointment?

Authority to Appoint

357-19-005What is the authority of general government employers to appoint employees to positions in the classified service?

357-19-010What is the authority of higher education employers to appoint employees to positions in the classified service?

357-19-015What must employers use as the basis for appointments under the civil service rules?

Background Checks

357-19-183Must DCYF conduct background checks on all employees in covered positions and individuals being considered for a covered position?

357-19-184Besides the DCYF, may other employers conduct background checks on applicants or employees and what is the requirement to notify applicants or employees?

357-19-185What is a covered position for purposes of WAC 357-19-183, 357-19-187, and 357-19-191?

357-19-186For purposes of WAC 357-19-183, what information is considered in a background check conducted by DCYF and what are the results of the background check used for?

357-19-187For purposes of WAC 357-19-183, must an employee and/or individual being considered for a covered position authorize the secretary of the DCYF or designee to conduct a background check and what happens if the employee or individual being considered for a covered position does not provide authorization?

357-19-188What happens when a permanent DCYF employee is disqualified because of a background check?

357-19-189What are the responsibilities of the director of the DCYF in carrying out the requirement to conduct background checks?

357-19-191Does a permanent employee of DCYF who is disqualified from a covered position as a result of a background check have the right to request a review of the disqualification?

Converting to Permanent

357-19-400May an employer convert a nonpermanent appointment to a probationary or trial service appointment?

Cyclic Positions

357-19-295What are cyclic year positions?

357-19-297What are the notification requirements for appointing an employee to a cyclic year position?

Employer Policy

357-19-090Must employers have a policy on probationary and trial service periods?

Employer Return-to-Work Programs

357-19-525What are the employer's responsibilities for return-to-work?

357-19-530Who is eligible to participate in the employer's return-to-work program?

357-19-535Are an employee's return-to-work opportunities limited to the agency or institution/related board which was the employer at the time of the qualifying injury?

End of Appointment

357-19-410How much notice must an employer give for ending a nonpermanent appointment?

Failure to Meet Standards

357-19-095What happens if an employee fails to meet the employer's standards during the probationary period?

357-19-100What happens if an employee fails to meet the employer's standards during the trial service period?

In-Training Appointments

357-19-260While an employee is in an in-training appointment, what class is used to determine the employee's salary, overtime eligibility, and performance evaluation?

357-19-265Must the employee serve a probationary or trial service period during an in-training appointment?

357-19-270Does time spent in a position before the in-training appointment count towards the in-training period?

357-19-280If an employee transfers from one in-training position to another in-training position, how is the training period affected?

357-19-285What happens to an employee who fails to progress satisfactorily through an in-training plan?

In-Training Plans

357-19-235What are in-training positions?

357-19-240What positions can be designated as in-training?

357-19-245What components must be included in an in-training plan?

357-19-250During an in-training plan, when does an employee advance to the next training step?

357-19-255How long must an employee be at each step in an in-training plan?

Increase Hours of Part-time Positions

357-19-140Can an employer increase the hours of a position which is normally scheduled to work less than forty hours a week?

357-19-145If an employer permanently increases the hours of a position, may an employee choose not to continue in the position?

Intergovernmental Mobility Act

357-19-290What are the provisions for appointments under the Intergovernmental Mobility Act (P.L. 91-648)?

Length and Notice

357-19-370How long may a nonpermanent appointment last?

357-19-373What notification must an employer give a nonpermanent appointee?

357-19-375Can an employee receive consecutive general government nonpermanent appointments?

Length of

357-19-040How long is the probationary period?

357-19-045Can the length of a probationary period be extended?

357-19-050How long is a trial service period?

357-19-060Can the length of a trial service period be extended?

357-19-065Is an employee's probationary or trial service period affected by the use of leave?

Movement Between Exempt and Classified

357-19-195If a permanent employee in a classified position accepts an appointment to an exempt position, what is the employee's right to return to a position in the classified service?

357-19-200When must an employee apply to return to classified service from exempt service?

357-19-205Upon return from exempt service, how is the employee's salary set?

357-19-215Does an employee who was hired directly into exempt service have any rights to a classified position or layoff list?

357-19-220What happens to an employee whose classified service position is converted to an exempt position?

357-19-225How is an incumbent, whose position is converted from exempt to classified, placed within classified service?

Police Corps Program

357-19-230What are the provisions for appointing participants of the police corps programs?

Project Appointments

357-19-315What are the notification requirements for appointing an employee to a project position?

357-19-320Must an employee appointed to a project position serve a probationary period?

357-19-325Must an employee with permanent status who is appointed to a project position serve a trial service period?

357-19-330What notices must employees and their employers provide to each other when an employee accepts an appointment to a project position?

357-19-340What return rights must an employer provide to a permanent employee who accepts an appointment to a project position?

357-19-345What happens to employees in project positions at the conclusion of the project?

Project Positions

357-19-305What are project positions?

357-19-310How are project positions filled?

Provisions

357-19-377What provisions apply to nonpermanent appointments?

357-19-380What provisions of the civil service rules apply to nonpermanent employees?

Purpose and Requirement

357-19-017What is the purpose of the probationary and trial service period?

357-19-020When must an employee serve a probationary period?

357-19-025When must an employee serve a trial service period?

357-19-030When may an employee be required to serve a trial service period?

357-19-035When is a trial service period not allowed for an employee who is reverted to a position?

Reappointment During

357-19-070What happens if an employee who is serving a probationary or trial service period accepts an appointment to another permanent position with the same employer?

357-19-073What happens if an employee who is serving a probationary period accepts a nonpermanent appointment?

357-19-075What happens if an employee who is serving a probationary or trial service period is reassigned by the employer?

357-19-080What happens if a permanent employee accepts a nonpermanent appointment during a trial service period?

357-19-085Does time worked in a nonpermanent appointment count towards the probationary or trial service period for a permanent position?

Reasons

357-19-360For what reasons may an employer make nonpermanent appointments?

357-19-365When is it inappropriate for an employer to fill a position with a nonpermanent appointment to address a short-term immediate workload peak or other short-term needs?

Reassignment/Transfer

357-19-170Can an appointing authority reassign an employee?

357-19-175What are the provisions for reassigning a permanent employee to a different geographic area?

357-19-177How does a reassignment affect an employee's status and pay?

357-19-179What provisions apply when a general government employee in classified service is redeployed to a different geographic area?

357-19-180Can an employee transfer?

Reemployment

357-19-455What is reemployment?

357-19-460Is certification required to reemploy a former permanent status employee?

357-19-465Must employers provide reemployment services to employees separated due to disability under the provisions of WAC 357-46-160?

357-19-470What reemployment services does the employer provide to a former employee seeking reemployment under the provisions of WAC 357-19-465?

357-19-475To be eligible for reemployment following disability separation under WAC 357-19-465 what must the employee do?

357-19-480Will employees returning from separation under WAC 357-19-465 serve a probationary period?

Remedial Action

357-19-425How does a nonpermanent employee request remedial action?

357-19-430When may the director take remedial action for nonpermanent employees and what does remedial action include?

Remedial Action - Higher Education

357-19-448How does an individual in a higher education temporary appointment request remedial action?

357-19-450When may the director take remedial action for individuals in higher education temporary appointments and what does remedial action include?

Seasonal Positions

357-19-300What is a seasonal appointment?

357-19-301Does chapter 357-16 WAC apply to seasonal appointments?

357-19-302Do employees appointed to seasonal appointments serve a probationary period and gain permanent status?

357-19-303What provisions govern the layoff of employees from seasonal appointments?

State Internship Program

357-19-193What happens if a permanent employee, who has received approval to participate in the state internship program, leaves a classified position to participate in the state internship program created under RCW 43.06.410?

Temporary Appointments - Higher Education

357-19-435For what reasons may a higher education employer appoint an individual to a temporary appointment?

357-19-440What provisions govern higher education temporary appointments?

357-19-441What provisions of civil service rules apply to individuals in temporary appointments?

357-19-442What happens to an employee's salary and periodic increment date when he/she is temporarily appointed to the higher level class under provisions of WAC 357-19-435(2)?

357-19-443Does a permanent employee who is temporarily appointed to a higher level class under the provision of WAC 357-19-435(2) have the right to resume a position at the conclusion of the temporary appointment?

357-19-444What notification must a higher education employer give to a temporary appointee?

357-19-445What records must higher education employers maintain for individuals in temporary appointments?

357-19-447What are the appeal rights of individuals in higher education temporary appointments?

Trial Service Reversion

357-19-105How much notice must an employer give when reverting an employee?

357-19-110Can an employee voluntarily revert during the trial service period?

357-19-115To which employer and position would an employee revert?

357-19-117Can a reverted employee be placed on a layoff list and in the general government transition pool?

357-19-120Can employees be granted additional reversion rights?

357-19-125What happens to a permanent Washington management service (WMS) employee who promotes or demotes to a Washington general service (WGS) position but fails to satisfactorily complete the trial service period?

357-19-135Can an employee appeal a trial service reversion?

Voluntary Demotion

357-19-155Can an employee voluntarily demote?

357-19-160Can an employee be elevated following a demotion?

22 - Personnel Files

25 - Affirmative Action

26 - Reasonable Accommodation

28 - Compensation

357-28-301When must holiday credit be paid in cash?

Assignment Pay

357-28-175What is assignment pay?

357-28-180When may employers authorize assignment pay?

Call Back Pay

357-28-185What is the requirement for employers to compensate employees for being called back to work?

Changing Base Salary

357-28-110Must an employee who is promoted receive a salary increase?

357-28-115Must an employee occupying a position that is reallocated to a class with a higher salary range receive a salary increase?

357-28-120What is the base salary of an employee occupying a position that is reallocated to a class with the same or lower salary range?

357-28-130How is an employee's base salary determined if the director creates, abolishes, or revises a class?

357-28-135How is an employee's salary determined when the employee is appointed to a position due to a layoff action?

357-28-140How is an employee's salary determined upon transfer?

357-28-145How is an employee's salary determined upon reassignment?

357-28-148How is a general government employee's salary determined when the employee is redeployed for reasons specified in WAC 357-19-360(2)?

357-28-150How is an employee's salary determined upon reversion?

357-28-155How is an employee's salary determined upon demotion?

357-28-160How is an employee's salary determined upon elevation?

357-28-165When an exempt position is converted to classified, how is the base salary of the incumbent determined?

Compensation

357-28-010Who adopts the compensation plan?

357-28-015How is the compensation plan prepared and revised?

357-28-020What must the compensation plan include?

Compensatory Time

357-28-275When may compensatory time off be granted in lieu of pay?

357-28-280When may compensatory time off be used?

357-28-285When must compensatory time be paid in cash?

Hours of Work and Flex-Time

357-28-220How are hours of work established for employees?

357-28-225Are employers required to develop flexible time schedules?

357-28-230Can an employer assign or reassign an employee to a flex-time schedule?

357-28-235Can an employee request assignment to a flex-time schedule?

Increases for Recruitment and/or Retention

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

357-28-095Can an employer authorize additional pay to support recruitment and/or retention of a position?

357-28-100When must an employer receive director approval to authorize additional pay to support recruitment or retention of an employee or candidate for a position?

Overtime

357-28-240Must employers assign an overtime eligibility designation to each position?

357-28-250Must employers inform employees whether they are eligible to receive overtime compensation or not?

357-28-252Under what conditions can the employer change an overtime eligible employee's assigned hours?

357-28-255What constitutes overtime for an overtime eligible employee?

357-28-260At what rate must overtime be compensated?

357-28-265For the purpose of computing eligibility for overtime compensation, are holidays and leave with pay considered time worked?

Periodic Increment Increases (PID)

357-28-050What is the periodic increment date (PID)?

357-28-055How is the periodic increment date determined for a general government employee?

357-28-056How is the periodic increment date determined for a higher education employee?

357-28-060When does an employee receive an increment increase?

357-28-065What are the effective dates of increment increases?

357-28-070Can an employer adjust the timing and amount of increment increases?

357-28-080How does an employee allocated to a class with a special pay salary range progress through the range?

Relocation Compensation

357-28-310When can an employee receive relocation compensation?

357-28-315What would cause an employee to be required to pay back the relocation payment?

357-28-320Must the employer develop written criteria for relocation compensation?

Salary Survey

357-28-325When will salary surveys be done?

Setting Base Salary

357-28-030Must employers have a salary determination policy?

357-28-035What must be addressed in the employer's salary determination policy?

357-28-040Can an employee's base salary be set above the maximum of the salary range?

357-28-042If the legislature approves a salary increase will employees whose base salaries are set above the maximum of a salary range assigned to the position receive the salary increase?

357-28-045How is part-time employment compensated?

Shift and Holiday Premium

357-28-190When must an employee receive shift premium?

357-28-195What general government positions must be paid supplemental shift premium?

357-28-200When must an employee receive holiday premium pay?

357-28-203When must an employee receive location based premium pay?

Special Pay Ranges

357-28-025Can the director adopt special pay salary ranges?

357-28-026For what reasons may the director adopt special pay ranges and/or compensation practices for institutions of higher education and related boards?

357-28-027How long will higher education special pay ranges remain in effect?

357-28-028By whom and for what reasons may a higher education special pay request be submitted to the director?

357-28-029When making a special pay request for higher education, what information must the requesting party provide?

Standby Pay

357-28-205When must an employee receive standby pay?

357-28-210What is the rate of compensation for standby pay?

Step M

357-28-082Is step M on the salary schedule different than other salary steps?

357-28-084May an employee be appointed to step M upon demotion?

357-28-086When may an employee progress to step M of the salary range?

357-28-088If an employee transfers or demotes will the time spent at step L count towards the six years to qualify for step M in the new position?

Supervisor Pay Differential

357-28-215When must an employee receive supervisory pay differential?

31 - Holidays and Leave

357-31-249

Bereavement Leave

357-31-250Are employees entitled to paid bereavement leave?

Compensatory Time

357-31-230When must an employee be granted the use of accrued compensatory time?

Disability Due to Pregnancy

357-31-500When must disability leave due to pregnancy and/or childbirth be granted?

357-31-505How does an employee request disability leave due to pregnancy and/or childbirth?

357-31-510Is the employee required to provide the employer with medical certification during disability leave due to pregnancy and/or childbirth?

357-31-515Will time off during the period of disability leave due to pregnancy and/or childbirth be paid?

Domestic Violence - Sexual Assault - Stalking

357-31-730When an employee or the employee's family member is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and the employee is seeking to use accrued leave or unpaid leave what documentation may the employee be required to submit?

Elective Office and Legislative Service Leave

357-31-374When must an employer grant a temporary leave of absence for service in an elective office or for legislative service?

357-31-3745How does a temporary leave of absence for service in an elective office or for legislative service impact an employee's probationary period, trial service period, or transition review period?

Employer Leave Policy

357-31-100Must an employer have a policy for requesting and approving leave?

Family Care Emergencies

357-31-285Is an employer required to authorize the absence of an employee for family care emergencies?

357-31-290What qualifies as a family care emergency?

357-31-295What type of leave may employees use for family care emergencies?

357-31-300Is there a limit to how much leave can be used for a family care emergency?

357-31-305Is advance approval required for an employee to take time off for a family care emergency?

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Exigency Leave

357-31-520How does the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and the Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave Act interact with the civil service rules?

357-31-525What is an employee entitled to under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993?

357-31-530Under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, how is an eligible employee defined?

357-31-535Who designates absences which meet the criteria of the Family and Medical Leave Act?

357-31-540Who chooses if an employee will use paid leave or leave without pay for absences granted under the Family and Medical Leave Act?

357-31-545Under the Family and Medical Leave Act, can an employee request an intermittent or reduced schedule?

357-31-550When an employee returns from an absence designated as FMLA, what position will the employee return to?

357-31-555Must employers continue health insurance benefits when an employee is on leave designated as FMLA?

357-31-560Must the employer have a family and medical leave policy?

Foster Parent Shared Leave Pool

357-31-835What is the purpose of the foster parent shared leave pool?

357-31-840Who shall administer the foster parent shared leave pool?

357-31-845What definitions apply to the foster parent shared leave pool?

357-31-850Must employers have a written policy regarding the foster parent shared leave pool?

357-31-855Is participation in the foster parent shared leave pool voluntary?

357-31-860Which employees are eligible to request shared leave from the foster parent shared leave pool?

357-31-865How must employees who are receiving shared leave from the foster parent shared leave pool be treated during their absence?

357-31-870May the receiving employee's employer restrict the amount of shared leave an eligible employee may receive, per occurrence, to care for a foster child?

357-31-873Is there a limit to the amount of shared leave an eligible employee may receive, per occurrence, to prepare to accept a foster child in their home?

357-31-875What is the total amount of shared leave an eligible employee may receive under the foster parent shared leave pool?

357-31-880Is shared leave received under the foster parent shared leave pool included in the shared leave limits specified in RCW 41.04.665?

357-31-885May employees donating leave for the purpose of the foster parent shared leave pool direct the donation to a specific individual?

357-31-890What types of leave may an employee donate to the foster parent shared leave pool?

357-31-895Must employees use their own leave before receiving shared leave from the foster parent shared leave pool?

357-31-900What salary will an eligible employee receive when withdrawing shared leave from the foster parent shared leave pool?

357-31-905What documentation is an employee seeking shared leave under the foster parent shared leave pool required to submit to their current employer?

357-31-910What happens if the foster parent shared leave pool does not have a sufficient balance to cover shared leave requests?

357-31-915May an agency head or higher education president establish restrictions on the amount of leave an employee may donate to the foster parent shared leave pool?

357-31-920When an employer and/or the department of children, youth, and families has determined that abuse of the foster parent shared leave pool has occurred will the employee be required to repay the shared leave drawn from the pool?

Holidays

357-31-005For the purpose of chapter 357-31 WAC, what days are recognized as holidays?

357-31-010Which employees qualify for holiday compensation?

357-31-015How many hours are general government employees compensated for on a holiday?

357-31-020For general government part-time employees, how is holiday compensation prorated?

357-31-021For part-time higher education employees, how is holiday credit prorated?

357-31-022For part-time higher education employees, how is personal holiday prorated?

357-31-025How many hours are higher education employees compensated for on a holiday?

357-31-027When must a higher education employer allow a part-time employee to use accrued holiday credit?

357-31-030What happens when a holiday falls on an employee's scheduled day off?

357-31-035How is an employee who works on a holiday compensated?

357-31-040What happens when a holiday as identified in WAC 357-31-005 falls on Saturday or Sunday?

357-31-045If an employee resigns or is dismissed or separated during a month in which there is a holiday, will he/she be compensated for the holiday?

357-31-050How is an employee's holiday determined when an employee works a night shift schedule which begins on one calendar day and ends on the next?

357-31-052Is an employee entitled to any unpaid holidays?

357-31-053Within what time frame must an employee notify their supervisor to request an unpaid holiday in accordance with WAC 357-31-052?

Inclement Weather

357-31-255What types of leave may an employee use when absent from work or arriving late to work because of inclement weather?

Leave With Pay - Miscellaneous Leave

357-31-310If an employee is required to report for jury duty service, must the employee be granted a leave of absence with pay?

357-31-315May employees keep compensation received for serving as a member of a jury?

357-31-320If an employee has received a subpoena, must the employee be granted a leave of absence with pay?

357-31-325When must an employer grant leave with pay for other miscellaneous reasons?

357-31-326When may an employer grant leave with pay?

Leave Without Pay

357-31-327When must an employer grant leave without pay?

357-31-330For what reasons may an employer grant leave without pay?

357-31-335How long can an employee remain on leave without pay?

357-31-340When an employee returns from authorized leave without pay, what position will he/she be returned to?

357-31-347Does leave without pay affect a higher education employee's seniority date?

357-31-350How does leave without pay affect a general government employee's seniority date?

357-31-355How does leave without pay affect the duration of an employee's probationary period, trial service period or transition review period?

357-31-357How does leave without pay affect the six-year time period used to qualify for step M?

Leave Without Pay,Sick Leave,Leave and Other Pay Issues

357-31-121Do overtime eligible employees accrue sick leave if they have taken leave without pay during the month?

Medical Expense Plan

357-31-375What provisions exist for employees to participate in medical expense plans?

Military Leave

357-31-360Must employees who have been ordered to required military duty, training, drills, or required to appear for a physical examination be granted paid military leave?

357-31-370In addition to paid military leave, must an employee be granted a military leave of absence without pay?

357-31-373Is an employee whose spouse or registered domestic partner is a member of the armed forces of the United States entitled to take leave from work when the military spouse or registered domestic partner has been called to active duty or when the military spouse or registered domestic partner is on leave from deployment?

Paid Family Medical Leave Supplemental Benefits

357-31-247May an employee use leave if the employee is approved to receive partial wage replacement for paid family and/or medical leave under Title 50A RCW?

357-31-248May an employee use vacation leave, sick leave, personal holiday, compensatory time, holiday credit, recognition leave, bereavement leave, or holiday pay as a supplemental benefit during a period when the employee is receiving partial wage replacement for paid family and/or medical leave under Title 50A RCW?

357-31-249May a higher education employer deny an employee's request to use accrued leave in accordance with WAC 357-31-248 as a supplemental benefit during a period when the employee is receiving partial wage replacement for paid family and/or medical leave under Title 50A RCW?

Parental Leave

357-31-460For what purposes must parental leave be granted?

357-31-465Who qualifies for parental leave?

357-31-470How and when can an employee request to be off work on parental leave?

357-31-475How long can an employee request to be off work for parental leave?

357-31-480Is parental leave in addition to any leave for sickness or temporary disability because of pregnancy and/or childbirth?

357-31-485If an employee's request for parental leave exceeds the provisions of WAC 357-31-525, how and when must an employer respond to an employee's request for parental leave?

357-31-490Will time off for parental leave be paid or unpaid?

357-31-495Will time off for parental leave be designated under the Family and Medical Leave Act?

Personal Holiday

357-31-055When does an employee qualify for a personal holiday?

357-31-060How many hours are general government employees compensated for when taking a personal holiday?

357-31-065How many hours are higher education employees compensated for when taking a personal holiday?

357-31-070When is an employer required to approve an employee's request to use a personal holiday?

357-31-075Within what time frame must the personal holiday be taken?

357-31-080What happens if an employee requests to use his/her personal holiday in accordance with the employer's leave procedures and the employer denies the request?

357-31-090Can an employee request to donate or use part of a personal holiday?

357-31-095If an employee donates a personal holiday to another employee and a portion of the personal holiday is returned, can the donating employee use the remaining hours?

Recognition Leave

357-31-565May employers grant paid leave for purposes of recognition?

357-31-567When must an employer grant the use of recognition leave?

Shared Leave

357-31-380What is the purpose of the state leave sharing program?

357-31-390What criteria does an employee have to meet to be eligible to receive shared leave?

357-31-395What definitions apply to shared leave?

357-31-400How much shared leave may an employee receive?

357-31-403 May an employer prevent an employee from using shared leave intermittently or on nonconsecutive days?

357-31-405What documentation may an employee seeking shared leave be required to submit?

357-31-410May employees donate leave to employees in other agencies, institutions of higher education, related higher education boards, educational service districts, or school districts?

357-31-415Can donated leave be used for any purpose?

357-31-420What rate of pay is the employee receiving shared leave paid?

357-31-425What types of leave can an employee donate for the purposes of the state leave sharing program?

357-31-430How will shared leave be administered?

357-31-435Must employees use their own leave before using shared leave?

357-31-440How must employees who are receiving shared leave be treated during their absence?

357-31-445What happens to leave that was donated under the state leave sharing program and was not used by the recipient?

357-31-447When must an agency head or higher education institution president approve a shared leave request for an employee?

357-31-450Must an employee who receives shared leave repay the value of the leave that he or she used?

357-31-455What records must an employer maintain pertaining to the state leave sharing program?

Sick Leave

357-31-115How many hours of sick leave does an employee earn each month?

357-31-120Do overtime exempt employees accrue sick leave if they have taken leave without pay during the month?

357-31-125For general government part-time employees, how is leave accrual prorated?

357-31-127For higher education part-time employees, how is leave accrual prorated?

357-31-130When must an employer allow an employee to use their accrued sick leave?

357-31-133When may an employer allow an employee to use their accrued sick leave?

357-31-135When and how does an employee request the use of sick leave?

357-31-140May an employee use sick leave before it is accrued?

357-31-145When an employee is on vacation leave and a condition listed in WAC 357-31-130 arises, can the employee use sick leave in place of vacation leave?

357-31-150Can an employee be paid for accrued sick leave?

357-31-155Does an employee who separates for any reason other than retirement or death get paid for accrued sick leave?

357-31-160When a former employee is reemployed, is sick leave restored?

Sick Leave Pool

357-31-570What is the purpose of a sick leave pool?

357-31-575Must an agency have a written policy regarding sick leave pools?

357-31-580What criteria does an employee have to meet to be eligible to participate in a sick leave pool?

357-31-585Is participation in a sick leave pool voluntary?

357-31-590When is an employee who participates in a sick leave pool eligible to use sick leave from the pool?

357-31-595Is a participant eligible to use sick leave from a pool if the employee's illness or injury is work-related?

357-31-600Is there a limit to the amount of sick leave a participating employee may withdraw from a sick leave pool?

357-31-605What rate of pay is the participant who withdraws sick leave from the pool paid?

357-31-610How does a part-time participating employee withdraw sick leave credits from a sick leave pool?

357-31-615When a participating employee uses leave from a sick leave pool will he/she be required to recontribute such sick leave to the pool?

357-31-620When an agency has determined that abuse of a sick leave pool has occurred will the employee have to repay the sick leave credits drawn from the pool?

357-31-625When an employee cancels his/her membership in a sick leave pool, can the employee withdraw the days of sick leave he/she had contributed to the pool?

357-31-630Can a participant who moves from one general government position to a different general government position transfer from one sick leave pool to another sick leave pool?

357-31-635What records must an employer maintain pertaining to sick leave pools?

Suspended Operations

357-31-260When may an agency head or institution president suspend operations?

357-31-265What is the effect of suspended operations on employees who are not required to work during the closure?

357-31-270When an employer has suspended operations, how are employees who are required to work during the closure affected?

357-31-275What must be included in the employer's suspended operations procedure?

357-31-280How long can operations be suspended?

Transferring Leave when Changing Employers

357-31-110What happens to an employee's accrued leave when the employee changes employers?

Unauthorized Absence

357-31-105How will an unauthorized absence be treated?

Uniformed Service Shared Leave Pool

357-31-640What is the purpose of the uniformed service shared leave pool?

357-31-645Who will administer the uniformed service shared leave pool?

357-31-650What definitions apply to the uniformed service shared leave pool?

357-31-655Must employers have a written policy regarding the uniformed service shared leave pool?

357-31-660Is participation in the uniformed service shared leave pool voluntary?

357-31-665What criteria does an employee have to meet to be eligible to request leave from the uniformed service shared leave pool?

357-31-670How must employees who are receiving leave from the uniformed service shared leave pool be treated during their absence?

357-31-675Is shared leave received under the uniformed service shared leave pool included in the shared leave limits specified in RCW 41.04.665?

357-31-680May employees donating leave direct the donation to a specific individual?

357-31-685What types of leave can an employee donate for the purposes of the uniformed service shared leave pool?

357-31-687Must employees use their own leave before receiving shared leave from the uniformed service shared leave pool?

357-31-690How much leave may an employee withdraw from the uniformed service shared leave pool?

357-31-695How is the maximum shared leave pay, which will be granted from the uniformed service shared leave pool calculated?

357-31-700What documentation is required to verify military salary and status?

357-31-705What rate of pay is paid to the employee receiving leave under the uniformed service shared leave pool?

357-31-710What happens if the uniformed service shared leave pool does not have sufficient balance to cover all leave requests?

357-31-715May employers establish restrictions on the amount of leave an employee may receive under this section?

357-31-720May an employer establish restrictions on the amount of leave an employee may donate under this section?

357-31-725When an employer has determined that abuse of the uniformed service shared leave pool has occurred will the employee have to repay the shared leave drawn from the pool?

Vacation Leave

357-31-165At what rate do general government employees accrue vacation leave?

357-31-166At what rate do higher education employees accrue vacation leave?

357-31-170At what rate do part-time employees accrue vacation leave?

357-31-175Do employees accrue vacation leave if they have taken leave without pay during the month?

357-31-180When an employee has taken leave without pay during the month is the employee's rate of accrual adjusted for the leave without pay?

357-31-185When and how does an employee request the use of vacation leave?

357-31-195Can an employee use vacation leave before it is accrued?

357-31-200When must an employer grant the use of vacation leave?

357-31-205What must an employer consider in granting the use of vacation leave?

357-31-210What is the maximum number of hours of vacation leave that an employee may accumulate?

357-31-215When may vacation leave be accumulated above the maximum 280 hours?

357-31-220What must be included in the statement of necessity for excess vacation leave?

357-31-225When employees separate from state service, are they entitled to a lump sum payment of unused vacation leave?

Veterans’ In-State Service Shared Leave Pool

357-31-750What is the purpose of the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool?

357-31-755Who shall administer the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool?

357-31-760What definitions apply to the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool?

357-31-765Must employers have a written policy regarding the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool?

357-31-770Is participation in the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool voluntary?

357-31-775What criteria does an employee have to meet to be eligible to request leave from the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool?

357-31-780How must employees who are receiving leave from the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool be treated during their absence?

357-31-785Is shared leave received under the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool included in the shared leave limits specified in RCW 41.04.665?

357-31-790May employees donating leave direct the donation to a specific individual?

357-31-795What types of leave can an employee donate for the purposes of the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool?

357-31-797Must employees use their own leave before receiving shared leave from the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool?

357-31-800How much leave may an employee withdraw from the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool?

357-31-805What documentation may an employee seeking shared leave under the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool be required to submit?

357-31-810What rate of pay is paid to the employee receiving leave under the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool?

357-31-815What happens if the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool does not have sufficient balance to cover all leave requests?

357-31-820May employers establish restrictions on the amount of leave an employee may receive under this section?

357-31-825May an employer establish restrictions on the amount of leave an employee may donate under this section?

357-31-830When an employer and/or the department of veterans' affairs has determined that abuse of the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool has occurred will the employee have to repay the shared leave drawn from the pool?

Worker's Compensation

357-31-235May an employee use leave if the employee sustains a work-related injury or illness that is compensable under the state workers' compensation law?

357-31-245What happens if an employee uses accrued vacation leave, accrued sick leave, accrued compensatory time, accrued holiday credit, recognition leave, or receives holiday pay during a period when the employee is receiving time loss compensation?

34 - Employee Training and Development

357-34-005What is the purpose of this chapter?

357-34-045Are employers required to provide release time for nonrequired training?

357-34-050Can an employee be given an assignment for career development purposes?

357-34-055Are employees appointed to a supervisory or management position required to complete any special supervisory or managerial training?

357-34-060What administrative requirements must be met for the employee to satisfy the training required by WAC 357-34-055?

357-34-065What must be included in the required supervisory or managerial training?

357-34-070When must employees appointed to supervisory or management positions be enrolled in the required training?

357-34-075Under what circumstances may the employer waive the requirement for an employee to complete supervisory or managerial training?

357-34-085Who is responsible for designating positions as supervisor or management positions for the purpose of identifying which positions are covered by the training requirement?

357-34-090Who provides the required supervisory or managerial training?

357-34-100How often are general government employees required to complete sexual harassment awareness and prevention training?

357-34-105How often are general government managers and supervisors required to complete additional sexual harassment awareness and prevention training?

357-34-110Under what circumstances may the general government employer waive the required sexual harassment awareness and prevention training for a new employee?

357-34-115What must be included in the required sexual harassment awareness and prevention training?

357-34-120Who provides the required sexual harassment awareness and prevention training?

37 - Performance Management

Choice Performance Confirmation

357-37-050May an employer factor in employee performance when granting recognition leave?

Drug/Alcohol Testing

357-37-200Can an employer require an employee to submit to drug/alcohol testing?

Employee Recognition Programs

357-37-065May employers develop employee recognition programs?

357-37-070What factors should employers consider in developing employee recognition programs?

Performance Evaluation

357-37-030When and how often must performance feedback be provided to an employee through the formal evaluation process?

357-37-035How should an employee be notified of unsatisfactory performance?

357-37-040What forms and procedures must employers use to plan for and evaluate employee performance?

357-37-045Can an employer supplement the standardized employee performance evaluation procedures and forms?

Performance Management

357-37-010What is the purpose of an employee performance management process?

357-37-015What is the employer's responsibility for an employee performance management process?

357-37-020What objectives must an employee performance management process satisfy?

357-37-025What is the employee's responsibility within the performance management process?

Performance Management Confirmation

357-37-055How does an employer receive choice performance confirmation which enables them to factor in employee performance when granting recognition leave?

357-37-060What elements will the director evaluate to determine if an employer should be granted choice performance confirmation?

Review of Performance Evaluation Process

357-37-075Can an employee request the employer to review the performance evaluation process or procedure used for the employee's evaluation?

357-37-080Can an employee request the director to review the performance evaluation process or procedure used for the employee's evaluation?

40 - Discipline

43 - Employee Business Units

Appointment to Exempt Position - Return Rights

357-43-110Can an employee business unit member accept an appointment in an exempt position or a classified position outside of the employee business unit?

357-43-115If an employee business unit member accepts an appointment to an exempt position, what are the employee's return rights?

Bid Submittal and Evaluation

357-43-015Which rules explain employee business unit bid submittal and bid evaluation?

Classified Employees

357-43-020Are employee business unit members classified employees?

Delegation of Authority

357-43-035May authority be delegated within an employee business unit?

Elimination of Position

357-43-007What provisions apply when an employee's position is eliminated because the employer has awarded a contract through the competitive contracting process as described in Title 200 WAC?

Employee Business Units

357-43-001What definitions apply to this chapter of the civil service rules?

357-43-003Can EBU members choose which civil service rules will apply to them?

357-43-005What is the purpose of this chapter?

Employer's Affirmative Action Plan

357-43-050Must an employer include positions in an employee business unit in the employer's affirmative action plan?

Request to be Removed from EBU

357-43-008What happens if an employee chooses to not be a part of the employee business unit?

Required Training

357-43-040Must employee business unit members complete employer required training?

Terms and Conditions of Employment

357-43-025What establishes the terms and conditions of employment for employee business unit members?

357-43-030Must employment within an employee business unit comply with applicable federal, state and municipal statutes and regulations?

46 - Layoff and Separation

357-46-059Is a higher education employee who is rehired following layoff considered to have had a break in state service?

Break in Service

357-46-057When is an employee considered to have a break in state service?

357-46-058Is a general government employee who is rehired following layoff considered to have had a break in state service?

Certification

357-46-085How are eligible candidates certified from the internal and statewide layoff list?

Disability Separation

357-46-160What is a disability separation?

357-46-165When may an employer separate an employee in accordance with WAC 357-46-160?

357-46-170What is the notice requirement before separating an employee due to disability under the provisions of WAC 357-46-160?

357-46-175Can an employee appeal a disability separation?

Employer's Layoff Procedure

357-46-020What must be included in the employer's layoff procedure?

Employment Retention Rating

357-46-050How does an employer determine an employee's employment retention rating?

General Government Transition Pool

357-46-090What is the purpose of the general government transition pool program?

357-46-095Who is eligible for the general government transition pool program?

357-46-100Who administers and establishes operating procedures for the general government transition pool program?

357-46-105Do employees have the right to appeal actions taken within the transition pool program?

Impact of Layoff

357-46-005What is the impact of a layoff?

Implementation of Layoff Action

357-46-012Following the award of a contract under the competitive contracting process (as described in Title 236 WAC), how does an employer lay off employees whose positions are being eliminated due to the awarded contract?

357-46-015How does an employer implement a layoff action?

Internal and Statewide Layoff Lists

357-46-070Which employees are eligible to have their name placed on an employer's internal layoff list?

357-46-075Can an employee be on an internal layoff list for classes with a higher salary range than the class from which the employee is being laid off?

357-46-080Which employees are eligible to have their name placed on an employer's statewide layoff list?

Layoff Notice

357-46-025How much layoff notice must employers give employees?

357-46-030What must be included in the layoff notice?

Layoff Option

357-46-035What option for placement in a position does a permanent employee have when the employee is scheduled for layoff?

357-46-036What if the employee does not have an option under WAC 357-46-035?

357-46-037When identifying layoff options, what happens when a class in which the employee previously held permanent status has been revised or abolished?

357-46-038Does an employee have layoff option rights as provided in WAC 357-46-035 to classes the employee held permanent status in prior to any breaks in state service?

357-46-040What makes one position comparable to another when determining layoff options?

357-46-045How do employers establish competency and other position requirements?

Nondisciplinary Separation

357-46-195May an employer separate an employee for nondisciplinary reasons?

357-46-200What is the notice requirement before separating an employee for nondisciplinary reasons under the provisions of WAC 357-46-195?

357-46-205Can an employee appeal being separated for nondisciplinary reasons in accordance with WAC 357-46-195 and 357-46-200?

Reasons for Layoff

357-46-010What are the reasons for layoff?

Removal from Internal or Statewide Layoff Lists

357-46-130How long is an individual eligible to have his/her name on an employer's internal and statewide layoff list?

357-46-135What causes an individual's name to be removed from a layoff list?

357-46-140What is the notice requirement when an individual's name has been removed from an internal or statewide layoff list?

357-46-145To whom and by when must an individual request a review of the removal from an internal or statewide layoff list?

357-46-147What procedure must an employer use to review the removal of an individual from an internal or statewide layoff list under the provisions of WAC 357-46-140?

Resignation

357-46-150If an employee wants to resign from employment, how much notice should the employee give the employer?

357-46-155Can an employee withdraw a resignation?

Seniority Date

357-46-053How is a higher education employee's seniority date determined?

357-46-055How is a general government employee's seniority date determined?

357-46-056How does a general government employee's seniority as of June 30, 2005 transfer under Title 357 WAC?

Separation During the Probationary Period

357-46-180Can an employee be separated during the probationary period?

357-46-185What are the notice requirements before separating a probationary employee?

357-46-190Can an individual appeal being separated during the probationary period?

Temporary Layoff

357-46-063May an employer temporarily layoff an employee?

357-46-064Are there any limits to temporary layoff?

357-46-065Under the provisions of temporary layoff, what happens if an employer has less than twenty hours per week of work for an employee to perform?

357-46-066What is the notice requirement to temporarily layoff an employee?

357-46-067What is an employee's status during temporary layoff?

357-46-068At the conclusion of a temporary layoff, does an employee have the right to return to the position he/she held immediately prior to being temporarily laid off?

357-46-069How is an employee's temporary layoff day determined when an employee works a night shift schedule which begins one calendar day and ends on the next?

Transition Review Period

357-46-110Must employees who are appointed to a position through the layoff process serve any type of review period?

357-46-115When is a transition review period not allowed?

357-46-120What are the employer's obligations when the employer requires a transition review period?

357-46-125What happens if an employee does not complete the transition review period?

Unauthorized Absence

357-46-210When can an employer separate a permanent employee for unauthorized absence?

357-46-215How is an employee who is being separated for unauthorized absence notified?

357-46-220How can a permanent employee separated for unauthorized absence petition for reinstatement?

357-46-222Must the employer respond to an employee's petition for reinstatement within a specific time frame?

357-46-225Can a permanent employee appeal if the employer does not reinstate the employee under WAC 357-46-220?

Veteran's Preference

357-46-060Does a veteran receive any preference in layoff?

49 - Director's Review

52 - Appeals

357-52-005May the board waive the procedural rules contained in chapter 357-52 WAC?

357-52-010What actions may be appealed?

357-52-012Does an employee who has been temporarily laid off under chapter 32, Laws of 2010 have the right to appeal the temporary layoff?

357-52-014Does an employee who has been temporarily laid off due to the failure of congress to pass a continuing resolution or a federal budget, have the right to appeal the temporary layoff?

357-52-015By when must an appeal be filed and received in order to be considered timely?

357-52-020What information must be submitted with the appeal?

357-52-025Who is responsible for notifying the board of any change in address, telephone number or representation?

357-52-030Are standardized forms available for filing appeals?

357-52-035What happens if the appellant does not submit all the information required by WAC 357-52-020?

357-52-040How does the board acknowledge receipt of an appeal?

357-52-045Are appeals reviewed for timeliness?

357-52-050How does the board notify the parties when the appeal is set for hearing?

357-52-055May anyone other than the board adjudicate appeals or conduct prehearing meetings?

357-52-060Can appeals be mediated?

357-52-065Who mediates appeals?

357-52-070How are mediations conducted?

357-52-075What happens at the conclusion of mediation conducted by the board?

357-52-077What happens when the parties settle an appeal without the assistance of a board mediator?

357-52-080What can a prehearing conference be used for?

357-52-085How and when may a prehearing conference be held?

357-52-090How are the results of a prehearing conference documented?

357-52-095What happens if one of the parties fails to participate in the prehearing conference?

357-52-100How are appeal hearings conducted?

357-52-105Can hearings and conferences be conducted by electronic means?

357-52-110Who has the burden of proof at hearings?

357-52-115How may a party request that a hearing be continued?

357-52-120When may a written motion be filed?

357-52-125Must the board consider untimely motions?

357-52-130What must be included with a motion?

357-52-135How many copies of a motion must be submitted?

357-52-140What may the board decide based on a motion?

357-52-145Must parties submit prehearing statements?

357-52-150When must prehearing statements be filed?

357-52-155What should be included in a prehearing statement?

357-52-160How many copies of the prehearing statement must be provided?

357-52-165Must the board consider untimely prehearing statements?

357-52-170What actions may be taken by a hearing officer following a hearing?

357-52-175What actions may be taken by the board following a hearing?

357-52-180How is a hearing officer's recommended decision served?

357-52-185Can a party file exceptions to a hearing officer's recommended decision?

357-52-190What must be included in a party's written exceptions to a recommended decision?

357-52-193What must be included in a party's written exceptions to a director's determination?

357-52-195When is a written response in opposition to exceptions due?

357-52-200When does a hearing officer's recommended decision become final?

357-52-205What is the subject of a hearing on exceptions?

357-52-207How does the board decide an appeal on exceptions?

357-52-208How does the board notify the parties whether the appeal on exceptions will be decided upon written or oral arguments?

357-52-210Can a decision by the board be appealed?

357-52-215When may the board dismiss an appeal on its own motion?

357-52-220Will the parties be given notice of the potential dismissal of an appeal on the board's motion and when must a party respond?

357-52-221What is the timeline for a party to file a motion for reconsideration of a board's final order?

357-52-222On what grounds may a party file a motion for reconsideration of a board's final order?

357-52-223How is a motion for reconsideration responded to by the board?

357-52-224Is a board order on a motion for reconsideration subject to further review?

357-52-225How must appeal requests be filed with the board?

357-52-230How must written documents be served on the parties?

357-52-235How must exhibits for hearings be prepared and exchanged?

357-52-240Who may prepare, sign and issue a subpoena?

357-52-245What must a subpoena include?

357-52-250How must a subpoena be served?

357-52-255Which discovery procedures must a party follow?

357-52-260When and who may make a motion to quash?

357-52-265What actions may the board take when a motion to quash is filed?

58 - Washington Management Service

357-58-136Can an employer authorize a lump sum payment to support recruitment and/or retention of a WMS position?

357-58-137For what reasons may a WMS employee be required to pay back the recruitment and/or retention lump sum payment?

Acting Appointment

357-58-265When may an agency make an acting WMS appointment and what actions are required?

357-58-270Does time in an acting appointment count as time in the review period?

357-58-275May a WMS employee accept an acting WMS appointment and what are the employee's return rights at the conclusion of the acting appointment?

357-58-280How much notice must an employer give for ending an acting appointment?

Agency Responsibility - Managing and Budgeting Salaries

357-58-070What are the responsibilities of each agency for effectively managing and budgeting salaries for WMS positions?

Appeal Rights

357-58-505Does a WMS employee have appeal rights?

357-58-510Can the agency's decision regarding which WMS position to eliminate in a layoff action be appealed?

Classified Service

357-58-025Are WMS employees included in the classified service and what rules apply to WMS employees and positions?

357-58-027Must agencies maintain position descriptions for each WMS position?

357-58-028Must a standard form be used to describe each WMS position?

Compensation - Promotion and Demotion

357-58-075Must agencies have a salary administration policy?

357-58-080How are positions assigned to the management bands?

357-58-081How are positions placed into the WMS medical band?

357-58-085Can WMS salaries be set outside the maximum of an assigned management band?

357-58-087If the legislature approves a salary increase, will employees whose base salaries are set outside the maximum of the assigned management band receive the salary increase?

357-58-090For what reasons can an agency adjust a WMS salary?

357-58-095May agencies provide salary increases for WMS employees?

357-58-096How often may agencies provide salary increases for WMS employees?

357-58-100Is there a limit for salary increases?

357-58-105When can exceptions to the salary increase limits be made?

357-58-110What is a promotion?

357-58-115What is a voluntary demotion and what changes may occur in salary?

357-58-120What is a disciplinary demotion and what changes may occur in salary?

357-58-125What is an involuntary downward movement and how does that affect the salary?

357-58-126How is the employee affected when the employee's position is involuntarily moved downward as described in WAC 357-58-125?

357-58-128How is a WMS employee's salary determined when the employee is redeployed for reasons specified in WAC 357-58-265(2)?

357-58-130Do salary increases greater than five percent for a group of employees need approval?

357-58-132Upon return from exempt service, how is a WMS employee's salary set?

Definitions

357-58-065Definitions for WMS.

Disability Separation

357-58-480What provisions govern separation due to disability for WMS employees?

Hours of Work

357-58-160How are hours of work established for WMS employees?

Inclusion in WMS

357-58-035What is the definition of a manager or managerial employee?

357-58-040Which manager positions or managerial employees are excluded from WMS and not covered by chapter 357-58 WAC?

357-58-042What happens when it has been determined that a position no longer meets the definition of manager found in WAC 357-58-035?

Layoff

357-58-438What is the impact of a layoff?

357-58-440How may an employer lay off WMS employees and what notice is required?

357-58-445What are the reasons for layoff?

357-58-450How does a WMS employee return from an exempt appointment?

357-58-455How does an employer implement a layoff action?

357-58-460What must be included in the employer's layoff procedure?

357-58-465What option does a permanent employee in a WMS position have to take a position when the employee is scheduled for layoff?

357-58-470How does an employer determine an employee's employment retention rating?

357-58-475Does a veteran receive any preference in layoff?

357-58-477Is a WMS employee who is rehired following layoff considered to have had a break in state service?

Leave and Other Pay Issues

357-58-165Do WMS employees receive leave benefits?

357-58-170What about other pay issues?

357-58-175May an employer authorize lump sum vacation leave and/or accelerate vacation leave accrual rates to support the recruitment and/or retention of an employee or candidate for a WMS position?

357-58-180Must an agency have a policy regarding authorization of additional vacation leave to support the recruitment and/or retention of an employee or candidate for a WMS position?

Location Based Premium Pay

357-58-141When must a Washington management service (WMS) employee receive location based premium pay?

Nondisciplinary Separation

357-58-485What provisions govern nondisciplinary separation for WMS employees?

Nonpermanent and Project

357-58-220May a permanent WMS employee accept a nonpermanent appointment in the WGS?

357-58-225What return rights must an employer provide to a WMS employee who accepts a nonpermanent appointment to a WGS position?

357-58-226What happens when a WMS employee who was serving a review period and was appointed to a WGS nonpermanent position returns to a WMS position?

357-58-230May a permanent WMS employee accept an appointment to a project position in the general service and does the employee have any return right to the employee's permanent WMS position?

357-58-235May employers create WMS positions in projects?

357-58-240What are the notification requirements for appointing an employee to a project WMS position?

357-58-245Must an employee appointed to a project position serve a review period?

357-58-250Must an employee who transfers or voluntarily demotes to a project WMS position serve a review period?

357-58-255May a permanent WMS employee accept a project appointment within WMS and does the employee have any return rights to the employee's permanent WMS position?

357-58-260What happens to employees in project WMS positions at the conclusion of the project?

Performance Management

357-58-405In addition to the requirements of chapter 357-37 WAC, what must the performance management process focus on for WMS employees?

357-58-410When and how often must performance feedback be provided to a WMS employee through the formal evaluation process?

357-58-415What forms and procedures must employers use to plan for and evaluate the performance of managers?

357-58-420May employers supplement the standardized performance evaluation procedures and forms?

Performance Management Confirmation

357-58-425May an employer factor in employee performance when granting recognition leave for WMS employees?

357-58-430How does an employer receive choice performance confirmation which enables them to factor in performance when granting recognition leave for WMS employees?

357-58-435What elements will the director evaluate to determine if an employer should be granted choice performance confirmation?

Placement

357-58-032What is the requirement for agencies to develop procedures which address determining inclusion in WMS and evaluating positions for placement within the management bands?

Purpose and Goals

357-58-010What is the purpose of the Washington management service (WMS) rules?

357-58-015Who is authorized to adopt rules for the WMS?

357-58-020What are the goals of the WMS rules?

Reconsideration of Agency Action

357-58-515When a WMS employee disagrees with an employer's action, can the employee request the employer reconsider the action that was taken?

357-58-520What requirements must be included in the agency's WMS reconsideration procedures?

357-58-525How does the employee request reconsideration of an agency action?

357-58-530What is the responsibility of agencies to track and analyze requests for reconsideration of agency actions?

Recruitment and Selection

357-58-185Must an agency develop a recruitment and selection policy and/or procedure for WMS positions?

357-58-190What must be addressed in agency's WMS recruitment and selection policy and/or procedure?

357-58-195Are employers required to grant promotional preference when filling WMS positions?

357-58-197When may an agency head consider granting preference to eligible WMS applicants in the hiring process?

Relocation Compensation

357-58-145When may an agency authorize lump sum relocation compensation?

357-58-150For what reasons may an employee be required to pay back the relocation payment?

357-58-155Must the agency develop written criteria for relocation compensation?

Resignation Withdrawal

357-58-500May an employee request withdrawal of the employee's resignation?

Review Actions

357-58-546What is the director's authority to review actions taken by an agency under chapter 357-58 WAC or to audit an agency's WMS processes?

Review Period and Reversion

357-58-285When must a WMS employee serve a review period?

357-58-290How long does the review period last?

357-58-295May a review period be extended beyond the initial time period?

357-58-300Does time spent on leave without pay, shared leave, or time spent on a temporary leave of absence for service in an elective office or legislative service count towards completion of an employee's review period?

357-58-305When does a WMS employee attain permanent status?

357-58-310When may a WMS employee be required to serve a WMS review period?

357-58-315When may an employee, who is promoted to another WMS position, in a different agency, while serving a review period, be required to serve a WMS review period?

357-58-320What happens when a WMS employee promotes to a new WMS position within the same agency while serving in a review period?

357-58-325What happens when a WGS employee serving a probationary or trial service period is appointed to a WMS position within the same agency?

357-58-330What happens when a WGS employee serving a probationary or trial service period is appointed to a WMS position in a different agency?

357-58-335When a WMS employee is promoted in the same position as a result of additional new duties, is a review period required?

357-58-340When does reversion take place during a review period?

357-58-345When a permanent WMS employee does not complete the review period, what reversion rights does the employee have?

357-58-350When a permanent WGS employee does not complete the review period for a WMS position, what reversion rights does the employee have?

357-58-355Can a permanent employee voluntarily revert during a review period?

357-58-360May a reverted employee and an agency come to mutual agreement on reversion placement?

357-58-365Does a WMS employee who does not have permanent status in the classified service have reversion rights?

357-58-370Are there any appeal rights for reversion or separation during the review period?

357-58-375When permanent WMS employees promote or demote to positions in the general service and fail to complete the trial service period what reversion rights do permanent WMS employees have?

Rules - Who Covered

357-58-045Who is covered by the WMS rules?

357-58-050What chapters of civil service rules apply to WMS positions?

357-58-055What civil service rules do not apply to WMS?

357-58-060Do the WMS rules apply to all general government employers?

Temporary Layoff

357-58-550May an employer temporarily layoff a WMS employee?

357-58-551Are there any limits to temporary layoff?

357-58-552Under the provisions of temporary layoff, what happens if an employer has less than twenty hours per week of work for a WMS employee to perform?

357-58-553What is the notice requirement to temporarily layoff a WMS employee?

357-58-554What is a WMS employee's status during temporary layoff?

357-58-555At the conclusion of a temporary layoff, does a WMS employee have the right to return to the position that was held immediately prior to being temporarily laid off?

357-58-556How is a WMS employee's temporary layoff day determined when an employee works a night shift schedule which begins one calendar day and ends on the next?

Training and Development

357-58-385What is the responsibility of general government employers to provide training and development to WMS employees?

357-58-390What is the responsibility of WMS managers?

357-58-395What is the role of the department of enterprise services?

357-58-400How does each agency deal with developmental needs of managers?

Transfer, Reassignment, and Voluntary Demotion

357-58-200How may transfers occur?

357-58-205Under what conditions may an employer reassign a WMS employee?

357-58-207How much notice must an employer give when reassigning a WMS employee?

357-58-210When may a WMS employee transfer to a WGS position and vice versa?

357-58-215May a permanent employee voluntarily demote to a WGS position?

Unauthorized Absence

357-58-490What provisions govern separation for unauthorized absence for WMS employees?

Washington Management Service

357-58-005What is the key role and accountability for Washington management service employees in state government?