Internal layoff lists

Washington state civil service rules require employers to maintain an internal layoff list (See WAC 357-46-070).

Maintenance

Factors which impact maintenance of an internal layoff list include:

• Criteria and process to get on the list.
• Use of employment retention ratings.
• Integration with required referral processes (per Civil Service Rules and Collective Bargaining Agreements).
• Time limits for remaining on the list.
• Process for removing names from the list and notifying employees when they are no longer eligible.
• Employee appeal rights.
• Review requirements.

Availability

The internal layoff list must be made available to employees who have:

• Been laid off or are scheduled for layoff.
• Accepted a voluntary demotion in lieu of layoff.
• Accepted through layoff a less than comparable position in lieu of separation.
• Been placed in a non-permanent position following reversion due to unsuccessful completion of a trial service period.
• Chosen to remain in a position after it was reallocated to a class with a lower salary range.

Eligibility

Employees on the list are eligible for:

• Classes in which they have held permanent status, and which have the same salary range as the class from which they were laid off, or a lower salary range.
• Lower level classes in the series from which they were laid off. Note: the employees need not have held permanent status in the lower level classes.