State HR

Performance-based Incentives and Recognition, 2021

Submitted in fulfillment of the annual reporting requirements of RCW 41.06.133(4).

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Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS)/WA Cares Fund employee premium

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State employee vaccination verification data - Jan. 12, 2022

We have been gathering data from state agencies affected by the governor’s vaccination mandate to show how many employees have completed COVID-19 vaccination verification, how many have requested and received exemptions and accommodations, and how many have been separated due to no longer meeting the conditions of employment.

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2022-23 tentative agreements

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Healthy Washington - Roadmap to Recovery Guide for State Agencies [PDF]

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Guidance for state agency employers when updating an employee’s electronic fund transfer (direct deposit) information

Employees should notify their payroll office if they choose to make changes to their banking information by submitting a direct deposit - authorization for automated clearing house (ACH) direct deposit of wages form [Word doc].
If the employee changes their bank account, the pre-note process is 5 business/banking days following the date entered.
- This means that changes made this week will not pre-note in time for the Feb. 10, 2021 payday.

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State Auditor’s Office data security incident

What happened?

We recently learned that someone may have gained unauthorized access to personal information for more than 1 million Washingtonians, including many state employees. The data breach involved Accellion, a private software service provider the State Auditor’s Office was using to transfer data. Accellion, the Auditor’s Office and law enforcement are investigating the incident.