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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) An employer must provide to each employee, upon hire, or within 30 days of July 1, 2024, a written description of:
(a) Each quota to which the employee is subject, including the quantified number of tasks to be performed or materials to be produced or handled within a defined time period;
(b) Any potential adverse employment action that could result from failure to meet each quota; and
(c) Any incentives or bonus programs associated with meeting or exceeding each quota.
(2) Whenever there is a change to the quota that results in a different quota than the most recent written description provided to the employee, the employer must: (a) Notify the employee verbally or in writing as soon as possible and before the employee is subject to the new quota; and (b) provide the employee with an updated written description of each quota to which the employee is subject within two business days of the quota change.
(3) Whenever an employer takes an adverse action against an employee in whole or in part for failure to meet a quota, the employer must provide that employee with the applicable quota for the employee and the personal work speed data for the employee that was the basis for the adverse action.
(4) The written description must be understandable, in plain language, and in the employee's preferred language. The department may adopt rules regarding the format, plain language, and language access requirements for the written description.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Washington Revised Code Title 49. Labor Regulations § 49.84.020. Warehouse quotas--Written description--Notice to employees - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wa/title-49-labor-regulations/wa-rev-code-49-84-020/
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