SHB 1313 — Addressing mass layoffs, relocations, and terminations.

What this bill does

Requires certain employers to provide 60-days' notice before a mass layoff, relocation, or termination and requires those employers to allow reasonable access for rapid response partners. Requires the Employment Security Department to study the effects of mass layoffs. Makes changes regarding mass layoffs to statutes pertaining to permissible severance and compensation agreements, noncompete covenants, and unfair competition or unfair and deceptive acts in trade or commerce.

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