ESSB 5525 — Concerning employment loss due to businesses closing or mass layoffs.

What this bill does

Requires employers with 50 or more employees to provide 60 days' notice before a business closing or mass layoff. Creates penalties for employers who fail to provide the required notice, subject to certain exceptions. Prohibits employers from including employees who are on paid family or medical leave in a mass layoff, except under certain circumstances.

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Floor votes

• House — Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 9, 2025
  59 yea · 38 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate — Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 22, 2025
  29 yea · 19 nay
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 4, 2025
  30 yea · 19 nay

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