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Alcohol In public place - prohibited At state institutions - prohibited	RCW 66.44 RCW 72.23.300
Annual (vacation) leave	RCW 43.01.040-047
Applicant interview questions	WAC 162-12-140
Bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ)	WAC 162-16-240
Background investigation - DSHS Hiring felons Criminal records privacy Conviction records to employers Rules on background investigation	RCW 43.20A.710 RCW 9.96A RCW 10.97 RCW 43.43.815 RCW 41.06.475,476,480
Breaks - meal periods	WAC 296-126-092
Breastfeeding in the Workplace	RCW 49.60.030
Business, regulation of (Includes Licensing)	RCW 18
Childcare leave	RCW 49.12.350
Child daycare	RCW 41.04.370
Civil duty leave Compensation of jurors	RCW 2.36.150
Civil service law	RCW 41.06
Code of ethics for state employees	RCW 42.52
Collective bargaining General government Higher education	RCW 41.80 RCW 41.06.150 RCW 41.06.133 RCW 41.56
Colleges and universities Delegation of powers and duties Vacation for faculty and admin exempt	RCW 28B.10 RCW 28B.10.528 RCW 43.01.042
Commute trip reduction Telecommuting	RCW 70.94.521 RCW 70.94.531
Community & technical college act	RCW 28B.50
Conflict of interest (Ethics)	RCW 42.52
Credit checks	RCW 19.182.020
Death benefits (On the job)	RCW 41.04.017
Domestic violence and the workplace	EO 96-05
Disability due to pregnancy (Family leave) Employment protection	RCW 49.78 RCW 49.78.280
Discrimination prohibited	RCW 49.60.030
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Employee assistance program
Employee records	RCW 49.46.070
Ethics law Gifts Outside employment Use of state resources Incompatible activities	RCW 42.52.150 & 170 RCW 42.52.120 RCW 42.52.160 RCW 42.52.020
Exempt return rights (Prior classified service)	RCW 41.06.070
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Family leave Parental leave Sick leave to care for a child under 18 Maternity leave - discrimination prohibited	RCW 49.78 RCW 49.12.350-370 RCW 49.12.270-295 WAC 162-30-020
Federal job trades/exchanges	RCW 41.04.140-170
Fingerprinting	RCW 43.43.740 & 760
Firearms and weapons	RCW 9.41.270
500K state of WA annuity protection	RCW 48.32A
Flextime schedules	RCW 41.04.390 RCW 70.94.527
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Gifts	RCW 42.52.140 & 170
Health care eligibility	WAC 182-12-111 - 115
Hiring felons	RCW 9.96A.020
Hiring practices and employment regulations	WAC 162-12
Holidays (legal)	RCW 1.16.050
Hours of work (for state offices)	RCW 42.04.060
Hours of work & wages for minors	RCW 49.12.121
Human Rights Commission	RCW 49.60
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I-200 Discrimination, preferential treatment prohibited	RCW 49.60.400 & 401
Indemnification of state employees (Judgments obtained, fines levied or settlements)	RCW 4.24.490
Insurance eligibility (Pay status 8 or more hours per month)	WAC 182-08-190
Interchange of personnel between federal and state	RCW 41.04.140-170
Intergovernmental mobility	RCW 41.04.140-170
Internship program	RCW 43.06.410-435
Interviews for employment	WAC 162-12-140
Inventions (Employee rights)	RCW 49.44.140 & 150
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Legislator (State employee)	RCW 41.04.120
Leave Family medical leave Military Parental (Child care) Shared Sick (also see sick leave) Sick leave to care for a child under 18 Sick leave transfer from a college School district not eligible to transfer leave Vacation	RCW 49.78 RCW 38.40.060 RCW 49.12.350-370 RCW 41.04.650-670 RCW 41.04.340 RCW 41.48.140 RCW 49.12.270-295 RCW 28B.50.551 RCW 28A.400.300 RCW 43.01.040-047
Lie detector tests Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)	RCW 49.44.120 & 135
Licensing requirements (DOL)	WAC 308
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Maternity leave regulations	WAC 162-30-020
Meal periods and rest periods www.lni.wa.gov	WAC 296-126-092 RCW 49.12
Military leave (21 days) Prohibits discharge due to military duties Reemployment after military leave	RCW 38.40.060 RCW 38.40.050 RCW 73.16.033 & 035
Minimum wage act (L&I)	RCW 49.46
Mission statement required (Agency)	RCW 43.88.090
Motor vehicle use (State owned or leased)	RCW 43.01.150
Moving expenses of employees	RCW 43.03.110 & 120
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Nepotism (No specific laws; the following may be related) Discrimination because of spouse No discrimination based on marital status Special privilege	WAC 162-16-250 RCW 49.60.180-200 RCW 42.52.070
New employees - moving expense	RCW 43.03.110 & 120
Open meeting act	RCW 42.30.010-080
Organ Donation & Life Giving	EO 02-01
Outside employment	RCW 42.52.020 & 080
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Parental leave (Also see leave) Family leave	RCW 49.12.350-370 RCW 49.78
Payroll deductions	RCW 41.04.245
Payroll semi-monthly (10-day lag time)	RCW 42.16.010
Personal holiday	RCW 1.16.050
Performance evaluations	RCW 41.06.169 RCW 41.06.176-196
Personnel records Employee inspection Destruction/Retention	RCW 49.12.240-260 RCW 41.06.450
Personnel resources board	RCW 41.06.110
Personnel services	RCW 41.06.080
Political activity Use of public funds or office use prohibited	RCW 41.06.250 RCW 42.17.128 & 130
Pre-employment interview questions	WAC 162-12-140
Public disclosure (Public records)	RCW 42.56
Public record privacy protections	EO 00-03
Public employees retirement system	RCW 41.40
Quality improvement/Auditing State Government	EO 97-03
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RCW format	RCW 1.12
Recognition awards	RCW 41.60.120-160
Relocation compensation	RCW 43.03.125 RCW 41.06.150
Reemployment	RCW 73.16
Rule Making	WAC 1-21
Records retention	RCW 40.14
Regulatory improvement (Rule adoption)	EO 97-02
Return to work	RCW 41.06.490 RCW 51.32.090
School districts K-12 (Leave not transferred)	RCW 28A.400.300
Shared leave Uniformed service shared leave pool	RCW 41.04.650-670 RCW 41.04.685
Sexual harassment Training programs	RCW 49.60.030 & 040 RCW 41.06.395
Sick leave (Accrual and January cash out) Sick leave w/o a medical certificate Authority for personnel to establish SL rules SL transfers from community colleges SL transfers within public school districts SL pool	RCW 41.04.340 RCW 41.48.140 RCW 41.48.140 RCW 28B.50.551(5) RCW 28A.400.300(2(h) RCW 41.04.680
Smoking in public places	RCW 70.160
State committee on agency officials' salaries	RCW 43.03.028
Supported employment	RCW 41.04.750-760
State resources (Prohibits private benefit)	WAC 292-110-010
Student workers/Minors hours of work	RCW 49.12.121
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Technical colleges classified employees	RCW 28B.50.874
Telecommuting	RCW 70.94.531(2)(xiii) EO 01-03
Terminated agencies (Classified EE's transfer)	RCW 43.131.090
Transfer of leave (Colleges)	RCW 28B.50.551(5)
Travel expenses (Prospective employees)	RCW 43.03.130
Tuition waiver and fees	RCW 28B.15.558
20 day notice requirement for rule making	RCW 34.05.320
Use of state resources	WAC 292-110-010
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Vacation leave Cash payment JEV - Excess leave (above 240 hours) Institutional academic & professional pers. Allows for supplemental rules	RCW 43.01.040 RCW 43.01.041 RCW 43.01.044 RCW 43.01.042 RCW 43.01.043
VEBA (Voluntary Employees Benefit Association) www.veba.org www.hraconsultants.org	RCW 41.04.340(7)
Veterans preference and seniority Rules on seniority Eligibility requirements Full continuous military control required www.va.gov.	RCW 41.04.005-010 RCW 41.06.150(17) RCW 73.16.010-035 RCW 73.04.090
Violence in the workplace	RCW 49.19.005
Voting time	RCW 49.28.120
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Washington Management Service Definition of manager	RCW 41.06.500 RCW 41.06.022
Weapons and firearms	RCW 9.41
Work study program for students	RCW 28B.12.060
Workers compensation	RCW 51.28
Workforce Diversity and Inclusion	EO 12-02
Whistleblower Whistleblower protection	RCW 42.41 RCW 42.40.050
Women equality (Employment)	RCW 49.12.200
Youth employment (Child labor laws) Under age 18 (work permit)	RCW 49.12.121; 390-400 RCW 49.12.123
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Helpful Websites: American with Disabilities Act (ADA) http://www.ada.gov/ Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) http://www.dol.gov/whd/fmla/index.htm Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/flsa/ RCW's and WAC's can be accessed and searched at: http://www.leg.wa.gov/LawsandAgencyRules/

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