Section 296-67-359 - [Effective 12/27/2024] Management of organizational change(1) The employer must develop, implement and maintain effective written procedures to manage organizational changes.(2) The employer must designate a team to perform a management of organizational change (MOOC) assessment prior to reducing staffing levels, reducing classification levels of employees, changing shift duration, or increasing employee responsibilities at or above 15 percent. The MOOC assessment is required for changes with a duration exceeding 90 calendar days affecting operations, engineering, maintenance, health and safety, or emergency response. This requirement must also apply to employers using employees of contractors in permanent positions.(3) The MOOC assessment must be in writing and must include a description of the change being proposed, the composition of the team responsible for assessing the proposed change, the factors evaluated by the team, and the team's findings and recommendations.(4) Prior to performing the MOOC assessment, the employer must ensure that the job function descriptions are current and accurate for all positions potentially affected by the change.(5) The refinery manager or designee must certify, based on information and belief formed after reasonable inquiry, that the MOOC assessment is accurate and that the proposed organizational change meets the requirements of this section.(6) All MOOC assessments must include an analysis of human factors.(7) Prior to implementing a change, the employer must inform all employees potentially affected by the change.Wash. Admin. Code § 296-67-359
Adopted by WSR 24-02-037, Filed 12/27/2023, effective 12/27/2024