WAC 357-28-252. Under what conditions can the employer change an overtime-eligible employee's assigned hours?

For a position, the employer may make changes to an overtime-eligible employee's assigned hours under the following condition(s): (1) For temporary changes in work hours or shift for a period of 30 calendar days or less, the employer must provide two calendar days' notice to the employee. The day notification is given constitutes a day of notice. The employer may provide less than two calendar days' notice for the following reasons: (a) When there are emergency conditions as defined by the employer, including employees dispatched to emergency response duty under an incident command system as defined in RCW 38.52.010 , and employees of the department of corrections who are in charge of offenders assigned to assist in forest fire suppression and other emergency incidents; (b) When there is a lack of work or a safety hazard to the employee and/or others; or (c) When the change is requested by the employee and approved by the employing official. (2) For permanent changes in work hours or shift for a period exceeding 30 calendar days, the employer must provide seven calendar days' notice to the employee. The day notification is given constitutes a day of notice. (3) By mutual agreement, an individual employee and the employee's supervisor may agree to a temporarily modified weekly schedule. Such scheduling is not considered a regular schedule and does not require advance notice.