Washington § 49.85.020 - Change in control — Incumbent and successor grocer employee lists.

(1)(a) The incumbent grocery employer must, within 15 days after the execution of the transfer document, provide to the successor grocery employer and any collective bargaining representative the name, address, date of hire, employment occupation classification, and, if known, the cellular telephone number and email address of each eligible grocery worker.

(b) If the incumbent grocery employer does not provide the information specified in (a) of this subsection within 15 days, the successor grocery employer may obtain the information from a collective bargaining representative.

(2) The successor grocery employer must maintain a preferential hiring list of eligible grocery workers identified by the incumbent grocery employer or collective bargaining representative pursuant to subsection (1) of this section and must hire from that list for a period beginning upon the execution of the transfer document and continuing for 180 days after the grocery establishment is fully operational and open to the public under the successor grocery employer.

(3) If the successor grocery employer extends an offer of employment to an eligible grocery worker pursuant to this chapter, the successor grocery employer must retain written verification of that offer for at least three years after the date of the offer. The verification must include the name, address, date of hire, and employment occupation classification of each eligible grocery worker.