1. (1) Employees may be laid off without prejudice according to layoff procedures that are consistent with these rules. The reasons for layoff include, but are not limited to, the following:

   1. (a) Lack of funds;
   2. (b) Lack of work; or
   3. (c) Organizational change.

2. (2) Examples of layoff actions due to lack of work may include, but are not limited to:

   1. (a) Termination of a project or special employment;
   2. (b) Availability of fewer positions than there are employees entitled to such positions;
   3. (c) Employee's ineligibility to continue in a position following its reallocation to a class with a higher salary range maximum; or
   4. (d) Employee's ineligibility to continue, or choice not to continue, in a position following its reallocation to a class with a lower salary range maximum.
   5. (e) Elimination of a position due to the work of the position being competitively contracted.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.06 RCW. WSR 07-17-124, § 357-46-010, filed 8/20/07, effective 9/20/07; WSR 05-19-004, § 357-46-010, filed 9/8/05, effective 10/10/05; WSR 04-18-114, § 357-46-010, filed 9/1/04, effective 7/1/05.]