Title 50 — Title 50 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
25 chapters · 395 sections in this title.
RCW 50.50.020 Benefits—Generally.
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Benefits based on service in employment defined in this chapter are payable in the same amount, on the same terms, and subject to the same conditions as benefits payable on the basis of other service under this title.[ 2001 1st sp.s. c 11 s 4.]
RCW 50.50.030 Contributions—Election of payments in lieu of contributions.
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(1) Indian tribes or tribal units, including subdivisions, subsidiaries, or business enterprises wholly owned by such Indian tribes, subject to this title shall pay contributions under the same terms and conditions as all other subject employers, unless they elect to pay into the…
RCW 50.50.040 Option to make payments in lieu of contributions—Revocation—Reinstatement—Notices.
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(1)(a) The commissioner shall revoke the option for an Indian tribe or tribal unit to make payments in lieu of contributions as described in RCW 50.50.030 if the Indian tribe or tribal unit: (i) Did not make payments, including assessments of interest and penalties, required unde…
RCW 50.50.050 Notices—Contents.
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Notices of payment and reporting delinquency to Indian tribes or their tribal units must include information that failure to make full payment within the prescribed time frames: (1) Causes the Indian tribe to be liable for taxes under the federal unemployment tax act; (2) causes …
RCW 50.50.060 Extended benefits—Financing by Indian tribe.
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Extended benefits paid that are attributable to service in the employ of an Indian tribe and not reimbursed by the federal government must be financed in their entirety by such Indian tribe.[ 2001 1st sp.s. c 11 s 8.]
RCW 50.50.070 Indian tribes subject to same terms and conditions as other employers.
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Unless specifically addressed in this chapter, Indian tribes or their tribal units are subject to the same terms and conditions as are other employers subject to contributions under [RCW] 50.29.021 or other units of government under RCW 50.44.030 that make payments in lieu of con…
RCW 50.50.900 Conflict with federal requirements—2001 1st sp.s. c 11.
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If any part of this act is found to be in conflict with federal requirements that are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state or the eligibility of employers in this state for federal unemployment tax credits, the conflicting part of this act is ino…
RCW 50.50.902 Effective date—2001 1st sp.s. c 11.
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This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [June 11, 2001].[ 2001 1st sp.s. c 11 s 12.]
RCW 50.50.903 Retroactive application—2001 1st sp.s. c 11.
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This act applies retroactively to services performed on or after December 21, 2000. Indian tribes or tribal units may elect to make payments in lieu of contributions effective December 21, 2000, or a subsequent date.[ 2001 1st sp.s. c 11 s 13.]
RCW 50.60.010 Legislative intent.
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In order to provide an economic climate conducive to the retention of skilled workers in industries adversely affected by general economic downturns and to supplement depressed buying power of employees affected by such downturns, the legislature finds that the public interest wo…
RCW 50.60.020 Definitions.
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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Affected employee" means a specified employee, hired on a permanent basis, to which an approved shared work compensation plan applies.(2) "Employers' association" mea…
RCW 50.60.030 Compensation plan—Criteria for approval.
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An employer or employers' association wishing to participate in a shared work compensation program shall submit a written and signed shared work compensation plan to the commissioner for approval. The commissioner shall approve a shared work compensation plan only if the followin…
RCW 50.60.040 Compensation plan—Approval or rejection—Resubmission.
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The commissioner shall approve or reject a shared work compensation plan in writing within fifteen days of its receipt. The reasons for the rejection shall be final and nonappealable, but the rejection shall not prevent an employer from submitting another plan for approval not ea…
RCW 50.60.050 Approved plan—Misrepresentation—Penalties.
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If an approved plan or any representation for implementation of the plan is intentionally and substantially misleading or false, any individual who participated in any such misrepresentation shall be subject to criminal prosecution as well as personal liability for any amount of …
RCW 50.60.060 Approved plan—Effective date—Expiration.
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A shared work compensation plan shall be effective on the date agreed upon by the department and the employer but no later than the first day of the second calendar week after the date of the commissioner's approval, unless a later date is requested by the employer. The plan shal…
RCW 50.60.070 Approved plan—Revocation—Review of plans.
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The commissioner may revoke approval of a shared work compensation plan for good cause. The revocation order shall be in writing and shall specify the date the revocation is effective and the reasons for the revocation. Good cause for revocation shall include failure to comply wi…
RCW 50.60.080 Approved plan—Modification.
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An approved shared work compensation plan in effect may be modified with the approval of the commissioner. If the hours of work are increased or decreased beyond the level in the original plan, or any other condition is changed, the employer shall promptly notify the commissioner…
RCW 50.60.090 Shared work benefits—Eligibility.
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An individual is eligible to receive shared work benefits with respect to any week only if, in addition to meeting the conditions of eligibility for other benefits under this title, the commissioner finds that:(1) The individual was employed during that week as an affected employ…
RCW 50.60.100 Benefits—Weekly amount—Maximum entitlement—Claims—Conditions.
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(1) The shared work weekly benefit amount shall be the product of the regular weekly unemployment compensation benefit amount multiplied by the percentage of reduction in the individual's usual weekly hours of work;(2) No individual is eligible in any benefit year for more than t…
RCW 50.60.110 Benefits—Charge to employers' experience rating accounts.
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, shared work benefits shall be charged to employers' experience rating accounts in the same manner as other benefits under this title are charged. Employers liable for payments in lieu of contributions shall have shared wor…
RCW 50.60.120 Benefits—Exhaustee.
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An individual who has received all of the shared work benefits, or all of the combined unemployment compensation and shared work benefits, available in a benefit year shall be considered an exhaustee for purposes of the extended benefits program under chapter 50.22 RCW, and, if o…
RCW 50.60.130 Approved training—Affected employees.
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Affected employees may participate, as appropriate, in training, including employer-sponsored training or training funded under the workforce innovation and opportunity act, to enhance job skills if such program has been approved by the employment security department.[ 2021 c 2 s…
RCW 50.60.900 Title and rules to apply to shared work benefits—Conflict with federal requirements.
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Unless inconsistent with or otherwise provided by this section, this title and rules adopted under this title apply to shared work benefits. To the extent permitted by federal law, those rules may make such distinctions and requirements as may be necessary with respect to unemplo…
RCW 50.60.901 Rules.
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The department shall adopt such rules as are necessary to carry out the purposes of chapter 207, Laws of 1983.[ 1998 c 245 s 101; 1983 c 207 s 14.]
RCW 50.62.010 Legislative findings.
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The legislature finds and declares that:(1) The number of persons unemployed in the state is significantly above the national average.(2) Persons who are unemployed represent a skilled resource to the economy and the quality of life for all persons in the state.(3) There are jobs…
RCW 50.62.020 Definitions.
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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Job service" means the employment assistance program of the employment security department;(2) "Employment assistance" means services to unemployed persons focused on…
RCW 50.62.030 Job service program or activity—Enrollment in self-employment assistance or entrepreneurial training programs.
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(1) Job service resources must be used to assist with the reemployment of unemployed workers using the most efficient and effective means of service delivery. The job service program of the employment security department may undertake any program or activity for which funds are a…
RCW 50.62.040 Annual report—Wage and benefit history.
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(1) Each year the employment security department may publish an annual report on the unemployed based on research conducted on the continuous wage and benefit history and other sources that identifies:(a) The demographic groups of unemployment insurance claimants that experience …
RCW 50.65.010 Legislative findings.
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The legislature finds that:(1) The unemployment rate in the state of Washington is the highest since the great depression, with a significantly higher rate among Washington youth.(2) The policy of the state is to conserve and protect its natural and urban resources, scenic beauty…
RCW 50.65.020 Definitions.
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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the employment security department.(2) "Department" means the employment security department.(3) "Enrollees" means those perso…
RCW 50.65.030 Washington service corps established—Commissioner's duties.
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The Washington service corps is established within the employment security department. The commissioner shall:(1) Appoint a director and other personnel as necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter;(2) Coordinate youth employment and training efforts under the departmen…
RCW 50.65.040 Washington service corps—Criteria for enrollment.
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The commissioner may select and enroll in the Washington service corps program any person who is at least eighteen years of age but has not reached their twenty-sixth birthday, is a resident of the state, and who is not for medical, legal, or psychological reasons incapable of se…
RCW 50.65.050 Washington service corps—List of local youth employment opportunities.
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The commissioner shall use existing local offices of the employment security department or contract with independent, private nonprofit agencies in a local community to establish the Washington service corps program and to insure coverage of the program statewide. Each local offi…
RCW 50.65.060 Washington service corps—Placement under work agreements.
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Placements in the Washington service corps shall be made in supervising agencies under work agreements as provided under this chapter and shall include those assignments which provide for addressing community needs and conservation problems and will assist the community in econom…
RCW 50.65.065 Work agreements—Requirements.
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For each enrollee, the work agreements, or combination of work agreements, developed under RCW 50.65.060 shall:(1) Include a variety of experiences consisting of: Indoor activities; outdoor activities; and volunteer activities;(2) Provide time for participation in a core training…
RCW 50.65.070 Enrollees not to displace current workers.
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The assignment of enrollees shall not result in the displacement of currently employed workers, including partial displacement such as reduction in hours of nonovertime work, wages, or other employment benefits. Supervising agencies that participate in the program may not termina…
RCW 50.65.080 Commissioner to seek assistance for Washington service corps.
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The commissioner shall seek and may accept, on behalf of the Washington service corps, charitable donations of cash and other assistance including, but not limited to, equipment and materials if the donations are available for appropriate use for the purposes set forth in this ch…
RCW 50.65.090 Authority for income-generating projects—Disposition of income.
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The commissioner may enter into income-generating projects with public or private organizations to further the purposes of this chapter. Moneys received from contractual projects qualifying under this chapter shall be deposited in the state general fund. This section does not app…
RCW 50.65.100 Work agreements—Nondiscrimination.
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All parties entering into work agreements under this chapter shall agree that they will not discriminate in the providing of any service on the basis of race, creed, ethnic origin, sex, age, or political affiliation.[ 1983 1st ex.s. c 50 s 10.]
RCW 50.65.110 Enrollees—Training and subsistence allowance—Medical insurance and medical aid—Notice of coverage.
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The compensation received shall be considered a training and subsistence allowance. Comprehensive medical insurance, and medical aid shall be paid for the enrollees in the service corps by the commissioner in accordance with the standards and limitations of the appropriation prov…
RCW 50.65.120 Exemption of enrollees from unemployment compensation coverage.
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The services of enrollees placed with supervising agencies described in chapter 50.44 RCW are exempt from unemployment compensation coverage under *RCW 50.44.040(5) and the enrollees shall be so advised by the department.[ 1983 1st ex.s. c 50 s 12.]Notes:*Reviser's note: RCW 50.4…
RCW 50.65.130 Federal and private sector funds and grants.
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In addition to any other power, duty, or function described by law or rule, the employment security department, through the program established under this chapter, may accept federal or private sector funds and grants and implement such programs relating to community services or …
RCW 50.65.138 Use of funds for enrollees and projects in distressed areas—Service corps.
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Sixty percent of the general funds available to the service corps program shall be for enrollees from distressed areas and for projects in distressed areas. A distressed area shall mean:(1) A county which has an unemployment rate which is twenty percent above the state average fo…
RCW 50.65.143 Limitation on use of funds for administration—Service corps.
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(1) Not more than fifteen percent of the funds available for the service corps shall be expended for administrative costs. For the purposes of this chapter, "administrative costs" include, but are not limited to, program planning and evaluation, budget development and monitoring,…
RCW 50.65.200 Washington serves—Findings—Declaration.
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The legislature finds that:(1) Budget constraints are causing severe gaps and reductions in vital services to local communities and citizens. Some of these gaps in services can be filled by citizen volunteers through an organized program to recruit and place volunteers and to exp…
RCW 50.65.210 Washington serves—Definitions.
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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the employment security department.(2) "*Council" means the Washington council on volunteerism and citizen service authorized …
RCW 50.65.220 Washington serves—Program—Created—Procedure—Intent.
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There is hereby created within the employment security department a program for full-time community service that shall be known and referred to as the Washington serves program. The department shall recruit, train, place, and evaluate applicants to the program. The department may…
RCW 50.65.230 Washington serves—Applicants—Eligibility.
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(1) Applicants to the Washington serves program shall be at least twenty-one years of age and a resident of Washington state.(2) Applicants may apply to serve for a period of service of one year, except that volunteers may serve for periods of service of less than one year if it …
RCW 50.65.240 Washington serves—Disqualification for Washington service corps participation.
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No individual may participate in the Washington serves program created by chapter 7, Laws of 1993 sp. sess., if the person has previously participated for six months or longer in the Washington service corps within the last three years.[ 1993 c 302 s 10.]Notes:Effective date—1993…
RCW 50.65.250 Washington serves—Volunteers—Selection—Placement.
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(1) Program volunteers shall be selected from among qualified individuals submitting applications for full-time service at such time, in such form, and containing such information as may be necessary to evaluate the suitability of each individual for service, and available placem…