Title 50, UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION

The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may assist any volunteer serving full-time under the Washington serves program in obtaining a service deferment of federally funded student loan payments during his or her period of service. [ 1993 sp.s. c 7 s 10.]

The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may provide or arrange for educational, vocational, or job counseling for program volunteers at the end of their period of service to (1) encourage volunteers to use the skills and experience which they have derived from their train…

The executive administrator of the Washington serves program shall recruit and develop service placements and may enter into work agreements or contracts as needed to implement the Washington serves program. The commissioner, after consultation with the council, may adopt rules f…

The department may receive such gifts, grants, and endowments from private or public sources that may be made from time to time, in trust or otherwise, for the use and benefit of the Washington serves program and spend the same or any income therefrom according to the terms of th…

If any part of this act is found to be in conflict with federal requirements which are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state, such conflicting part of this act is declared to be inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict, and such finding or…

If any part of this chapter is found to be in conflict with federal requirements which are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state, such conflicting part of this chapter is declared to be inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict, and such fi…

If any part of this act is found to be in conflict with federal requirements which are prescribed conditions to the receipt of federal funds or participation in any federal program, such conflicting part of this act is declared to be inoperative solely to the extent of the confli…

Sections 1 through 13 of this act may be known and cited as the Washington serves act. [ 1993 sp.s. c 7 s 15.]

(1) Employment opportunities under the program shall consist of activities that improve the value of state lands and waters. These activities may include, but are not limited to, thinning and precommercial thinning, pruning, slash removal, reforestation, fire suppression, trail m…

(1) The department shall recruit program applicants and provide employment opportunities by: (a) Notifying dislocated forest products workers who are receiving unemployment benefits, or dislocated forest products workers who have exhausted unemployment benefits, of their eligibil…

(1) The department of natural resources shall enroll candidates in the program from a pool of eligible workers developed by the department. (2) The department of natural resources shall provide compensation for enrollees. [ 1991 c 315 s 9.] Notes: Intent—1991 c 315: See note foll…

If any part of this act is found to be in conflict with federal requirements which 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 he…

(1) The legislature finds that there is a need to: (a) Expand the supply of permanent affordable housing for homeless individuals, low and very low-income persons, and special need populations by utilizing the energies and talents of economically disadvantaged youth; (b) Provide …

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Applicant" means a public or private nonprofit organization agency eligible to provide education and employment training under federal or state employment training p…

The Washington youthbuild program is established within the department. The commissioner, in cooperation and consultation with the director of the department of commerce, shall: (1) Make grants, up to the lesser of three hundred thousand dollars or twenty-five percent of the tota…

(1) Grants made under this chapter shall be used to fund an applicant's activities to implement a comprehensive education and employment skills training program. (2) Activities eligible for assistance under this chapter include: (a) Education and job skills training services and …

(1) An individual selected as a participant in the youthbuild program under this chapter may be offered full-time participation for a period of not less than six months and not more than twenty-four months. (2) An applicant's program that is selected for funding under this chapte…

(1) An application for a grant under this chapter shall be submitted by the applicant in such form and in accordance with the requirements as determined by the commissioner. (2) The application for a grant under this chapter shall contain at a minimum: (a) The amount of the grant…

(1) An applicant selected for funding under this chapter shall provide the department information on program and participant accomplishments. The information shall be provided in progress and final reports as requested by the department. (2) A final evaluation report shall be pre…

The legislature finds that the agricultural industry in the state of Washington employs more than one hundred thousand workers per year and brings more than seven billion dollars of economic activity to our state. This industry and its workers are a vital part of Washington's rol…

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the employment security department. (2) "Department" means the employment security department. (3) "Employer" has the same mea…

(1) The office of agricultural and seasonal workforce services is established within the department. (2) The duties of the office are: (a) Processing and adjudicating foreign labor certification applications from employers; (b) Processing complaints consistent with 20 C.F.R. Part…

(1) An employer must submit an H-2A application in the manner and on a form prescribed by the department. The H-2A application is not subject to chapter 50.13 RCW. (2) The department may not process an H-2A application if the: (a) Employer refuses to agree to be subject to field …

(1) The commissioner shall appoint an advisory committee to review issues and topics of interest related to this chapter. (2)(a) The committee is composed of eight voting members: (i) Four voting members representing agricultural workers' interests: One of whom shall be a farmwor…

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…

(1) Whenever the department conducts a field check or field visit of an employer, the department must collect the following information: (a) The number of H-2A workers the employer has at each work site; and (b) The actual geographic location of where the H-2A workers are living …

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Call center" means a facility or other operation in which the primary activity is workers making or receiving phone calls or other electronic communication for the pu…

(1)(a) An employer that intends to relocate a call center, or one or more facilities or operating units within a call center comprising at least 25 percent of the call center's or operating unit's total volume when measured against the previous 12-month average call volume of ope…

(1) A call center employer that appears on the list specified in RCW 50.76.020 is ineligible for any direct or indirect grants or loans awarded by a state agency for five years after the employer appears on the list. The employment security department, in consultation with the ap…

State agency contracts made after July 27, 2025, for purchases of call center services, with the exception of interpreter services, must provide that the work performed by the contractor or its agents or subcontractors be performed entirely within the United States of America. [ …

This chapter does not permit withholding or denial of any payments or benefits under any other law to workers that relocate to a foreign country. [ 2025 c 114 s 5.]

This chapter may be known and cited as the Washington call center jobs act. [ 2025 c 114 s 6.]

If any provisions of this act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of the act and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. [ 1945 c 35 s 184; no RRS.]

The repeal of any acts or parts of acts by this act shall not affect the appointment or employment of any individual or salary, wages, compensation, powers or duties relating to such individual which would continue in effect except for such repeal. Rules and regulations adopted p…

Any action or proceeding had or commenced in any civil or criminal cause prior to the effective date of this act may be prosecuted and continued with the same effect and under the same provisions of the law in effect at the time the action or proceeding was had or commenced: PROV…

The following acts and parts of acts relating to unemployment compensation are hereby repealed: Chapter 162, Session Laws of 1937; chapter 12, Session Laws of 1939; chapter 214, Session Laws of 1939; section 6 of chapter 201, Session Laws of 1941; chapter 253, Session Laws of 194…

All acts or parts of acts in conflict with or in derogation of this act or any part of this act are hereby repealed insofar as the same are in conflict with or in derogation of this act or any part thereof. [ 1945 c 35 s 189; no RRS.]

The repeal of any acts or parts of acts hereby shall not be construed to reenact or revive any act or parts of acts repealed or superseded by the acts or parts of acts hereby repealed. [ 1945 c 35 s 190; no RRS.]

If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this act should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional the invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause or phrase of this act. [ 1945 c 35 s 191…

(1) Effective with benefit years beginning on and after January 1, 1978, base year wages shall include remuneration paid for previously uncovered services: PROVIDED, That the maximum benefits payable to an individual as computed for the benefit year will be reduced to the extent …

Chapter 292, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. has been enacted to meet the requirements imposed by the federal unemployment tax act as amended by PL 94-566. Internal references in any section of chapter 292, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. to the provisions of that act are intended only to apply to…