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RCW 50.01.005 Short title.
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This title shall be known and may be cited as the "Employment Security Act." [ 1953 ex.s. c 8 s 24; 1945 c 35 s 1; Rem. Supp. 1945 s 9998-140.]
RCW 50.01.010 Preamble.
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Whereas, economic insecurity due to unemployment is a serious menace to the health, morals, and welfare of the people of this state; involuntary unemployment is, therefore, a subject of general interest and concern which requires appropriate action by the legislature to prevent i…
RCW 50.04.020 Base year—Alternative base year.
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"Base year" with respect to each individual, shall mean either the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters or the last four completed calendar quarters immediately preceding the first day of the individual's benefit year. For the purposes of establishing a benefit…
RCW 50.04.030 Benefit year.
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"Benefit year" with respect to each individual, means the fifty-two consecutive week period beginning with the first day of the calendar week in which the individual files an application for an initial determination and thereafter the fifty-two consecutive week period beginning w…