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RCW 50.29.020: Experience rating accounts—Benefits not charged—Claims with an effective date before January 4, 2004.
RCWs > Title 50 > Chapter 50.29 > Section 50.29.020
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RCW 50.29.020
Experience rating accounts—Benefits not charged—Claims with an effective date before January 4, 2004.
(1) This section applies to benefits charged to the experience rating accounts of employers for claims that have an effective date before January 4, 2004.
(2) An experience rating account shall be established and maintained for each employer, except employers as described in RCW 50.44.010 and 50.44.030 who have properly elected to make payments in lieu of contributions, taxable local government employers as described in RCW 50.44.035, and those employers who are required to make payments in lieu of contributions, based on existing records of the employment security department. Benefits paid to any eligible individuals shall be charged to the experience rating accounts of each of such individual's employers during the individual's base year in the same ratio that the wages paid by each employer to the individual during the base year bear to the wages paid by all employers to that individual during that base year, except as otherwise provided in this section.
(3) The legislature finds that certain benefit payments, in whole or in part, should not be charged to the experience rating accounts of employers except those employers described in RCW 50.44.010 and 50.44.030 who have properly elected to make payments in lieu of contributions, taxable local government employers described in RCW 50.44.035, and those employers who are required to make payments in lieu of contributions, as follows:
(e) Individuals who qualify for benefits under *RCW 50.20.050(1)(b)(iv) shall not have their benefits charged to the experience rating account of any contribution paying employer.
(f) In the case of individuals identified under **RCW 50.20.015, benefits paid with respect to a calendar quarter, which exceed the total amount of wages earned in the state of Washington in the higher of two corresponding calendar quarters included within the individual's determination period, as defined in **RCW 50.20.015, shall not be charged to the experience rating account of any contribution paying employer.
(4)(a) A contribution-paying base year employer, not otherwise eligible for relief of charges for benefits under this section, may receive such relief if the benefit charges result from payment to an individual who:
[ 2004 c 110 § 3; 2003 2nd sp.s. c 4 § 20. Prior: 2002 c 149 § 6; 2002 c 8 § 4; 2000 c 2 § 3; 1995 c 57 § 3; 1993 c 483 § 19; 1991 c 129 § 1; 1988 c 27 § 1; prior: 1987 c 213 § 3; 1987 c 2 § 2; prior: 1985 c 299 § 1; 1985 c 270 § 2; 1985 c 42 § 1; 1984 c 205 § 7; 1975 1st ex.s. c 228 § 6; 1970 ex.s. c 2 § 11.]
Reviser's note: *(1) RCW 50.20.050 was amended twice during the 2009 legislative session, changing the subsection numbering.
**(2) RCW 50.20.015 was repealed by 2003 2nd sp.s. c 4 § 35.
Application—1995 c 57: "This act applies only to benefit charges attributable to new claims effective after July 1, 1995." [ 1995 c 57 § 4.]
Effective date—1995 c 57: "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 shall take effect immediately [April 17, 1995]." [ 1995 c 57 § 5.]
Conflict with federal requirements—1988 c 27: "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, the conflicting part of this act is hereby declared to be inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict, and such finding or determination shall not affect the operation of the remainder of this act. The rules under this act shall meet federal requirements which are a necessary condition to the receipt of federal funds by the state." [ 1988 c 27 § 2.]
Construction—1987 c 213: See note following RCW 50.29.010.
Applicability—Effective date—Severability—1987 c 2: See notes following RCW 50.20.090.
Conflict with federal requirements—1985 c 42: "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 hereby declared to be inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict, and such finding or determination shall not affect the operation of the remainder of this act. The rules under this act shall meet federal requirements which are a necessary condition to the receipt of federal funds by the state or the granting of federal unemployment tax credits to employers in this state." [ 1985 c 42 § 2.]
Severability—1985 c 42: "If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1985 c 42 § 3.]