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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation › Chapter 50.20 - Benefits and Claims. › 50.20.113 - Unemployment of sport or athletic event participant during period between sport seasons.

RCW 50.20.113
Unemployment of sport or athletic event participant during period between sport seasons.
Benefits shall not be paid to any individual on the basis of any services, substantially all of which consist of participating in sports or athletic events or training or preparing to so participate, for any week which commences during the period between two successive sport seasons (or similar periods) if the individual performed the services in the first of the seasons (or similar periods) and there is a reasonable assurance that the individual will perform the services in the latter of the seasons (or similar periods).
[ 1977 ex.s. c 292 § 6.]
NOTES:
Effective dates—1977 ex.s. c 292: See note following RCW 50.04.116.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation › Chapter 50.20 - Benefits and Claims. › 50.20.115 - Unemployment due to vacation.

RCW 50.20.115
Unemployment due to vacation.
When an unemployed individual is qualified for receipt of unemployment compensation benefits by the specific provisions of RCW 50.20.010, 50.20.120 and 50.20.130, and such individual is not specifically disqualified from receiving such benefits by reason of the provisions of RCW 50.20.090, 50.20.050, 50.20.060, 50.20.070 or 50.20.080, he [or she] shall, for all purposes of the unemployment compensation act, be deemed to be involuntarily unemployed and entitled to unemployment compensation benefits: PROVIDED, That the cessation of operations by an employer for the purpose of granting vacations, whether by union contract or other reasons, shall in no manner be construed to be a voluntary quit nor a voluntary unemployment on the part of the employees.
[ 1983 c 3 § 158; 1951 c 265 § 12.]
NOTES:
Severability—1951 c 265: See note following RCW 50.98.070.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation › Chapter 50.20 - Benefits and Claims. › 50.20.117 - Jury service.

RCW 50.20.117
Jury service.
No otherwise eligible individual shall be denied benefits for any week because he or she is serving as a prospective or impaneled juror in any court of this state. Compensation received for service as a juror shall not be considered wages subject to contributions under this title nor shall such compensation be considered in determining base-year wages, but it shall be considered remuneration for purposes of a deduction from benefits under RCW 50.20.130.
[ 1979 ex.s. c 135 § 6.]
NOTES:
Severability—1979 ex.s. c 135: See note following RCW 2.36.080.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation › Chapter 50.20 - Benefits and Claims. › 50.20.118 - Unemployment while in approved training.

RCW 50.20.118
Unemployment while in approved training.
(1) For purposes of this section, "adversely affected worker," "approved training," "on-the-job training," and "suitable employment" have the same definition as in 20 C.F.R. Part 618.
(2) An adversely affected worker may not be denied benefits because:
(a) Such worker is enrolled in or participating in approved training;
(b) Such worker refuses work to which the department referred such worker because such work either would require discontinuation of approved training or interfere with successful participation in approved training;
(c) Such worker quits work that was not suitable employment and it was reasonable and necessary to quit in order to begin or continue approved training. This includes temporary employment the worker may have engaged in during a break in training;
(d) Such worker continues full-time or part-time employment while participating in approved training; or
(e) Such worker leaves on-the-job training within the first 30 days because the on-the-job training is not meeting the requirements of section 236(c)(1)(B) of the trade act of 1974, P.L. 96-618, as amended.
[ 2021 c 2 § 12; 1982 1st ex.s. c 18 § 7.]
NOTES:
Intent—Conflict with federal requirements—Effective date—2021 c 2: See notes following RCW 50.04.323.
Severability—Conflict with federal requirements—1982 1st ex.s. c 18: See notes following RCW 50.12.200.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation › Chapter 50.20 - Benefits and Claims. › 50.20.119 - Part-time workers.

RCW 50.20.119
Part-time workers.
(1) With respect to claims that have an effective date on or after January 2, 2005, an otherwise eligible individual may not be denied benefits for any week because the individual is a part-time worker and is available for, seeks, applies for, or accepts only work of seventeen or fewer hours per week by reason of the application of RCW 50.20.010(1)(c), 50.20.080, or 50.22.020(1) relating to availability for work and active search for work, or failure to apply for or refusal to accept suitable work.
(2) For purposes of this section, "part-time worker" means an individual who: (a) Earned wages in "employment" in at least forty weeks in the individual's base year; and (b) did not earn wages in "employment" in more than seventeen hours per week in any weeks in the individual's base year.
[ 2006 c 13 § 15. Prior: 2003 2nd sp.s. c 4 § 12.]
NOTES:
Retroactive application—2006 c 13 §§ 8-22: See note following RCW 50.04.293.
Conflict with federal requirements—Part headings not law—Severability—2006 c 13: See notes following RCW 50.20.120.
Conflict with federal requirements—Severability—Effective date—2003 2nd sp.s. c 4: See notes following RCW 50.01.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation › Chapter 50.20 - Benefits and Claims. › 50.20.130 - Deduction from weekly benefit amount.

RCW 50.20.130
Deduction from weekly benefit amount.
(1) If an eligible individual is available for work for less than a full week, he or she shall be paid his or her weekly benefit amount reduced by one-seventh of such amount for each day that he or she is unavailable for work: PROVIDED, That if he or she is unavailable for work for three days or more of a week, he or she shall be considered unavailable for the entire week.
(2) Each eligible individual who is unemployed in any week shall be paid with respect to such week a benefit in an amount equal to his or her weekly benefit amount less:
(a) Seventy-five percent of that part of the remuneration (if any) payable to him or her with respect to such week which is in excess of five dollars; or
(b) For any weeks in which the individual is receiving training benefits as provided in RCW 50.22.155(2), half of that part of the remuneration (if any) payable to him or her with respect to such week which is in excess of five dollars.
(3) The benefits in this section, if not a multiple of one dollar, shall be reduced to the next lower multiple of one dollar.
[ 2011 c 4 § 13; 2010 c 8 § 13022; 1983 1st ex.s. c 23 § 12; 1973 2nd ex.s. c 7 § 3; 1959 c 321 § 3; 1951 c 215 § 15; 1949 c 214 § 17; 1945 c 35 § 81; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 9998-219. Prior: 1943 c 127 § 1; 1941 c 253 § 1; 1939 c 214 § 1; 1937 c 162 § 3.]
NOTES:
Contingent effective date—2011 c 4 §§ 7-15: See note following RCW 50.20.099.
Conflict with federal requirements—2011 c 4: See note following RCW 50.29.021.
Conflict with federal requirements—Effective dates—Construction—1983 1st ex.s. c 23: See notes following RCW 50.04.073.
Application—1973 2nd ex.s. c 7: See note following RCW 50.04.310.
Effective date—1959 c 321: See note following RCW 50.20.080.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation › Chapter 50.20 - Benefits and Claims. › 50.20.150 - Notice of application or claim.

RCW 50.20.150
Notice of application or claim.
The applicant for initial determination, his or her most recent employing unit as stated by the applicant, and any other interested party which the commissioner by regulation prescribes, shall, if not previously notified within the same continuous period of unemployment, be given notice promptly in writing that an application for initial determination has been filed and such notice shall contain the reasons given by the applicant for his or her last separation from work. If, during his or her benefit year, the applicant becomes unemployed after having accepted subsequent work, and reports for the purpose of reestablishing his or her eligibility for benefits, a similar notice shall be given promptly to his or her then most recent employing unit as stated by him or her, or to any other interested party which the commissioner by regulation prescribes.
Each base year employer shall be promptly notified of the filing of any application for initial determination which may result in a charge to his or her account.
[ 2010 c 8 § 13023; 1970 ex.s. c 2 § 7; 1951 c 215 § 5; 1945 c 35 § 83; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 9998-221. Prior: 1943 c 127 § 4; 1941 c 253 § 4; 1939 c 214 § 4; 1937 c 162 § 6.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1970 ex.s. c 2: See note following RCW 50.04.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation › Chapter 50.20 - Benefits and Claims. › 50.20.170 - Payment of benefits.

RCW 50.20.170
Payment of benefits.
An individual who has received an initial determination finding that he or she is potentially entitled to receive waiting period credit or benefits shall, during the benefit year, be given waiting period credit or be paid benefits in accordance with such initial determination for any week with respect to which the conditions of eligibility for such credit or benefits, as prescribed by this title, are met, unless the individual is denied waiting period credit or benefits under the disqualification provisions of this title.
All benefits shall be paid through employment offices in accordance with such regulations as the commissioner may prescribe.
[ 2010 c 8 § 13024; 1945 c 35 § 85; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 9998-223. Prior: 1943 c 127 § 1; 1941 c 253 § 1; 1939 c 214 § 1; 1937 c 162 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation › Chapter 50.20 - Benefits and Claims. › 50.20.180 - Denial of benefits.

RCW 50.20.180
Denial of benefits.
If waiting period credit or the payment of benefits shall be denied to any claimant for any week or weeks, the claimant and such other interested party as the commissioner by regulation prescribes shall be promptly issued written notice of the denial and the reasons therefor. In any case where the department is notified in accordance with such regulation as the commissioner prescribes or has reason to believe that the claimant's right to waiting period credit or benefits is in issue because of his or her separation from work for any reason other than lack of work, the department shall promptly issue a determination of allowance or denial of waiting period credit or benefits and the reasons therefor to the claimant, his or her most recent employing unit as stated by the claimant, and such other interested party as the commissioner by regulation prescribes. Notice that waiting period credit or benefits are allowed or denied shall suffice for the particular weeks stated in the notice or until the condition upon which the allowance or denial was based has been changed.
[ 2010 c 8 § 13025; 1951 c 215 § 7; 1945 c 38 § 86; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 9998-224. Prior: 1943 c 127 § 4; 1941 c 253 § 4; 1939 c 214 § 4; 1937 c 162 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation › Chapter 50.20 - Benefits and Claims. › 50.20.195 - Assessed interest—Use.

RCW 50.20.195
Assessed interest—Use.
All receipts from interest assessed against unemployment insurance claimants shall be deposited in the administrative contingency fund and shall be used for the purpose of RCW 50.20.190(6).
[ 1993 c 483 § 14.]
NOTES:
Effective dates, applicability—Conflict with federal requirements—Severability—1993 c 483: See notes following RCW 50.04.293.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation › Chapter 50.20 - Benefits and Claims. › 50.20.200 - Nonliability of state.

RCW 50.20.200
Nonliability of state.
Benefits shall be deemed to be due and payable under this title only to the extent provided in this title and to the extent that moneys are available therefor to the credit of the unemployment compensation fund, and neither the state nor the commissioner shall be liable for any amount in excess of such sums.
[ 1945 c 35 § 88; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 9998-226.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation › Chapter 50.20 - Benefits and Claims. › 50.20.210 - Notification of availability of basic health plan.

RCW 50.20.210
Notification of availability of basic health plan.
The commissioner shall notify any person filing a claim under this chapter who resides in a local area served by the Washington basic health plan of the availability of basic health care coverage to qualified enrollees in the Washington basic health plan under chapter 70.47 RCW, unless the Washington basic health plan administrator has notified the commissioner of a closure of enrollment in the area. The commissioner shall maintain a supply of Washington basic health plan enrollment application forms, which shall be provided in reasonably necessary quantities by the administrator, in each appropriate employment service office for the use of persons wishing to apply for enrollment in the Washington basic health plan.
[ 1987 1st ex.s. c 5 § 16.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation › Chapter 50.20 - Benefits and Claims. › 50.20.230 - Electronic labor exchange system.

RCW 50.20.230
Electronic labor exchange system.
The employment security department will ensure that within a reasonably short period of time after the initiation of benefits, all unemployment insurance claimants, except those with employer attachment, union referral, individuals complying with an electrical apprenticeship training program that includes a recognized referral system under apprenticeship program standards approved by the Washington state apprenticeship and training council, in commissioner-approved training, or the subject of antiharassment orders, register for job search in an electronic labor exchange system that supports direct employer access for the purpose of selecting job applicants.
[ 2019 c 50 § 2; 1998 c 161 § 3.]
NOTES:
Applicability—2019 c 50 §§ 1-3: See note following RCW 50.20.010.
Finding—Intent—1998 c 161: See note following RCW 50.20.140.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation › Chapter 50.20 - Benefits and Claims. › 50.20.245 - Job search monitoring—Report to legislature.

RCW 50.20.245
Job search monitoring—Report to legislature.
By July 1, 2024, and every two years thereafter, and in compliance with RCW 43.01.036, the employment security department in consultation with the advisory committee referenced in RCW 50.20.240(1)(c) must submit a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature that details the impacts of any flexibilities utilized in claimant job search methods, monitoring, and outcomes. The report must include a section for advisory committee members to respond directly to the contents of the report.
[ 2023 c 117 § 2.]
NOTES:
Conflict with federal requirements—2023 c 117: See note following RCW 50.20.240.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation › Chapter 50.22 - Extended and Additional Benefits. › 50.22.005 - Collaborative review of programs.

RCW 50.22.005
Collaborative review of programs.
The employment security department shall periodically bring together representatives of the workforce training and education coordinating board, workforce development councils, the state board for community and technical colleges, business, labor, and the legislature to review development and implementation of chapter 566, Laws of 2009 and related programs under this chapter.
[ 2009 c 566 § 7.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—Effective date—2009 c 566: See notes following RCW 50.24.014.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation › Chapter 50.22 - Extended and Additional Benefits. › 50.22.025 - Extended benefit period.

RCW 50.22.025
Extended benefit period.
(1) Beginning December 27, 2020, through April 12, 2021, or such subsequent date as may be provided by the employment security department by rule, an individual's eligibility period under RCW 50.22.010(8)(a) shall also include any week that begins in an extended benefit period that is in effect in this state and after the individual exhausted all rights to pandemic emergency unemployment compensation, as established in the CARES act (P.L. 116-136), as amended.
(2) With respect to determining whether the state is in an extended benefit period beginning November 1, 2020, through December 31, 2021, or such subsequent date as may be provided by the employment security department by rule, the state shall disregard the requirement in RCW 50.22.010(1)(b) that no extended benefit period may begin before the fourteenth week following the end of a prior extended benefit period which was in effect.
(3) For purposes of subsections (1) and (2) of this section, the employment security department may not adopt a subsequent date by rule if the federal share of extended benefits is less than 50 percent minus any reductions required by the budget control act of 2011, P.L. 112-25.
[ 2021 c 107 § 1.]
NOTES:
Retroactive application—2021 c 107 § 1: "Section 1 of this act is remedial and curative in nature and applies retroactively and prospectively to the dates listed in that section." [ 2021 c 107 § 4.]
Effective date—2021 c 107: "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 [April 16, 2021]." [ 2021 c 107 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation › Chapter 50.22 - Extended and Additional Benefits. › 50.22.040 - Weekly extended benefit amount.

RCW 50.22.040
Weekly extended benefit amount.
The weekly extended benefit amount payable to an individual for a week of total unemployment in his or her eligibility period shall be an amount equal to the weekly benefit amount payable to him or her during his or her applicable benefit year. However, for those individuals whose eligibility period for extended benefits commences with weeks beginning after October 1, 1983, the weekly benefit amount, as computed in RCW 50.20.120(2) and payable under this section, if not a multiple of one dollar, shall be reduced to the next lower multiple of one dollar.
[ 2010 c 8 § 13026; 1983 1st ex.s. c 23 § 13; 1971 c 1 § 5.]
NOTES:
Conflict with federal requirements—Effective dates—Construction—1983 1st ex.s. c 23: See notes following RCW 50.04.073.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation › Chapter 50.22 - Extended and Additional Benefits. › 50.22.050 - Total extended benefit amount—Reduction.

RCW 50.22.050
Total extended benefit amount—Reduction.
(1) The total extended benefit amount payable to any eligible individual with respect to his or her applicable benefit year shall be the least of the following amounts:
(a) Fifty percent of the total amount of regular benefits which were payable to him or her under this title in his or her applicable benefit year;
(b) Thirteen times his or her weekly benefit amount which was payable to him or her under this title for a week of total unemployment in the applicable benefit year; or
(c) Thirty-nine times his or her weekly benefit amount which was payable to him or her under this title for a week of total unemployment in the applicable benefit year, reduced by the total amount of regular benefits which were paid (or deemed paid) to him or her under this title with respect to the benefit year.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if the benefit year of any eligible individual ends within an extended benefit period, the extended benefits which the individual would otherwise be entitled to receive with respect to weeks of unemployment beginning after the end of the benefit year and within the extended benefit period shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the product of the number of weeks for which the individual received any amount as a trade readjustment allowance within that benefit year, multiplied by the individual's weekly extended benefit amount.
(3) Effective for weeks beginning in a high unemployment period as defined in RCW 50.22.010(3) the total extended benefit amount payable to any eligible individual with respect to his or her applicable benefit year shall be the least of the following amounts:
(a) Eighty percent of the total amount of regular benefits that were payable to him or her under this title in his or her applicable benefit year;
(b) Twenty times his or her weekly benefit amount that was payable to him or her under this title for a week of total unemployment in the applicable benefit year; or
(c) Forty-six times his or her weekly benefit amount that was payable to him or her under this title for a week of total unemployment in the applicable benefit year, reduced by the total amount of regular benefits which were paid, or deemed paid, to him or her under this title with respect to the benefit year.
[ 1993 c 483 § 18; 1982 1st ex.s. c 18 § 5; 1971 c 1 § 6.]
NOTES:
Effective dates, applicability—Conflict with federal requirements—Severability—1993 c 483: See notes following RCW 50.04.293.
Severability—Conflict with federal requirements—1982 1st ex.s. c 18: See notes following RCW 50.12.200.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation › Chapter 50.22 - Extended and Additional Benefits. › 50.22.060 - Public announcement when extended benefit period becomes effective or is terminated—Computations of rate of insured unemployment.

RCW 50.22.060
Public announcement when extended benefit period becomes effective or is terminated—Computations of rate of insured unemployment.
(1) Whenever an extended benefit period is to become effective in this state (or in all states) as a result of an "on" indicator, or an extended benefit period is to be terminated in this state as a result of an "off" indicator, the commissioner shall make an appropriate public announcement.
(2) Computations required by the provisions of RCW 50.22.010(4) shall be made by the commissioner, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the United States secretary of labor.
[ 1982 1st ex.s. c 18 § 3; 1971 c 1 § 7.]
NOTES:
Severability—Conflict with federal requirements—1982 1st ex.s. c 18: See notes following RCW 50.12.200.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation › Chapter 50.22 - Extended and Additional Benefits. › 50.22.105 - Supplemental additional benefits—February 26, 1994, through December 31, 1995—Eligibility.

RCW 50.22.105
Supplemental additional benefits—February 26, 1994, through December 31, 1995—Eligibility.
Supplemental additional benefits shall be available to individuals who, under this chapter, had a balance of extended benefits available after payments up to and including the week ending February 26, 1994.
(1) Total supplemental additional benefits payable shall be equal to the extended benefit balance remaining after extended benefit payments for up to and including the week ending February 26, 1994, and shall be paid at the same weekly benefit amount.
(2) The week ending March 5, 1994, is the first week for which supplemental additional benefits are payable.
(3) Supplemental additional benefits shall be paid under the same terms and conditions as extended benefits.
(4) Supplemental additional benefits are not payable for weeks more than one year beyond the end of the benefit year of the regular claim.
(5) Weeks of supplemental additional benefits may not be paid for weeks that begin after the start of a new extended benefit period, or any totally federally funded benefit program with eligibility criteria and benefits comparable to additional benefits.
(6) Weeks of supplemental additional benefits may not be paid for weeks of unemployment beginning after December 31, 1995.
(7) The department shall seek federal funding to reimburse the state for the supplemental additional benefits paid under this section. Any federal funds received by the state for reimbursement shall be deposited in the unemployment trust fund solely for the payment of benefits under this title.
[ 1994 c 3 § 3.]
NOTES:
Conflict with federal requirements—Severability—Effective dates—1994 c 3: See notes following RCW 50.04.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation › Chapter 50.22 - Extended and Additional Benefits. › 50.22.130 - Training benefits program—Intent.

RCW 50.22.130
Training benefits program—Intent.
It is the intent of the legislature that a training benefits program be established to provide unemployment insurance benefits to unemployed individuals who participate in training programs necessary for their reemployment.
The legislature further intends that this program serve the following goals:
(1) Retraining should be available for those unemployed individuals whose skills are no longer in demand;
(2) Training must enhance the individual's marketable skills and earning power; and
(3) Retraining must be targeted to high-demand occupations.
The legislature further intends that funding for this program be limited by a specified maximum amount each fiscal year.
[ 2011 c 4 § 8; 2009 c 353 § 3; 2000 c 2 § 6.]
NOTES:
Contingent effective date—2011 c 4 §§ 7-15: See note following RCW 50.20.099.
Conflict with federal requirements—2011 c 4: See note following RCW 50.29.021.
Conflict with federal requirements—Severability—Effective date—2000 c 2: See notes following RCW 50.04.355.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation › Chapter 50.22 - Extended and Additional Benefits. › 50.22.140 - Employment security department authorized to pay training benefits—Expenditures.

RCW 50.22.140
Employment security department authorized to pay training benefits—Expenditures.
(1) The employment security department is authorized to pay training benefits under RCW 50.22.150 and 50.22.155, but may not obligate expenditures beyond the limits specified in this section or as otherwise set by the legislature. Any funds not obligated in one fiscal year may be carried forward to the next fiscal year. The commissioner may not obligate more than twenty million dollars annually in addition to any funds carried forward from previous fiscal years.
(2) If the amount available for training benefits at any time is equal to or less than five million dollars, funds will no longer be obligated for individuals in RCW 50.22.155(2)(a)(ii). If funds are exhausted, training benefits will continue to be obligated to dislocated workers only under RCW 50.22.155(2)(a)(i). The following year's obligation for training benefits will be reduced by a corresponding amount.
[ 2011 c 4 § 10; 2002 c 149 § 1; 2000 2nd sp.s. c 1 § 916; 2000 c 2 § 7.]
NOTES:
Contingent effective date—2011 c 4 §§ 7-15: See note following RCW 50.20.099.
Conflict with federal requirements—2011 c 4: See note following RCW 50.29.021.
Conflict with federal requirements—2002 c 149: "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 inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict, and the finding or determination does not affect the operation of the remainder of this act. Rules adopted under this act must meet federal requirements that 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." [ 2002 c 149 § 15.]
Severability—2002 c 149: "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." [ 2002 c 149 § 16.]
Severability—Effective date—2000 2nd sp.s. c 1: See notes following RCW 41.05.143.
Conflict with federal requirements—Severability—Effective date—2000 c 2: See notes following RCW 50.04.355.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation › Chapter 50.24 - Contributions by Employers. › 50.24.015 - Wages—Deemed paid when contractually due.

RCW 50.24.015
Wages—Deemed paid when contractually due.
For the purposes of liability for, collection of, and assessment of contributions, wages shall be deemed paid when such wages are contractually due but are unpaid because of the refusal or inability of the employer to make such payment.
[ 1973 1st ex.s. c 158 § 19.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1973 1st ex.s. c 158: See note following RCW 50.08.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation › Chapter 50.24 - Contributions by Employers. › 50.24.030 - Contributions erroneously paid to United States or another state.

RCW 50.24.030
Contributions erroneously paid to United States or another state.
Payments of contributions erroneously paid to an unemployment compensation fund of another state or to the United States government which should have been paid to this state and which thereafter shall be refunded by such other state or the United States government and paid by the employer to this state, shall be deemed to have been paid to this state and to have filed contribution reports thereon at the date of payment to the United States government or such other state.
[ 1953 ex.s. c 8 § 15; 1949 c 214 § 19; 1945 c 35 § 91; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 9998-229.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation › Chapter 50.24 - Contributions by Employers. › 50.24.040 - Interest on delinquent contributions.

RCW 50.24.040
Interest on delinquent contributions.
If contributions are not paid on the date on which they are due and payable as prescribed by the commissioner, the whole or part thereof remaining unpaid shall bear interest at the rate of one percent per month or fraction thereof from and after such date until payment plus accrued interest is received by him or her. The date as of which payment of contributions, if mailed, is deemed to have been received may be determined by such regulations as the commissioner may prescribe. Interest collected pursuant to this section shall be paid into the administrative contingency fund. Interest shall not accrue on contributions from any estate in the hands of a receiver, executor, administrator, trustee in bankruptcy, common law assignee, or other liquidating officer subsequent to the date when such receiver, executor, administrator, trustee in bankruptcy, common law assignee, or other liquidating officer qualifies as such, but contributions accruing with respect to employment of persons by any receiver, executor, administrator, trustee in bankruptcy, common law assignee, or other liquidating officer shall become due and shall draw interest in the same manner as contributions due from other employers. Where adequate information has been furnished the department and the department has failed to act or has advised the employer of no liability or inability to decide the issue, interest may be waived.
[ 2010 c 8 § 13027; 1987 c 111 § 3; 1973 1st ex.s. c 158 § 8; 1953 ex.s. c 8 § 16; 1945 c 35 § 92; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 9998-230. Prior: 1943 c 127 § 10; 1941 c 253 § 11.]
NOTES:
Conflict with federal requirements—Severability—Effective date—1987 c 111: See notes following RCW 50.12.220.
Effective date—1973 1st ex.s. c 158: See note following RCW 50.08.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation › Chapter 50.24 - Contributions by Employers. › 50.24.050 - Lien for contributions generally.

RCW 50.24.050
Lien for contributions generally.
The claim of the employment security department for any contributions, interest, or penalties not paid when due, shall be a lien prior to all other liens or claims and on a parity with prior tax liens against all property and rights to property, whether real or personal, belonging to the employer. In order to avail itself of the lien hereby created, the department shall file with any county auditor where property of the employer is located a statement and claim of lien specifying the amount of delinquent contributions, interest, and penalties claimed by the department. From the time of filing for record, the amount required to be paid shall constitute a lien upon all property and rights to property, whether real or personal, in the county, owned by the employer or acquired by him or her. The lien shall not be valid against any purchaser, holder of a security interest, mechanic's lien, or judgment lien creditor until notice thereof has been filed with the county auditor. This lien shall be separate and apart from, and in addition to, any other lien or claim created by, or provided for in, this title. When any such notice of lien has been so filed, the commissioner may release the same by filing a certificate of release when it shall appear that the amount of delinquent contributions, interest, and penalties have been paid, or when such assurance of payment shall be made as the commissioner may deem to be adequate. Fees for filing and releasing the lien provided herein may be charged to the employer and may be collected from the employer utilizing the remedies provided in this title for the collection of contributions.
[ 2010 c 8 § 13028; 1981 c 302 § 39; 1979 ex.s. c 190 § 2; 1973 1st ex.s. c 158 § 9; 1947 c 215 § 19; 1945 c 35 § 93; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 9998-231. Prior: 1943 c 127 § 10; 1941 c 253 § 11; 1939 c 214 § 12; 1937 c 162 § 14.]
NOTES:
Severability—1981 c 302: See note following RCW 19.76.100.
Effective date—1973 1st ex.s. c 158: See note following RCW 50.08.020.
Penalties for late reports or contributions: RCW 50.12.220.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation › Chapter 50.24 - Contributions by Employers. › 50.24.060 - Lien in event of insolvency or dissolution.

RCW 50.24.060
Lien in event of insolvency or dissolution.
In the event of any distribution of an employer's assets pursuant to an order of any court, including any receivership, probate, legal dissolution, or similar proceeding, or in case of any assignment for the benefit of creditors, composition, or similar proceeding, contributions, interest, or penalties then or thereafter due shall be a lien upon all the assets of such employer. Said lien will be prior to all other liens or claims except prior tax liens, other liens provided by this title, and claims for remuneration for services of not more than two hundred and fifty dollars to each claimant earned within six months of the commencement of the proceeding. The mere existence of a condition of insolvency or the institution of any judicial proceeding for legal dissolution or of any proceeding for distribution of assets shall cause such a lien to attach without action on behalf of the commissioner or the state. In the event of an employer's adjudication in bankruptcy, judicially confirmed extension proposal, or composition, under the federal bankruptcy act of 1898, as amended, contributions, interest, or penalties then or thereafter due shall be entitled to such priority as provided in that act, as amended.
[ 1983 1st ex.s. c 23 § 15; 1945 c 35 § 94; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 9998-232. Prior: 1943 c 127 § 10; 1941 c 253 § 11; 1939 c 214 § 12; 1937 c 162 § 14.]
NOTES:
Conflict with federal requirements—Effective dates—Construction—1983 1st ex.s. c 23: See notes following RCW 50.04.073.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation › Chapter 50.24 - Contributions by Employers. › 50.24.070 - Order and notice of assessment.

RCW 50.24.070
Order and notice of assessment.
At any time after the commissioner shall find that any contributions, interest, or penalties have become delinquent, the commissioner may issue an order and notice of assessment specifying the amount due, which order and notice of assessment shall be served upon the delinquent employer in the manner prescribed for the service of a summons in a civil action, or using a method by which the mailing can be tracked or the delivery can be confirmed. Failure of the employer to receive such notice or order whether served or mailed shall not release the employer from any tax, or any interest or penalties thereon.
[ 2011 c 301 § 18; 1987 c 111 § 4; 1979 ex.s. c 190 § 3; 1945 c 35 § 95; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 9998-233. Prior: 1943 c 127 § 10; 1941 c 253 § 11.]
NOTES:
Conflict with federal requirements—Severability—Effective date—1987 c 111: See notes following RCW 50.12.220.
Commencement of actions: Chapter 4.28 RCW.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation › Chapter 50.24 - Contributions by Employers. › 50.24.080 - Jeopardy assessment.

RCW 50.24.080
Jeopardy assessment.
If the commissioner shall have reason to believe that an employer is insolvent or if any reason exists why the collection of any contributions accrued will be jeopardized by delaying collection, he or she may make an immediate assessment thereof and may proceed to enforce collection immediately, but interest and penalties shall not begin to accrue upon any contributions until the date when such contributions would normally have become delinquent.
[ 2010 c 8 § 13029; 1979 ex.s. c 190 § 4; 1945 c 35 § 96; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 9998-234. Prior: 1943 c 127 § 10; 1941 c 253 § 11.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation › Chapter 50.24 - Contributions by Employers. › 50.24.090 - Distraint, seizure, and sale.

RCW 50.24.090
Distraint, seizure, and sale.
If the amount of contributions, interest, or penalties assessed by the commissioner by order and notice of assessment provided in this title is not paid within ten days after the service or mailing of the order and notice of assessment, the commissioner or his or her duly authorized representative may collect the amount stated in said assessment by the distraint, seizure, and sale of the property, goods, chattels, and effects of said delinquent employer. There shall be exempt from distraint and sale under this section such goods and property as are exempt from execution under the laws of this state.
[ 2010 c 8 § 13030; 1979 ex.s. c 190 § 5; 1945 c 35 § 97; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 9998-235. Prior: 1943 c 127 § 10; 1941 c 253 § 11.]
NOTES:
Executions: Chapter 6.17 RCW.
Personal exemptions, generally: Chapter 6.15 RCW.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation › Chapter 50.24 - Contributions by Employers. › 50.24.100 - Distraint procedure.

RCW 50.24.100
Distraint procedure.
The commissioner, upon making a distraint, shall seize the property and shall make an inventory of the property distrained, a copy of which shall be mailed to the owner of such property or personally delivered to him or her, and shall specify the time and place when said property shall be sold. A notice specifying the property to be sold and the time and place of sale shall be posted in at least two public places in the county wherein the seizure has been made. The time of sale shall be not less than ten nor more than twenty days from the date of posting of such notices. Said sale may be adjourned from time to time at the discretion of the commissioner, but not for a time to exceed in all sixty days. Said sale shall be conducted by the commissioner or his or her authorized representative who shall proceed to sell such property by parcel or by lot at a public auction, and who may set a minimum price to include the expenses of making a levy and of advertising the sale, and if the amount bid for such property at the sale is not equal to the minimum price so fixed, the commissioner or his or her representative may declare such property to be purchased by the employment security department for such minimum price. In such event the delinquent account shall be credited with the amount for which the property has been sold. Property acquired by the employment security department as herein prescribed may be sold by the commissioner or his or her representative at public or private sale, and the amount realized shall be placed in the unemployment compensation trust fund.
In all cases of sale, as aforesaid, the commissioner shall issue a bill of sale or a deed to the purchaser and said bill of sale or deed shall be prima facie evidence of the right of the commissioner to make such sale and conclusive evidence of the regularity of his or her proceeding in making the sale, and shall transfer to the purchaser all right, title, and interest of the delinquent employer in said property. The proceeds of any such sale, except in those cases wherein the property has been acquired by the employment security department, shall be first applied by the commissioner in satisfaction of the delinquent account, and out of any sum received in excess of the amount of delinquent contributions, interest, and penalties the administration fund shall be reimbursed for the costs of distraint and sale. Any excess which shall thereafter remain in the hands of the commissioner shall be refunded to the delinquent employer. Sums so refundable to a delinquent employer may be subject to seizure or distraint in the hands of the commissioner by any other taxing authority of the state or its political subdivisions.
[ 2010 c 8 § 13031; 1979 ex.s. c 190 § 6; 1949 c 214 § 20; 1945 c 35 § 98; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 9998-236. Prior: 1943 c 127 § 10; 1941 c 253 § 11.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation › Chapter 50.24 - Contributions by Employers. › 50.24.110 - Notice and order to withhold and deliver.

RCW 50.24.110
Notice and order to withhold and deliver.
The commissioner is hereby authorized to issue to any person, firm, corporation, political subdivision, or department of the state, a notice and order to withhold and deliver property of any kind whatsoever when the commissioner has reason to believe that there is in the possession of such person, firm, corporation, political subdivision, or department, property which is due, owing, or belonging to any person, firm, or corporation upon whom the department has served a benefit overpayment assessment or a notice and order of assessment for unemployment compensation contributions, interest, or penalties. The effect of a notice to withhold and deliver shall be continuous from the date such notice and order to withhold and deliver is first made until the liability is satisfied or becomes unenforceable because of a lapse of time.
The notice and order to withhold and deliver shall be served by the sheriff or the sheriff's deputy of the county wherein the service is made, using a method by which the mailing can be tracked or the delivery can be confirmed, or by any duly authorized representative of the commissioner. Any person, firm, corporation, political subdivision, or department upon whom service has been made is hereby required to answer the notice within twenty days exclusive of the day of service, under oath and in writing, and shall make true answers to the matters inquired of in the notice.
In the event there is in the possession of any such person, firm, corporation, political subdivision, or department, any property which may be subject to the claim of the employment security department of the state, such property shall be delivered forthwith to the commissioner or the commissioner's duly authorized representative upon demand to be held in trust by the commissioner for application on the indebtedness involved or for return, without interest, in accordance with final determination of liability or nonliability, or in the alternative, there shall be furnished a good and sufficient bond satisfactory to the commissioner conditioned upon final determination of liability.
Should any person, firm, or corporation fail to make answer to an order to withhold and deliver within the time prescribed herein, it shall be lawful for the court, after the time to answer such order has expired, to render judgment by default against such person, firm, or corporation for the full amount claimed by the commissioner in the notice to withhold and deliver, together with costs.
[ 2011 c 301 § 19; 1990 c 245 § 6; 1987 c 111 § 5; 1979 ex.s. c 190 § 7; 1947 c 215 § 20; 1945 c 35 § 99; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 9998-237.]
NOTES:
Conflict with federal requirements—Effective dates—1990 c 245: See notes following RCW 50.04.030.
Conflict with federal requirements—Severability—Effective date—1987 c 111: See notes following RCW 50.12.220.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation › Chapter 50.24 - Contributions by Employers. › 50.24.115 - Warrant—Authorized—Filing—Lien—Enforcement.

RCW 50.24.115
Warrant—Authorized—Filing—Lien—Enforcement.
Whenever any order and notice of assessment or jeopardy assessment shall have become final in accordance with the provisions of this title the commissioner may file with the clerk of any county within the state a warrant in the amount of the notice of assessment plus interest, penalties, and a filing fee under RCW 36.18.012(10). The clerk of the county wherein the warrant is filed shall immediately designate a superior court cause number for such warrant, and the clerk shall cause to be entered in the judgment docket under the superior court cause number assigned to the warrant, the name of the employer mentioned in the warrant, the amount of the tax, interest, penalties, and filing fee and the date when such warrant was filed. The aggregate amount of such warrant as docketed shall become a lien upon the title to, and interest in all real and personal property of the employer against whom the warrant is issued, the same as a judgment in a civil case duly docketed in the office of such clerk. Such warrant so docketed shall be sufficient to support the issuance of writs of execution and writs of garnishment in favor of the state in the manner provided by law in the case of civil judgment, wholly or partially unsatisfied. The clerk of the court shall be entitled to a filing fee under RCW 36.18.012(10), which shall be added to the amount of the warrant, and charged by the commissioner to the employer or employing unit. A copy of the warrant shall be mailed to the employer or employing unit using a method by which the mailing can be tracked or the delivery can be confirmed within five days of filing with the clerk.
[ 2011 c 301 § 20; 2010 c 8 § 13032; 2001 c 146 § 8; 1983 1st ex.s. c 23 § 16; 1979 ex.s. c 190 § 8; 1975 1st ex.s. c 228 § 15.]
NOTES:
Conflict with federal requirements—Effective dates—Construction—1983 1st ex.s. c 23: See notes following RCW 50.04.073.
Effective date—1975 1st ex.s. c 228: See note following RCW 50.04.355.