Washington Code — 50
Browse 402 sections in division 50 of the Washington code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 50.01.005. Short title.
- § 50.01.010. Preamble.
- § 50.04.020. Base year — Alternative base year.
- § 50.04.030. Benefit year.
- § 50.04.040. Benefits.
- § 50.04.050. Calendar quarter.
- § 50.04.060. Commissioner.
- § 50.04.065. Common paymaster or pay agent.
- § 50.04.070. Contributions.
- § 50.04.072. Contributions — "Contributions" and "payments in lieu of contributions" as money payments and taxes due state.
- § 50.04.073. Contributions — As including "payments in lieu of contributions" — Scope.
- § 50.04.074. Department.
- § 50.04.075. Dislocated worker.
- § 50.04.080. Employer.
- § 50.04.090. Employing unit.
- § 50.04.100. Employment.
- § 50.04.110. Employment — Situs of service.
- § 50.04.115. Employment — Out-of-state service, election.
- § 50.04.116. Employment — Out-of-state service, when included — "American employer" defined.
- § 50.04.120. Employment — Localized service.
- § 50.04.125. Employment — Foreign degree-granting institutions — Employee services localized in country of domicile.
- § 50.04.140. Employment — Exception tests.
- § 50.04.145. Employment — Exclusions.
- § 50.04.148. Employment — Services performed by musician or entertainer.
- § 50.04.150. Employment — Agricultural labor.
- § 50.04.152. Employment — Farm internship program.
- § 50.04.155. Service performed in agricultural labor for farm operator or crew leader.
- § 50.04.160. Employment — Domestic service.
- § 50.04.165. Employment — Corporate officers — Election of coverage — Notification.
- § 50.04.170. Employment — Maritime service — Exceptions.
- § 50.04.180. Family employment.
- § 50.04.205. Services performed by aliens.
- § 50.04.206. Employment — Nonresident alien.
- § 50.04.210. Employment — Foreign governmental service.
- § 50.04.220. Employment — Service covered by federal act.
- § 50.04.223. Employment — Massage therapist.
- § 50.04.225. Employment — Barber and cosmetology services.
- § 50.04.230. Employment — Services of insurance agent, broker, or solicitor, real estate broker or real estate salesperson, and investment company agent or solicitor.
- § 50.04.232. Employment — Travel services.
- § 50.04.235. Employment — Outside salesperson paid by commission.
- § 50.04.240. Employment — Newspaper vendor, carrier, or delivery person.
- § 50.04.245. Employment — Services performed for temporary services agency, employee leasing agency, or services referral agency — Amateur sports officials — Definitions.
- § 50.04.246. Employment — Amateur sports officials.
- § 50.04.248. Employment — Third-party payer.
- § 50.04.255. Employment — Appraisal practitioner services.
- § 50.04.265. Employment — Indian tribes.
- § 50.04.270. Employment — Casual labor.
- § 50.04.275. Employment — Small performing arts.
- § 50.04.280. Employment — "Pay period" determination.
- § 50.04.290. Employment office.
- § 50.04.293. Misconduct.
- § 50.04.294. Misconduct — Gross misconduct.
- § 50.04.295. Payments in lieu of contributions.
- § 50.04.298. Professional employer organizations — Coemployment — Covered employee.
- § 50.04.299. Public health emergency.
- § 50.04.300. State.
- § 50.04.310. Unemployed individual — Individual not unemployed — Unemployed corporate officer — Corporate officer not unemployed.
- § 50.04.315. Vulnerable adult.
- § 50.04.320. Wages, remuneration.
- § 50.04.323. Wages, remuneration — Government or private retirement pension plan payments — Effect upon eligibility — Reduction in benefits.
- § 50.04.330. Wages, remuneration — Retirement and disability payments excepted.
- § 50.04.335. Wages, remuneration — Stock transfers excepted.
- § 50.04.340. Wages, remuneration — Death benefits excepted.
- § 50.04.350. Wages, remuneration — Excepted payments.
- § 50.04.355. Wages, remuneration — Average annual wage — Average weekly wage — Average annual wage for contributions purposes.
- § 50.04.360. Week.
- § 50.04.370. Services performed by a driver facilitated by a transportation network company.
- § 50.04.900. Construction — Title applicable to state registered domestic partnerships — 2009 c 521.
- § 50.20.140. Filing applications and claims — Definitions.
- § 50.06.020. Allowable beneficiaries.
- § 50.06.030. Application for initial determination of disability — Special base year — Special individual benefit year.
- § 50.06.040. Laws and regulations governing amounts payable and right to benefits.
- § 50.06.050. Use of wages and time worked for prior claims — Effect.
- § 50.06.900. Application of chapter — Recipients of industrial insurance or crime victims compensation.
- § 50.06.910. Partial invalidity of chapter.
- § 50.08.010. Employment security department established.
- § 50.08.020. Divisions established.
- § 50.08.030. Administration of family services and programs.
- § 28B.50.902. Centers of excellence.
- § 19.16.500. Public bodies may retain collection agencies to collect public debts — Fees.
- § 50.12.010. Commissioner's duties and powers.
- § 50.12.020. Personnel appointed by commissioner.
- § 50.12.031. Personnel board — Travel expenses of board.
- § 50.12.040. Rule-making authority.
- § 50.12.042. Rules — 2003 2nd sp.s. c 4.
- § 50.12.045. Contract to issue conditional federal employer identification numbers, credentials, and documents in conjunction with license applications.
- § 50.12.050. Reciprocal benefit arrangements.
- § 50.12.060. Reciprocal coverage arrangements.
- § 50.12.070. Employing unit records, reports, and registration — Unified business identifier account number records — Penalty for failure to keep records.
- § 50.12.072. Employer fails to register — Employer fails to obtain employment security account number — Penalties.
- § 50.12.080. Arbitrary reports.
- § 50.12.090. Interstate use of employing unit records.
- § 50.12.100. Compulsory production of records and information.
- § 50.12.120. Protection against self-incrimination.
- § 50.12.130. Oaths and witnesses — Subpoenas — Application for court approval prior to issuance — No notice required.
- § 50.12.140. Destruction of office records.
- § 50.12.150. Representation by attorney general.
- § 50.12.160. Publication of title, rules and regulations, etc.
- § 50.12.170. Services and fees of sheriffs.
- § 50.12.180. State-federal cooperation.
- § 50.12.190. Employment stabilization.
- § 50.12.200. State advisory council — Committees and councils.
- § 50.12.210. Employment services for persons with disabilities — Report to legislative committees.
- § 50.12.220. Penalties for late reports or contributions — Warning — Assessment — Waiver — Appeal.
- § 50.12.230. Job skills training program — Department's duties.
- § 50.12.235. Washington conservation corps — Department's duties.
- § 50.12.240. On-the-job training — Employer qualifications established by rule.
- § 50.12.245. Cooperation with workforce training and education coordinating board.
- § 50.12.250. Information clearinghouse to assist in employment of persons of disability.
- § 50.12.252. Information clearinghouse — Consultation on establishment.
- § 50.12.290. Printed materials — Department's duties.
- § 50.12.300. Professional employer organizations — Reports and records.
- § 50.12.310. Professional employer organizations — Revocation of authority to act as coemployer.
- § 50.12.330. Domestic violence employment poster.
- § 50.12.340. Report to legislature.
- § 50.12.350. Use of social security numbers in correspondence with third parties.
- § 50.12.360. Unemployment insurance claim adjudicator training program — Report.
- § 50.12.365. Plain language required for letters, alerts, and notices.
- § 50.12.370. Unemployment insurance claims — Online data dashboard — Quarterly reports, performance metrics.
- § 50.13.015. Information held private and confidential — Requests for disclosure.
- § 50.13.020. Information or records deemed private and confidential — Exceptions.
- § 50.13.030. Rules.
- § 50.13.040. Access of individual or employing unit to records and information.
- § 50.13.050. Access to records or information by interested party in proceeding before appeal tribunal or commissioner — Decisions not private and confidential, exception.
- § 50.13.060. Access to records or information by governmental agencies.
- § 50.13.070. Availability of records or information to parties to judicial or administrative proceedings — Discovery proceedings — Subpoenas.
- § 50.13.080. Disclosure of records or information to private persons or organizations contracting to assist in operation and management of department — Penalties.
- § 50.13.090. Disclosure of records or information to contracting governmental or private organizations.
- § 50.13.100. Disclosure of records or information where identifying details deleted or individual or employing unit consents.
- § 50.13.110. Disclosure of confidential information — Duty to prevent — Prohibition — Penalties — Exemptions.
- § 50.13.120. Administration and oversight of this chapter — Agency privacy officer — Report to governor and legislature.
- § 50.13.130. Application to information obtained by the employment security department under Title 50A RCW.
- § 50.13.900. Construction.
- § 50.16.010. Unemployment compensation fund — Administrative contingency fund.
- § 50.16.020. Administration of funds — Accounts.
- § 50.16.030. Withdrawals from federal unemployment trust fund.
- § 50.16.040. Management of funds upon discontinuance of federal unemployment trust fund.
- § 50.16.050. Unemployment compensation administration fund.
- § 50.16.060. Replacement of federal funds.
- § 50.16.070. Federal interest payment fund — Employer contributions — When payable — Maximum rate — Deduction from remuneration unlawful.
- § 50.16.080. Federal targeted jobs tax credit program — Administration — Processing fee — Deposit of fees.
- § 50.16.100. COVID-19 unemployment account.
- § 50.20.010. Benefit eligibility conditions.
- § 50.20.011. Profiling system to identify individuals likely to exhaust benefits — Confidentiality of information — Penalty.
- § 50.20.012. Rules — 1995 c 381.
- § 50.20.020. Waiting period credit limitation.
- § 50.20.041. Health care professionals who have contracted hepatitis C — Training.
- § 50.20.042. Unemployed aerospace workers — Training.
- § 50.20.043. Training provision.
- § 50.20.044. Ineligibility for benefits for failure to attend job search workshop or training course.
- § 50.20.050. Disqualification for leaving work voluntarily without good cause.
- § 50.20.055. Employer-initiated layoffs — Voluntary inclusion.
- § 50.20.060. Disqualification from benefits due to misconduct.
- § 50.20.065. Cancellation of hourly wage credits due to felony or gross misdemeanor.
- § 50.20.066. Disqualification from benefits due to misconduct — Cancellation of hourly wage credits due to gross misconduct.
- § 50.20.070. Disqualification for misrepresentation — Penalties.
- § 50.20.080. Disqualification for refusal to work.
- § 50.20.085. Disqualification for receipt of industrial insurance disability benefits.
- § 50.20.090. Strike or lockout disqualification — When inapplicable. (Effective until December 31, 2035.)
- § 50.20.092. Retroactive wages after a strike — Overpayment assessment. (Effective until December 31, 2035.)
- § 50.20.093. Report on impact of strikes on unemployment insurance trust fund. (Expires January 1, 2036.)
- § 50.20.095. Disqualification for attending school or institution of higher education.
- § 50.20.098. Services performed by alien.
- § 50.20.099. Training benefits — Eligibility to work in the United States.
- § 50.20.100. Suitable work factors.
- § 50.20.110. Suitable work exceptions.
- § 50.20.113. Unemployment of sport or athletic event participant during period between sport seasons.
- § 50.20.115. Unemployment due to vacation.
- § 50.20.117. Jury service.
- § 50.20.118. Unemployment while in approved training.
- § 50.20.119. Part-time workers.
- § 50.20.120. Amount of benefits.
- § 50.20.130. Deduction from weekly benefit amount.
- § 50.20.140. Filing applications and claims — Definitions.
- § 50.20.150. Notice of application or claim.
- § 50.20.160. Redetermination. (Effective until December 31, 2035.)
- § 50.20.170. Payment of benefits.
- § 50.20.180. Denial of benefits.
- § 50.20.190. Recovery of benefit payments.
- § 50.20.191. Authority to compromise benefit overpayments.
- § 50.20.192. Collection of benefit overpayments, limitation of actions.
- § 50.20.193. Chargeoff of uncollectible benefit overpayments.
- § 50.20.195. Assessed interest — Use.
- § 50.20.200. Nonliability of state.
- § 50.20.210. Notification of availability of basic health plan.
- § 50.20.220. Federal income tax deduction and withholding — Notice — Rules.
- § 50.20.230. Electronic labor exchange system.
- § 50.20.240. Job search monitoring.
- § 50.20.245. Job search monitoring — Report to legislature.
- § 50.20.250. Self-employment assistance program — Finding — Department provides information to eligible individuals — Rules.
- § 50.22.005. Collaborative review of programs.
- § 50.22.010. Definitions.
- § 50.22.020. Application of statute and rules — Eligibility for extended benefits.
- § 50.22.025. Extended benefit period.
- § 50.22.030. Extended benefit eligibility conditions — Interstate claim.
- § 50.22.040. Weekly extended benefit amount.
- § 50.22.050. Total extended benefit amount — Reduction.
- § 50.22.060. Public announcement when extended benefit period becomes effective or is terminated — Computations of rate of insured unemployment.
- § 50.22.105. Supplemental additional benefits — February 26, 1994, through December 31, 1995 — Eligibility.
- § 50.22.130. Training benefits program — Intent.
- § 50.22.140. Employment security department authorized to pay training benefits — Expenditures.
- § 50.22.150. Training benefits — Claims effective before April 5, 2009 — Eligibility — Definitions — Payment — Local workforce development council to identify high-demand occupations and occupations in declining employer demand — Rules.
- § 50.22.155. Training benefits — Claims effective on or after April 5, 2009 — Eligibility — Definitions — Role of local workforce development councils — Rules.
- § 50.22.157. Training benefits program — Report — Program review and evaluation.
- § 50.24.010. Payment of contributions — Amount of wages subject to tax — Wages paid by employers making payments in lieu of contributions not remuneration.
- § 50.24.014. Financing special unemployment assistance — Financing the employment security department's administrative costs — Accounts — Contributions.
- § 50.24.015. Wages — Deemed paid when contractually due.
- § 50.24.020. Authority to compromise.
- § 50.24.030. Contributions erroneously paid to United States or another state.
- § 50.24.040. Interest on delinquent contributions.
- § 50.24.050. Lien for contributions generally.
- § 50.24.060. Lien in event of insolvency or dissolution.
- § 50.24.070. Order and notice of assessment.
- § 50.24.080. Jeopardy assessment.
- § 50.24.090. Distraint, seizure, and sale.
- § 50.24.100. Distraint procedure.
- § 50.24.110. Notice and order to withhold and deliver.
- § 50.24.115. Warrant — Authorized — Filing — Lien — Enforcement.
- § 50.24.120. Collection by civil action.
- § 50.24.125. Collection by civil action — Collection of delinquent payments in lieu of contributions from political subdivisions or instrumentalities thereof.
- § 50.24.130. Contractor's and principal's liability for contributions — Exceptions.
- § 50.24.140. Collection remedies cumulative.
- § 50.24.150. Contribution adjustments and refunds.
- § 50.24.160. Election of coverage.
- § 50.24.170. Joint accounts.
- § 50.24.180. Injunction proceedings.
- § 50.24.190. Limitation of actions.
- § 50.24.200. Chargeoff of uncollectible accounts.
- § 50.24.210. Contributions due and payable upon termination or disposal of business — Successor liability.
- § 50.24.220. Client employer liability — Collection.
- § 50.24.230. Corporate or limited liability company officers, members, and owners — Personal liability.
- § 50.29.010. Definitions.
- § 50.29.021. Experience rating accounts — Benefits not charged. (Effective until December 31, 2035.)
- § 50.29.025. Contribution rates.
- § 50.29.026. Modification of contribution rate. (Effective until December 31, 2035.)
- § 50.29.027. Benefit ratio computed for 1985 and thereafter.
- § 50.29.030. "Wages" defined for purpose of prorating benefit charges.
- § 50.29.041. Contribution rate — Solvency surcharge.
- § 50.29.062. Contribution rates for predecessor and successor employers.
- § 50.29.063. Predecessor or successor employers — Transfer to obtain reduced array calculation factor rate — Evasion of successor provisions — Penalties.
- § 50.29.064. Rules to implement 2006 c 47.
- § 50.29.065. Notice of benefits paid and charged to employer's account.
- § 50.29.070. Notice of employer benefit charges and rate of contribution — Review and appeal.
- § 50.29.080. Redetermination and correction of employer's contribution rate.
- § 50.29.090. Contribution rates for client employers.
- § 50.29.105. Department-approved deferred payment contracts — Department determination of eligibility — Notice.
- § 50.32.010. Appeal tribunals.
- § 50.32.020. Filing of benefit appeals.
- § 50.32.025. Mailed appeal or petition.
- § 50.32.030. Appeal from order and notice of assessment.
- § 50.32.040. Benefit appeal procedure.
- § 50.32.050. Contributions appeal procedure.
- § 50.32.060. Conduct of appeal hearings.
- § 50.32.070. Petition for review by commissioner.
- § 50.32.075. Waiver of time for appeal or petition.
- § 50.32.080. Commissioner's review procedure.
- § 50.32.090. Finality of commissioner's decision.
- § 50.32.095. Commissioner's decisions as precedents — Publication.
- § 50.32.097. Applicability of finding, determination, etc., to other action.
- § 50.32.100. Costs.
- § 50.32.110. Fees for administrative hearings.
- § 50.32.120. Procedure for judicial review.
- § 50.32.130. Undertakings on seeking judicial review.
- § 50.32.140. Interstate petitions to Thurston county.
- § 50.32.150. Jurisdiction of court.
- § 50.32.160. Attorneys' fees.
- § 50.32.170. Decision final by agreement.
- § 50.32.180. Remedies of title exclusive.
- § 50.32.190. Costs, charges, and expenses.
- § 50.36.010. Violations generally.
- § 50.36.020. Violations by employers.
- § 50.36.030. Concealing cause of discharge.
- § 50.38.010. Intent.
- § 50.38.015. Definitions.
- § 50.38.020. Occupational information responsibility — Forecast, criteria.
- § 50.38.030. Occupational forecast — Agency consultation.
- § 50.38.040. Annual report.
- § 50.38.050. Department — Duties.
- § 50.38.060. Department — Powers.
- § 50.38.065. Moneys for nonfunded labor market information costs — Disposition.
- § 50.38.070. Annual wage survey.
- § 50.38.901. Conflict with federal requirements — 1993 c 62.
- § 50.40.010. Waiver of rights void.
- § 50.40.020. Exemption of benefits.
- § 50.40.040. No vested rights.
- § 50.40.050. Child support obligations.
- § 50.40.071. Accessible communities account — Creation.
- § 50.40.073. Accessible communities account — Use of funds — Rules.
- § 50.44.010. Religious, charitable, educational, or other nonprofit organizations — Exemption — Payments.
- § 50.44.020. Instrumentalities of this state, other states, political subdivisions.
- § 50.44.030. Political subdivisions, instrumentalities of this state and other state.
- § 50.44.035. Local government tax.
- § 50.44.037. "Institution of higher education" defined.
- § 50.44.040. Services excluded under "employment" for certain purposes.
- § 50.44.045. Religious organizations — Exemption — Notification to employee.
- § 50.44.050. Benefits payable, terms and conditions — "Academic year" defined.
- § 50.44.053. Education employees — Determination of "contract" or "reasonable assurance."
- § 50.44.055. Finding — Intent — Reasonable assurance, application to employees of educational institutions.
- § 50.44.060. Nonprofit organization employees — Financing of benefits — Election of payments in lieu of contributions.
- § 50.44.070. Election to make payments in lieu of contributions — Bond or deposit.