Washington § 51.32.242 - Self-insured employer overpayment reimbursement fund — Withholding from worker earnings — Use of funds — Exception.

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§ 51.32.242. Self-insured employer overpayment reimbursement fund — Withholding from worker earnings — Use of funds — Exception.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, each self-insured employer shall retain from the earnings of each of its workers that amount as shall be fixed from time to time by the director, the basis for measuring said amount to be determined by the director. These moneys shall only be retained from employees and remitted to the department in such manner and at such intervals as the department directs and shall be placed in the self-insured employer overpayment reimbursement fund. The moneys so collected shall be used exclusively for reimbursement to the self-insurance reserve fund and to self-insured employers for benefits overpaid during the pendency of board or court appeals in which the self-insured employer prevails and has not recovered, and shall be no more than necessary to make such payments on a current basis.
(2) None of the amount assessed for the employer overpayment reimbursement fund under this section may be retained from the earnings of workers covered under RCW 51.16.210.
[ 2023 c 110 s 5; 2008 c 280 s 3.]

Notes

Effective date—2023 c 110 ss 1 and 4-13: See note following RCW 51.44.155.
Application—2008 c 280: See note following RCW 51.52.050.

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