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                                  HOUSE BILL 2499

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State of Washington              54th Legislature             1996 Regular Session

By Representatives Lisk, Romero, Conway and Cody; by request of Department of Labor & Industries

Read first time 01/11/96.  Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

Regulating employer assessments.

     AN ACT Relating to employer assessments; amending RCW 51.16.155; and repealing RCW 51.48.070.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

     Sec. 1.  RCW 51.16.155 and 1985 c 315 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

     In every case where an employer insured with the state fails or refuses to file any report of payroll required by the department and fails or refuses to pay the premiums due on such unreported payroll, the department shall have authority to estimate such payroll and the premiums due thereon and collect premiums on the basis of such estimate.

     If the report required and the premiums due thereon are not made within ten days from the mailing of such demand by the department, which shall include the amount of premiums estimated by the department, the employer shall be in default as provided by this title and the department may have and recover judgment, warrant, or file liens for such estimated premium or the actual premium, whichever is greater.

The director or the director's designee may compromise the amount of premiums estimated by the department, whether reduced to judgment or otherwise, arising under this title if collection of the premiums estimated by the department would be against equity and good conscience.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  RCW 51.48.070 and 1980 c 14 s 14 are each repealed.

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