FINAL BILL REPORT

SSB 5584

                                  C 221 L 87

BYSenate Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Senators Tanner, Lee and Anderson; by request of Department of Labor and Industries)

Changing penalties for misrepresentations in reports or claims to the department of labor and industries.

Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor

House Committe on Commerce & Labor

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

The pursuit of fraud cases by local prosecutors is occasionally inhibited by unfamiliarity with the civil fraud provisions of the RCW.  By making false filings with the Department of Labor and Industries a crime, local prosecutors will more vigorously pursue such cases.

SUMMARY:

Employers misrepresenting payroll amounts and employees filing false claims are guilty of a felony or gross misdemeanor under the state criminal code.

Misrepresentations made must be made knowingly before an employer is subject to the state criminal code.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      Senate    43     0

      House 96   0

EFFECTIVE:July 26, 1987