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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1774

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1988 Regular Session

By Representatives Sayan and Wang; by request of Employment Security Department

Read first time 1/25/88 and referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

AN ACT Relating to shared work payments during labor disputes; and adding a new section to chapter 50.60 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 50.60 RCW to read as follows:

          No benefits may be paid under this chapter to any employees of an employer who is a party to a labor dispute in active progress if the employees are employed at a premises where the labor dispute is in active progress.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.     If any part of this act is found to be in conflict with federal requirements which are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state, the conflicting part of this act is hereby declared to be inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict, and such finding or determination shall not affect the operation of the remainder of this act.  The rules under this act shall meet federal requirements which are a necessary condition to the receipt of federal funds by the state.