PDFWAC 192-320-078

Catastrophic occurrence.

For the purposes of RCW 50.29.021 (3)(a)(iii), "catastrophic occurrence" includes an infection from a disease that is the subject of a public health emergency at the employer's place of business that causes the employer to close or severely curtail operations.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 50.12.010, 50.12.040, 50.04.030, 50.20.010, 50.20.010 (1)(a), (1)(e) and (1)(c), 50.20.050 (1)(b)(ii) and (2)(b)(ii), and (3), 50.20.240, 50.20.044, 50.22.155 (2)(d), (2)(b)(iv), (2)(b)(i) and (ii), 50.12.220(6), 50.60.030, 50.29.021 (3)(a)(iii), and (5), 50.20.160, 50.20.170, 50.20.190, and 50.20.100. WSR 22-13-007, § 192-320-078, filed 6/2/22, effective 7/3/22.]