(1) The department may find that good cause exists in certain situations when the employer fails to respond due to an unforeseen event outside of the employer's or employer's agent's control, such as:
(a) The death or serious illness of the employer. "Serious illness" includes a request from a medical professional, local health official, or the Secretary of Health to be isolated or quarantined as a consequence of an infection from a disease that is the subject of a public health emergency, even if you or your immediate family member have not been actually diagnosed with the disease that is the subject of a public health emergency;
(b) Destruction of the employer's place of business or business records not caused by, or at the direction of, the employer or the employer's agent;
(c) Fraud or theft against the employer.
(2) The employer is responsible to provide all pertinent facts and evidence or documentation for the department to determine good cause.
[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, § 192-320-082, filed 6/2/22, effective 7/3/22. Statutory Authority: RCW
50.12.010,
50.12.040,
50.20.010,
50.20.230,
50.20.240,
50.29.021,
50.29.025 and
50.29.062. WSR 21-12-068, § 192-320-082, filed 5/28/21, effective 6/28/21. Statutory Authority: RCW
50.12.010 and
50.12.040. WSR 13-24-108, § 192-320-082, filed 12/3/13, effective 1/3/14.]