(1) The definitions set forth in RCW 42.56.010 apply to this chapter unless context clearly requires otherwise.

(2) "Public records officer" means the departmental employee responsible for responses to requests for public records or that person's designee.

(3) "Department" means the employment security department.

(4) An employer's "own records" as used in RCW 50A.25.040 means records and information provided to the department by the employer or the employer's predecessor in interest.