2901 AMH MULL REIN 43

HB 2901 - H AMD TO H AMD (H4760.7) Failed 3-11-02 0510

By Representatives Mulliken and Holmquist

     On page 24, after line 17, insert the following:

     "NEW SECTION. Sec. 14.  A new section is added to chapter 50.20 RCW to read as follows:

     (1) An individual shall be disqualified from benefits beginning with the first day of the calendar week in which he or she has left work voluntarily and thereafter for seven calendar weeks and until he or she has obtained bona fide work in employment covered by this title and earned wages in that employment equal to seven times his or her weekly benefit amount.

     (2) The disqualification shall continue if the work obtained is a mere sham to qualify for benefits and is not bona fide work.  In determining whether work is of a bona fide nature, the commissioner shall consider factors including but not limited to the following:

     (a) The duration of the work;

     (b) The extent of direction and control by the employer over the work; and

     (c) The level of skill required for the work in light of the individual's training and experience."

     Renumber the remaining sections and correct internal cross references accordingly.

     On page 25, after line 13, insert the following:

     "NEW SECTION. Sec. 19.  RCW 50.20.050 and 2000 c 2 s 12 and any acts subsequently amending RCW 50.20.050 are each repealed."

     Correct the title.

EFFECT:

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Provides that an individual who leaves work voluntarily is disqualified from unemployment benefits.

$Repeals section disqualifying individuals who leave work voluntarily without good cause from unemployment benefits, and specifying when an individual is not considered to have left work voluntarily without good cause.