BILL REQ. #: H-5301.1

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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2626
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State of Washington

60th Legislature

2008 Regular Session

By House Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives VanDeWege, Kessler, Blake, Takko, DeBolt, Ormsby, Roberts, Kenney, Morrell, Simpson, and Chase)

READ FIRST TIME 02/06/08.

AN ACT Relating to authorizing the governor to suspend the waiting week for individuals who are unemployed because of an emergency or disaster; and creating a new section.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 The employment security department shall conduct a study of options for suspending the waiting period requirement for individuals who are unemployed because of an emergency or disaster, or otherwise compensating such individuals for lost wages. The department shall also examine ways to mitigate the impacts, if any, of these options on the unemployment compensation system. The department shall report on its study to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2008.

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