1213-S2 AMH CORR LEON 943

2SHB 1213 - H AMD 640

By Representative Corry

NOT ADOPTED 03/10/2025

On page 6, after line 34, insert the following:

"Sec. 4. RCW 50A.15.100 and 2020 c 125 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Leave from employment under this title is in addition to leave from employment during which benefits are paid or are payable under Title 51 RCW or other applicable federal or state industrial insurance laws.

(2) An employee is disqualified from receiving family or medical leave benefits under this title for any week in which the employee is receiving, has received, or will receive compensation, as determined by the governing state or federal agency under:

(a) Title 50 RCW;

(b) RCW 51.32.060;

(d) Any other applicable federal unemployment compensation, industrial insurance, or disability insurance laws.

(3) The department shall verify that an employee is not disqualified under subsection (2) of this section prior to distributing benefits to the employee."

Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

EFFECT: Requires the Employment Security Department to verify that an employee is not disqualified from receiving family or medical leave benefits based on the employee receiving unemployment compensation or time loss compensation through the workers' compensation program prior to distributing any benefits to the employee.

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