AGENDA
Please call Pamela Ames at (360) 902-9387, or e-mail at pames@esd.wa.gov if you have questions.
Semi-Annual Rule-Making Agenda
(July 31, 2008 - January 31, 2009)
| WAC CHAPTER | SUBJECT | AGENCY CONTACT | TIMING | SCOPE OF RULE CHANGES |
| Chapters 192-220 and 192-230 | Overpaid unemployment benefits | Juanita Myers (360) 902-9665 |
CR-101 - 1/06 CR-102 - 7/08 CR-103 - 9/08 |
Amend rules concerning the definition of "equity and good conscience" as that term relates to waivers of overpayments and offers in compromise. Adopt rules outlining the policies for partial waivers of overpayments. Required by court of appeals decisions in Delagrave v. ESD. |
| TITLE 192 WAC, Benefit rules | Apprentices plus general review of UI benefit rules. | Juanita Myers (360) 902-9665 |
CR-101 - 4/08 CR-103 (Emergency) - 6/08 CR-102 - 9/08 CR-103 - TBD |
Implement 2008 legislation establishing good cause for claimants who quit work to enter approved apprenticeship program. General review and revision of existing UI benefit rules to incorporate case law, changes in policy and procedures, and to reflect longstanding agency practice. Topics include job separations, job search requirements, reporting requirements, training, educational employees, powers of attorney, and definition of terms. |
| Chapter 192-150 | Voluntarily leaving work | Juanita Myers (360) 902-9665 |
CR-101 - 7/08 CR-103 (Emergency) - 7/08 CR-102 - 11/08 CR-103 - TBD |
Implement the Washington supreme court's decision in the case of Spain and Batey v. ESD. The court held that the list of good cause reasons in the voluntary quit statute is not exclusive and that the department may rule that good cause is established in other circumstances. The rule will specify the factors the department will consider in determining whether good cause exists. |
Pamela Ames
Rules Coordinator