WSR 21-16-024

PERMANENT RULES

EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT

[Filed July 23, 2021, 3:17 p.m., effective August 23, 2021]

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

Purpose: On April 16, 2021, the governor signed SSB 5425 (2021) which, among other things, updated the requirements for extended unemployment benefits for claimants when offered suitable work. Under the rule, a claimant will be denied extended benefits for failing to accept suitable work if the job was either offered in writing or listed with the department, as opposed to denying benefits if the job was offered in writing and listed with the department.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 192-240-025.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 50.22.020 (4)(b) addresses denial of extended benefits for failing to accept suitable work; RCW 50.12.010 and 50.12.040 provides general rule-making authority to the employment security department.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 21-11-079 on May 18, 2021.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: July 23, 2021.

Dan Zeitlin

Employment Security Policy Director

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