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SB 5777 - Unemp ins/strikes & lockouts

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Section 1

  1. An individual shall be disqualified for benefits for any week with respect to which the commissioner finds that the individual's unemployment is

due to a strike at the factory, establishment, or other premises at which the individual is or was last employed

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  1. Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply if it is shown to the satisfaction of the commissioner that:

    1. The individual is not participating in or financing or directly interested in the strike that caused the individual's unemployment; and

    2. The individual does not belong to a grade or class of workers of which, immediately before the commencement of the strike , there were members employed at the premises at which the strike occurs, any of whom are participating in or financing or directly interested in the strike : PROVIDED, That if in any case separate branches of work which are commonly conducted as separate businesses in separate premises are conducted in separate departments of the same premises, each such department shall, for the purpose of this subsection, be deemed to be a separate factory, establishment, or other premises.

  2. Any disqualification imposed under this section shall end at the earlier of the Sunday following: (a) The first day of the strike; or (b) the date the strike is terminated. When the disqualification ends, the individual is subject to the one week waiting period as provided in RCW 50.20.010.

Section 2

(1)(a) An experience rating account shall be established and maintained for each employer, except employers as described in RCW 50.44.010, 50.44.030, and 50.50.030 who have properly elected to make payments in lieu of contributions, taxable local government employers as described in RCW 50.44.035, and those employers who are required to make payments in lieu of contributions, based on existing records of the employment security department.

Section 3

If any part of this act is found to be in conflict with federal requirements that are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state or the eligibility of employers in this state for federal unemployment tax credits, the conflicting part of this act is inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict, and this finding or determination does not affect the operation of the remainder of this act. Rules adopted under this act must meet federal requirements that are a necessary condition to the receipt of federal funds by the state or the granting of federal unemployment tax credits to employers in this state.

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