Rulemaking for topics covered by emergency rules

Description

In February 2020, Governor Inslee proclaimed a state of emergency in Washington state regarding COVID-19. Following that, the Employment Security filed a series of emergency rules, in order to support the state's response.

Phase 1 Emergency Rules topics:

• Registration for work.
• Certification of satisfactory progress for training programs.
• Penalty waivers.
• Updates to certain definitions.
• WorkSource closures.
• Shared work.
• Lack of work.
• Standby status.
• Suspected fraudulent claims.

Document

Phase 1 CR 101 | Pre-CR 102 draft rules | CR 102 (Original) | CR102 (Supplemental) | Proposed Rules (Original) | Proposed Rules (Supplemental) | Preliminary Cost Benefit Analysis | Public Hearing Transcript (Jan 27, 2020) | CR 103 | Final Rules | Final Cost Benefit Analysis | Implementation Plan | Significance Analysis | Concise Explanatory Statement

Phase 3 Emergency Rules topics:

• Submissions of petitions for judicial review.
• Backdating reopened claims.
• Combined wage claims.

Document

Phase 3 CR 101 | Pre-CR 102 draft rules | CR 102 | Proposed Rules | Preliminary Cost Benefit Analysis | Public Hearing Transcript (Jan 27, 2020) | CR 103 | Final Rules | Final Cost Benefit Analysis | Implementation Plan | Significance Analysis | Concise Explanatory Statement

Phase 4 Emergency Rules topics:

• Waiting week waivers.
• Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) waivers.

Document

Phase 4 CR 101 | Pre-CR 102 draft rules | CR 102 | Proposed Rules | Preliminary Cost Benefit Analysis | Public Hearing Transcript (Jan 27, 2020) | CR 103 | Final Rules | Final Cost Benefit Analysis | Implementation Plan | Significance Analysis | Concise Explanatory Statement