Expanding good cause for voluntarily quitting employment

Description

The Employment Security Department is engaging in rulemaking to incorporate into the Department's rules the changes made by House Bill 1106 (2023). House Bill 1106 expanded the good cause reasons for voluntarily quitting employment set forth in RCW 50.20.050 and updates the employer rate charging requirements set forth in RCW 50.29.021.

Phase 1:

The Department updated the definition of family member and various family members and incorporated the parts of House Bill 1106 that were effective in September 2023.

Documents

CR 101 | Pre CR-102 draft rule | CR 102 | Proposed Rules | Preliminary Cost Benefit Analysis | Amended CR 102 | CR-103P | Final Rules | Final Cost Benefit Analysis | Implementation Plan | Concise Explanatory Statement | Significance Analysis

Phase 2:

The Department is adding a definition of 'split shift' and incorporating quitting due to inaccessible care for a child or vulnerable adult into the rules.

Documents

CR 101 | Pre CR-102 draft rule | CR 102 | Proposed Rules | Preliminary Cost Benefit Analysis | CR-103P | Final Rules | Final Cost Benefit Analysis | Implementation Plan | Concise Explanatory Statement | Significance Analysis