2012 Revised Code of Washington
Title 50 - UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
50.20 Benefits and claims.
50.20.130 Deduction from weekly benefit amount.

RCW 50.20.130 Deduction from weekly benefit amount.

(1) If an eligible individual is available for work for less than a full week, he or she shall be paid his or her weekly benefit amount reduced by one-seventh of such amount for each day that he or she is unavailable for work: PROVIDED, That if he or she is unavailable for work for three days or more of a week, he or she shall be considered unavailable for the entire week.

     (2) Each eligible individual who is unemployed in any week shall be paid with respect to such week a benefit in an amount equal to his or her weekly benefit amount less:

     (a) Seventy-five percent of that part of the remuneration (if any) payable to him or her with respect to such week which is in excess of five dollars; or

     (b) For any weeks in which the individual is receiving training benefits as provided in RCW 50.22.155(2), half of that part of the remuneration (if any) payable to him or her with respect to such week which is in excess of five dollars.

     (3) The benefits in this section, if not a multiple of one dollar, shall be reduced to the next lower multiple of one dollar.

[2011 c 4 § 13; 2010 c 8 § 13022; 1983 1st ex.s. c 23 § 12; 1973 2nd ex.s. c 7 § 3; 1959 c 321 § 3; 1951 c 215 § 15; 1949 c 214 § 17; 1945 c 35 § 81; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 9998-219. Prior: 1943 c 127 § 1; 1941 c 253 § 1; 1939 c 214 § 1; 1937 c 162 § 3.]

Notes:

Contingent effective date -- 2011 c 4 §§ 7-15: See note following RCW 50.20.099.      Conflict with federal requirements -- 2011 c 4: See note following RCW 50.20.1202.      Conflict with federal requirements -- Effective dates -- Construction -- 1983 1st ex.s. c 23: See notes following RCW 50.04.073.      Application -- 1973 2nd ex.s. c 7: See note following RCW 50.04.310.      Effective date -- 1959 c 321: See note following RCW 50.20.080.