RCW 50.12.355
Report—Unemployment trust fund—Minimum weekly benefit increase—Wages subject to tax. (Expires January 31, 2026.)
(1) By December 1, 2021, and annually thereafter until December 1, 2025, and in compliance with RCW 43.01.036, the department must report to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature on the following:
(a) Status of the unemployment trust fund, including any federal advances required for trust fund solvency;
(b) An analysis of the impact of the minimum weekly benefit amount increase, including comparing wages earned and benefits claimed for those individuals receiving the minimum weekly benefit amount and the average claim duration for those individuals.
(2) By December 1, 2021, and in compliance with RCW 43.01.036, the department must report to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature a review of the amount of wages subject to tax. This review shall include an analysis of the equitable treatment of employers based on the amount of wages subject to tax, including a comparison of the percentage of wages subject to tax for small, medium, and large businesses and examples of how changes to the amount of wages subject to tax would impact trust fund balances and employer contributions.
(3) The department must use an existing unemployment insurance advisory committee comprising of members of business and members of labor to consult in the development of this report, including any evidentiary assumptions underlying the report. The report must be specifically discussed in a minimum of two meetings of the committee each year prior to submitting the report. The report must also include a section for committee members to respond directly to the contents of the report.
(4) This section expires January 31, 2026.
[ 2021 c 2 § 6.]
NOTES:
Intent—Conflict with federal requirements—Effective date—2021 c 2: See notes following RCW 50.04.323.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation
Chapter 50.12 - Administration.
50.12.010 - Commissioner's duties and powers.
50.12.020 - Personnel appointed by commissioner.
50.12.031 - Personnel board—Travel expenses of board.
50.12.040 - Rule-making authority.
50.12.042 - Rules—2003 2nd sp.s. c 4.
50.12.050 - Reciprocal benefit arrangements.
50.12.060 - Reciprocal coverage arrangements.
50.12.080 - Arbitrary reports.
50.12.090 - Interstate use of employing unit records.
50.12.100 - Compulsory production of records and information.
50.12.120 - Protection against self-incrimination.
50.12.140 - Destruction of office records.
50.12.150 - Representation by attorney general.
50.12.160 - Publication of title, rules and regulations, etc.
50.12.170 - Services and fees of sheriffs.
50.12.180 - State-federal cooperation.
50.12.190 - Employment stabilization.
50.12.200 - State advisory council—Committees and councils.
50.12.210 - Employment services for persons with disabilities—Report to legislative committees.
50.12.220 - Penalties for late reports or contributions—Warning—Assessment—Waiver—Appeal.
50.12.230 - Job skills training program—Department's duties.
50.12.235 - Washington conservation corps—Department's duties.
50.12.240 - On-the-job training—Employer qualifications established by rule.
50.12.245 - Cooperation with workforce training and education coordinating board.
50.12.250 - Information clearinghouse to assist in employment of persons of disability.
50.12.252 - Information clearinghouse—Consultation on establishment.
50.12.290 - Printed materials—Department's duties.
50.12.300 - Professional employer organizations—Reports and records.
50.12.310 - Professional employer organizations—Revocation of authority to act as coemployer.
50.12.320 - Labor market research—High-demand green industries—Middle or high-wage occupations.
50.12.330 - Domestic violence employment poster.
50.12.340 - Report to legislature.
50.12.350 - Use of social security numbers in correspondence with third parties.
50.12.355 - Report—Unemployment trust fund—Minimum weekly benefit increase—Wages subject to tax.
50.12.360 - Unemployment insurance claim adjudicator training program—Report.
50.12.365 - Plain language required for letters, alerts, and notices.