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Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016) |
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Title 192. Employment Security Department |
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Chapter 192-220. Overpayment notice, assessment and fraud. |
Section 192-220-045. How is the fraud penalty calculated?—RCW 50.20.070.
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- (1) The department will assess the penalty established under RCW 50.20.070 for fraud based on a percentage of benefits paid for those weeks in which the fraud occurred or that were paid as a result of fraud. The penalty will not apply to other weeks that may be included in the same eligibility decision.(a) For a first occurrence, the penalty is fifteen percent of benefits overpaid.(b) For a second occurrence, the penalty is twenty-five percent of benefits overpaid.(c) For a third or subsequent occurrence, the penalty is fifty percent of benefits overpaid.(2) The penalty amount, if not a multiple of one dollar, is rounded up to the next higher dollar.