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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 192-320. Experience rating and benefit charging. |
Section 192-320-081. What constitutes an "event" for the purpose of determining if there is a pattern of failing to respond timely or adequately?—RCW 50.29.021(6).
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- (1) An event occurs if a benefit overpayment is created and the employer or the employer's agent significantly contributed to the overpayment by failing to respond timely or adequately without good cause to the department's written request for information relating to a claim.(2) When deciding if an event has occurred, there must be a decision made by the department resulting in a benefit overpayment.(3) An event may occur even if the employer is not in the base year of the claim.(4) The department must examine past events which contributed to benefit overpayments when deciding if a pattern exists.