Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1)
Am I required to register for
work? You must register for work unless you are:
(a) Attached to an employer, meaning you are:
(i) Partially unemployed as defined in WAC
192-180-013(1);
(ii) On standby as defined by WAC
192-110-015;
(iii) Unemployed because you are on strike or
locked out from the worksite as provided in
RCW
50.20.090; or
(iv) Participating in the shared work program
under chapter 50.60 RCW;
(b) A member of a union that participates in
the referral union program (see WAC
192-210-110) ;
(c) Participating in a training program
approved by the commissioner;
(d)
The subject of an antiharassment order. This includes any court-issued order
providing for your protection, such as restraining orders, no contact orders,
domestic violence protective orders, and similar documents;
(e) An active registered electrical
apprentice in an approved electrical apprenticeship program under chapter 49.04
RCW and chapter 296-05 WAC; or
(f)
Under isolation or quarantine at the request of a medical professional, local
health official, or the Secretary of Health as a consequence of a disease that
is the subject of a public health emergency, even if you or your immediate
family member have not been actually diagnosed with a disease that is the
subject of a public health emergency.
(2)
How soon do I have to
register?
(a) If you live within the
state of Washington, the department will register you automatically based on
information contained in your application for benefits. In unusual
circumstances where you are not automatically registered, you must register
within one week of the date on which you are notified by the department of the
requirement to register for work.
(b) If you live in another state, you must
register for work within one week of the date your first payment is issued on
your new or reopened claim.
(c) If
you have been requested by a medical professional, local health official, or
the Secretary of Health to be isolated or quarantined as a consequence of a
disease that is the subject of a public health emergency, even if you or your
immediate family member have not been actually diagnosed with a disease that is
the subject of a public health emergency and were not automatically registered,
you must register for work within one week of the date you are no longer
requested to be isolated or quarantined.
(3)
Where do I register for
work? You will be registered for work with the department. However, if
you live in another state, you must register for work with the equivalent
public employment agency in that state.
(4)
What is the penalty if I do not
register for work? You will not be eligible for benefits for any week in
which you are not registered for work as required by this section.
Statutory Authority:
RCW
50.12.010 and
50.12.040. 13-09-010, §
192-180-005, filed 4/5/13, effective 5/6/13; 07-22-055, § 192-180-005,
filed 11/1/07, effective 12/2/07; 99-13-002, § 192-180-005, filed 6/3/99,
effective 7/4/99.
