Washington Administrative Code
Title 192 - Employment Security Department
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
Chapter 192-220 - Overpayment notice, assessment and fraud
Section 192-220-045 - How is the fraud penalty calculated? - RCW 50.20.070
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 192-220-045
Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(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.
Statutory Authority: RCW 50.12.010, 50.12.040, and 50.20.010. 07-23-128, § 192-220-045, filed 11/21/07, effective 1/1/08.
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