As provided in RCW 50.04.030, an unemployment claim will be effective on the Sunday of the calendar week in which the application for benefits is filed, or, when requested, backdated to a calendar week prior to the calendar week in which the application is filed as provided in WAC 192-110-095. This Sunday date is referred to as the "effective date of claim" or "claim effective date."
Wash. Admin. Code § 192-100-035
Statutory Authority: RCW 50.12.010, 50.12.040, 50.12.042. 05-01-076, § 192-100-035, filed 12/9/04, effective 1/9/05.