Wash. Rev. Code § 50.04.299

Current through Chapters 1-163 and 165-376 of the 2024 Regular Session

Section 50.04.299 - Public health emergency

"Public health emergency" means a declaration or order that covers the jurisdiction where the unemployed individual was working on the date the individual became unemployed concerning any dangerous, contagious, or infectious diseases, including a pandemic, and is issued as follows:

(1) The president of the United States has declared a national or regional emergency;

(2) The governor of Washington declared a state of emergency under RCW 43.06.010(12); or

(3) The governor or state executive of another state where the unemployed individual was working at the time of the declaration declared a state of emergency.

RCW 50.04.299

Added by 2021 c 2,§ 3, eff. 2/8/2021.

Intent-Conflict with federal requirements-Effective date- 2021 c 2 : See notes following RCW 50.04.323.