Concerning unemployment insurance benefits for striking or lockout workers.



ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5041

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senate Labor & Commerce (originally sponsored by Senators Riccelli, Conway, Hasegawa, Saldaña, Salomon, Stanford, Dhingra, Nobles, Trudeau, Valdez, Bateman, Lovelett, Cleveland, Frame, Orwall, Pedersen, Slatter, Wellman, and C. Wilson)

READ FIRST TIME 02/18/25.

AN ACT Relating to unemployment insurance benefits for striking or lockout workers; amending RCW 50.20.090 , 50.20.160 , and 50.29.021 ; adding new sections to chapter 50.20 RCW; creating a new section; providing an effective date; and providing expiration dates.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 50.20.090 and 1988 c 83 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) An individual shall be disqualified for benefits for any week with respect to which the commissioner finds that the individual's unemployment is(( :