PDFWAC 192-180-030
Are there penalties if I do not comply with the job search monitoring program?
(1) If you fail to participate in a JSR when directed, benefits will be denied under RCW 50.20.010(1) for the specific week or weeks in which you failed to participate.
(2) Benefits will be denied under RCW 50.20.010 (1)(c) for the specific week or weeks in which you fail to:
(a) Meet the minimum job search requirements;
(b) Provide information about your job search activities;
(c) Provide a copy of your job search logs upon request if you have been paid five or more weeks of benefits; or
(d) Comply with any job search directive issued by the department.
(e) Such failure will be considered misrepresentation for purposes of redetermination under RCW 50.20.160(3). Such misrepresentation, however, will not be treated as fraud unless all criteria in WAC 192-100-050(1) are established.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 50.12.010 and 50.12.040. WSR 17-01-051, § 192-180-030, filed 12/13/16, effective 1/13/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 50.12.010, 50.12.040, 50.12.042. WSR 05-01-076, § 192-180-030, filed 12/9/04, effective 1/9/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 50.12.010 and 50.12.040. WSR 99-13-002, § 192-180-030, filed 6/3/99, effective 7/4/99.]