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Wash. Rev. Code § 50.20.085 (2026)

Disqualification for receipt of industrial insurance disability benefits

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An individual is disqualified from benefits with respect to any day or days for which he or she is receiving, has received, or will receive compensation under RCW 51.32.060 or 51.32.090.
[ 1991 c 117 s 2; 1986 c 75 s 1.]

Notes:

Conflict with federal requirements—Severability—Effective dates—1991 c 117: See notes following RCW 50.04.030.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1995–2022 · leading case: Adams v. Dep't of Labor & Indus., 905 P.2d 1220 (Wash. 1995).
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Adams v. Dep't of Labor & Indus., 905 P.2d 1220 (Wash. 1995). · cites it 2× “) A worker who applies for unemployment compensation certifies that he or she is "able to work.”
Delagrave v. Emp. Sec. Dep't, 111 P.3d 879 (Wash. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “RCW 50.20.085. Generally, when one is overpaid as a result of overlapping ESD and L&I payments he or she must repay the amount overpaid to ESD.”
Delagrave v. Emp. Sec. Dept. of State, 111 P.3d 879 (Wash. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “RCW 50.20.085. Generally, when one is overpaid as a result of overlapping ESD and L & I payments he or she must repay the amount overpaid to ESD.”
Belling v. Wash. State Emp't SEC. Dep't, 427 P.3d 611 (Wash. 2018). · cites it 3× “160 and RCW 50.20.085 have not been amended since Delagrave was published in 2005, which suggests the legislature did not take issue with the opinion.”
Christopher Blanchard, V. Emp. Sec. (Wash. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 5× “Because Blanchard receives permanent total disability benefits, he is disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits.”
Christopher Belling v. Emp. Sec. Dep't, State of Washington (Wash. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 4× “Under RCW 50.20.085 a claimant may not concurrently receive unemployment compensation and DLI time loss payments.”
White Water Constr., Inc. v. Dep't of Emp. Sec. (Wash. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 3× “Pursuant to RCW 50.20.085, an individual is ineligible for unemployment benefits if he or she is the recipient of total disability compensation.”
Kimberlie Tuttle, App. v. State Of Wa/Emp. Sec. (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “RCW 50.20.085. Any overpayment must be repaid unless the claimant establishes a basis for a waiver.”
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