Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 50.36.030 (2026)

Concealing cause of discharge

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Employing units or agents thereof supplying information to the employment security department pertaining to the cause of a benefit claimant's separation from work, which cause stated to the department is contrary to that given the benefit claimant by such employing unit or agent thereof at the time of his or her separation from the employing unit's employ, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty dollars nor more than two hundred and fifty dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than ninety days.

[ 2010 c 8 s 13040; 1951 c 265 s 13.]

Notes:

Severability—1951 c 265: See note following RCW 50.98.070.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2017–2019 · leading case: Richard Ferguson v. Baker Law Firm, Respondent's (Wash. Ct. App. 2019).

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Richard Ferguson v. Baker Law Firm, Respondent's (Wash. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 9× “78025-5-1/2 misconduct under RCW 50.36.030;(4) conspiracy to commit criminal misconduct under RCW 50.”

Richard L. Ferguson, App v. State Of Washington Dep't Of Emp. Sec., Resp (Wash. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “Citing RCW 50.36.030, which provides that it is a misdemeanor for an employer to provide a different reason for termination to the Department than the employer provides to the employee at the time of separation, Ferguson argues that the commissioner was required to exclude all…”

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