Section 192-220-045 - How is the fraud penalty calculated? - RCW 50.20.070(1) The department will assess the penalty established under RCW 50.20.070 for fraud based on a percentage of benefits paid for those weeks in which the fraud occurred or that were paid as a result of fraud. The penalty will not apply to other weeks that may be included in the same eligibility decision.(a) For a first occurrence, the penalty is fifteen percent of benefits overpaid.(b) For a second occurrence, the penalty is twenty-five percent of benefits overpaid.(c) For a third or subsequent occurrence, the penalty is fifty percent of benefits overpaid.(2) The penalty amount, if not a multiple of one dollar, is rounded up to the next higher dollar.Wash. Admin. Code § 192-220-045
Amended by WSR 13-24-012, filed 11/21/13, effective 12/22/2013Statutory Authority: RCW 50.12.010, 50.12.040, and 50.20.010. 07-23-128, § 192-220-045, filed 11/21/07, effective 1/1/08.