Bill > SB5874

This bill modifies existing Washington state law regarding penalties for employers who fail to accurately report information for unemployment compensation purposes. Specifically, it adjusts the penalty amounts for various reporting errors, such as filing incomplete or incorrectly formatted tax and wage reports, and introduces provisions for waiving penalties in cases of minor or insignificant errors, including those caused by software malfunctions. The bill also clarifies that employers will only face penalties for failing to report a worker's standard occupational classification or job title if they knowingly withheld this information. The existing penalties for knowingly misrepresenting payroll amounts and for late payment of contributions remain largely unchanged, though some specific dollar amounts for minimum penalties have been updated.

Business and Industry, Labor and Employment

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5874&Year=2025&Initiative=false