Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.

     (1) "Affected employee" means a specified employee, to which an approved shared work compensation plan applies.

     (2) "Employers' association" means an association which is a party to a collective bargaining agreement under which there is a shared work compensation plan.

     (3) "Fringe benefits" include health insurance, retirement benefits under benefit pension plans as defined in section 3(35) of the employee retirement income security act of 1974, paid vacation and holidays, and sick leave, which are incidents of employment in addition to cash remuneration.

     (4) "Shared work benefits" means the benefits payable to an affected employee under an approved shared work compensation plan as distinguished from the benefits otherwise payable under this title.

     (5) "Shared work compensation plan" means a plan of an employer, or of an employers' association, under which there is a reduction in the number of hours worked by employees rather than temporary layoffs.

     (6) "Shared work employer" means an employer, one or more of whose employees are covered by a shared work compensation plan.

     (7) "Unemployment compensation" means the benefits payable under this title other than shared work benefits and includes any amounts payable pursuant to an agreement under federal law providing for compensation, assistance, or allowances with respect to unemployment.

     (8) "Usual weekly hours of work" means the normal number of hours of work for the affected employee when he or she is working on a full-time basis, not to exceed forty hours and not including overtime.

[2009 c 3 § 7; 1983 c 207 § 2.]

NOTES:

     Reviser's note: The definitions in this section have been alphabetized pursuant to RCW 1.08.015(2)(k).

     Short title -- Effective date -- Conflict with federal requirements -- 2009 c 3: See notes following RCW 50.20.120.