WAC 192-270-005   Definitions.  The definitions below apply to this chapter, RCW 50.22.150, and 50.22.155:

     (1) "Labor market" means the geographic area in which workers in your particular occupation or with your particular set of skills have customarily found work. For the purpose of determining whether you are a dislocated worker, "labor market" is based on your place of residence at the time you separated from employment. You will not be considered a dislocated worker if, following your separation from work, you move from a labor market area where your skills are in demand to an area where they are declining.

     (2) For claims with an effective date prior to April 5, 2009, "plurality of wages" means the largest proportion of wages earned within a particular occupation or skill set. These wages must be earned in:

     (a) Your base year, and

     (b) At least two of the four twelve-month periods preceding your base year.

     (3) "Skill set" means the work-related knowledge and abilities needed to produce a particular product or provide a particular service.

     (4) "Training benefits" means the additional benefits paid under RCW 50.22.150 and 50.22.155 to eligible dislocated workers enrolled in and making satisfactory progress in a training program approved by the commissioner.

     (5) For purposes of RCW 50.22.155 (2)(b)(i) relating to low income workers, the term "total wages" means wages in employment covered under Title 50 RCW or comparable federal or state laws.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 50.12.010, 50.12.040, and 50.20.010. 09-20-095, § 192-270-005, filed 10/7/09, effective 11/7/09. Statutory Authority: RCW 50.12.010, 50.20.010, and 50.22.150(10). 01-11-085, § 192-270-005, filed 5/16/01, effective 6/16/01.]