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Washington Revised Code Title 50. Unemployment Compensation § 50.04.116. Employment--Out-of-state service, when included--“American employer” defined

Current as of April 06, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

The term “employment” shall include the service of an individual who is a citizen of the United States, performed outside the United States (except in Canada, and in the case of the Virgin Islands after December 31, 1971 and prior to January 1 of the year following the year in which the United States secretary of labor approves the unemployment compensation law of the Virgin Islands under section 3304(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954) in the employ of an American employer (other than service which is deemed “employment” under the provisions of RCW 50.04.110 or 50.04.120 or the parallel provisions of another state's law), if:

(1) The employer's principal place of business in the United States is located in this state;  or

(2) The employer has no place of business in the United States but:

(a) The employer is an individual who is a resident of this state;  or

(b) The employer is a corporation which is organized under the laws of this state;  or

(c) The employer is a partnership or a trust and the number of the partners or trustees who are residents of this state is greater than the number who are residents of any one other state;  or

(3) None of the criteria in subsections (1) and (2) of this section is met but the employer has elected coverage in this state, or the employer having failed to elect coverage in any state, the individual has filed a claim for benefits, based on such service, under the laws of this state.

(4) An “American employer”, for the purposes of this section, means a person who is:

(a) An individual who is a resident of the United States;  or

(b) A partnership if two-thirds or more of the partners are residents of the United States;  or

(c) A trust, if all of the trustees are residents of the United States;  or

(d) A corporation organized under the laws of the United States or of any state.

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