Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 50 Unemployment Compensation - Chapter 50.13 Records And Information -- Privacy And Confidentiality

50.13.010 Legislative intent and recognition
This chapter is intended to reconcile the free access to public records granted by the open government act and the discovery rights of judicial and ...

50.13.015 Information held private and confidential -- Requests for disclosure
(1) If information provided to the department by another governmental agency is held private and confidential by state or federal laws, the department may not ...

50.13.020 Information or records deemed private and confidential -- Exceptions
Any information or records concerning an individual or employing unit obtained by the department of employment security pursuant to the administration of this title or ...

50.13.030 Rules
The commissioner shall have the authority to adopt, amend, or rescind rules interpreting and implementing the provisions of this chapter. In particular, these rules shall ...

50.13.040 Access of individual or employing unit to records and information
(1) An individual shall have access to all records and information concerning that individual held by the employment security department, unless the information is exempt ...

50.13.050 Access to records or information by interested party in proceeding before appeal tribunal or commissioner -- Decisions not private and confidential, exception
(1) Any interested party, as defined by rule, in a proceeding before the appeal tribunal or commissioner shall have access to any information or records ...

50.13.060 Access to records or information by governmental agencies
(1) Governmental agencies, including law enforcement agencies, prosecuting agencies, and the executive branch, whether state, local, or federal shall have access to information or records ...

50.13.070 Availability of records or information to parties to judicial or administrative proceedings -- Discovery proceedings -- Subpoenas
Information or records deemed private and confidential under this chapter shall be available to parties to judicial or formal administrative proceedings only upon a finding ...

50.13.080 Disclosure of records or information to private persons or organizations contracting to assist in operation and management of department -- Penalties
(1) The employment security department shall have the right to disclose information or records deemed private and confidential under this chapter to any private person ...

50.13.090 Disclosure of records or information to contracting governmental or private organizations
Where the employment security department contracts to provide services to other governmental or private organizations, the department may disclose to those organizations information or records ...

50.13.100 Disclosure of records or information where identifying details deleted or individual or employing unit consents
Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the disclosure of information or records deemed private and confidential under this chapter if all details identifying an individual ...

50.13.900 Construction
Any ambiguities in this chapter shall be construed in a manner consistent with federal laws applying to the employment security department. If any provision of ...

50.13.905 Severability -- 1977 ex.s. c 153
If any provision of this act, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act, or the application ...

50.13.910 Legislative designation and placement
Sections 1 through 11 of this act shall constitute a new chapter in Title 50 RCW and shall be designated as chapter 50.13 RCW.[1977 ex.s. ...