Public health emergency.

RCW 50.04.299
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"Public health emergency" means a declaration or order that covers the jurisdiction where the unemployed individual was working on the date the individual became unemployed concerning any dangerous, contagious, or infectious diseases, including a pandemic, and is issued as follows: (1) The president of the United States has declared a national or regional emergency; (2) The governor of Washington declared a state of emergency under RCW 43.06.010 (12); or (3) The governor or state executive of another state where the unemployed individual was working at the time of the declaration declared a state of emergency. "Public health emergency" means a declaration or order that covers the jurisdiction where the unemployed individual was working on the date the individual became unemployed concerning any dangerous, contagious, or infectious diseases, including a pandemic, and is issued as follows: (1) The president of the United States has declared a national or regional emergency; (2) The governor of Washington declared a state of emergency under RCW 43.06.010 (12); or (3) The governor or state executive of another state where the unemployed individual was working at the time of the declaration declared a state of emergency.
Source: WA Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=50.04&full=trueFetched: 6/29/2026

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