WA SB5041

Workers unemployed due to a strike become eligible for unemployment benefits after a two-week waiting period (the second Sunday following the strike's start), with benefits capped at six calendar weeks maximum

Lockout provisions are removed from the unemployment disqualification statute, meaning workers locked out by employers are no longer disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits

Strike-related benefit costs are charged solely to the separating employer's experience rating account rather than distributed across all base year employers

The Public Employment Relations Commission may charge fees to private sector employers and unions for mediation services when federal mediation services are unavailable, with funds deposited into a new private sector labor dispute resolution account

Annual legislative reporting required through 2035 on strike prevalence, unemployment claims paid, employer rate class impacts, and trust fund effects; core provisions expire December 31, 2035