The Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) updated its rules website
Rules filed February 15 and February 16, 2022
Division: Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH)
Topic: Emergency (CR-103E) – COVID-19 Prohibited Business Activities and Conditions for Operations
Brief Description: Labor & Industries is responding to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic by amending WAC 296-800-14035 related to prohibited business activities and compliance with conditions for operations under emergency proclamations and their amendments issued under RCW 43.06.220.
Under the emergency rule:
- Employers must not allow employees to perform work where a business activity is prohibited by an emergency proclamation.
- Employers must comply with all conditions for operation required by emergency proclamation.
Effective date: February 16, 2022
Expiration date: June 16, 2022
L&I is monitoring the Governor’s emergency proclamations, information including guidance from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), and data on COVID-19 and will repeal the emergency rule if no longer needed.
CR-103E Emergency Adoption
Adoption Language
Division: Field Services and Public Safety (Elevator Program)
Topic: Adoption (CR-103) – Elevator Fee Increase (FY22)
Brief Description: The purpose of this rulemaking is to adopt a 5.79% fee increase for inspections of conveyances and other Elevator Program (Program) public safety activities in chapter 296-96 WAC, Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances. This is the Office of Financial Management’s maximum allowable fiscal growth factor rate for fiscal year 2022. The current fee levels are insufficient to cover current Program expenses. A fee increase is necessary to ensure the Program’s revenues match expenditures; otherwise, service levels may need to be reduced.
Effective date: March 18, 2022
CR-103 Adoption
Adoption Language
Concise Explanatory Statement (CES)
Division: Fraud Prevention and Labor Standards (Prevailing Wage)
Topic: Preproposal (CR-101) - Prevailing Wage - Ordinary Maintenance
Brief Description: The purpose of this rulemaking is to consider changes in chapter 296-127 WAC, Prevailing wage, to the definition of “ordinary maintenance,” including “ordinary maintenance” specific to work on residential properties owned by Housing Authorities.
CR-101 Preproposal
Division: Insurance Services
Topic: Adoption (CR-103) – Pension Discount Rate (PDR) 2022
Brief Description: The purpose of this rulemaking is to lower the pension discount rate (PDR) to better align with the rate of return for long-term treasuries for self-insured and State Fund pensions. The PDR is the interest rate used to account for the time value of money when evaluating the present value of future pension payments. This rule lowers the PDR for self-insured employers from 5.8% to 5.7% and State Fund employers from 4.5% to 4.0%.
Effective date: April 1, 2022
CR-103 Adoption
Adoption Language
Concise Explanatory Statement (CES)
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