SEIU Healthcare 1199 NW PAC: Alleged violation of RCW 42.17A.235 and .240 for failure to timely and accurately file expenditure reports. (EY24 NOV24)

Case

#163092

Respondent

SEIU Healthcare 1199 NW PAC

Complainant

Let's Go Washington

Description

Pursuant to RCW 42.17A.235 and .240, Respondent failed to timely report five expenditures totaling $432,400 on a 7-day pre-General C-4 report, reporting the expenditures between 28 and 14 days late, and 7 days after the 2024 General Election. The Respondent also failed to timely report a $2,400 expenditure paid on November 1, 2024. The report was filed 36 days late and 33 days after the 2024 General Election.

Based upon the stipulated Findings of Fact and the Commission’s Conclusions of Law, the Commission accepts the agreed Stipulation of the parties as to Facts, Violations, and Penalties and orders that:
1. The Respondent pay an aggregate civil penalty of $6,000 for all the violations with $3,000 suspended on the following conditions:
a. The non-suspended portion of the penalty ($3,000) is paid by the Respondent within 30 days of the date of the Final Order.
If the Respondent fails to make timely payment of the non-suspended portion of the penalty, the total civil penalty of $6,000 shall immediately become due and the matter may be sent to collection or brought to Superior Court as allowed by law without further action by the Commission.
b. The Respondent remains in full compliance with all PDC reporting requirements and is not found to have committed any further violations of Chapter 42.17A RCW or Title 390 WAC within four years of the date of this Final Order. The suspended penalty shall not be assessed based solely upon any remediable violation, minor violation, or error classified by the Commission as appropriate to address by a technical correction.
 

So ORDERED this 27th day of May, 2025.
WASHINGTON STATE PUBLIC
DISCLOSURE COMMISSION
FOR THE COMMISSION:
J. Robert Leach,
Chair, Public Disclosure Commission

Disposition

Violation Found by Commission

Date Opened

December 03, 2024

Areas of Law

RCW 42.17A.235, RCW 42.17A.240

Documents

• 163092 SEIU Healthcare 1199 NW PAC Complaint.pdf
• PDC Case 163092 SEIU Healthcare 1199 NW PAC response.pdf
• PDC Case 163092 SEIU Healthcare 1199 NW PAC Report of Investigation w_ exhibits.pdf
• 163092 SEIU Healthcare 1199 NW PAC Enforcement Hearing Notice.pdf
• 163092 SEIU Healthcare 1199 NW PAC Notice of Charges.pdf
• PDC Case 163092 SEIU Healthcare 1199 NW PAC Stipulation_signed.pdf
• Final_Order_SEIU1199_163092-Signed.pdf

Penalties