(1) "Compensation" means remuneration as defined in RCW 50.04.320.
(2) "Usual" includes amounts actually paid to you by your employer or, if payment has not yet been made, the compensation agreed upon by you and your employer as part of your hiring agreement. For a driver of a transportation network company as defined in RCW 50.04.370, your "usual compensation" will be determined based on the average compensation per active driver in the region in the same quarter of the previous year.
(3) To constitute good cause for quitting work under this section, employer action must have caused the reduction in your usual compensation. For a driver of a transportation network company as defined in RCW 50.04.370, the transportation network company will be deemed to have caused the reduction if the aggregate compensation of drivers divided by the number of active drivers in the region is reduced by 25 percent or more in the most recent calendar quarter for which reporting has been completed compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
(4) All reductions in compensation occurring since the beginning of your base period to the date of separation will be included in the determination as to whether your compensation was reduced by 25 percent or more.
(5) The percentage of reduction will be based on your most recent pay grade, salary, or other benefits you received or have accepted on a permanent basis. It does not include any temporary raises or other compensation for performing temporary duties.
(6) For purposes of this rule as it applies to transportation network company drivers, the state is divided into regions as follows:
(a) Each municipality with a population of more than 600,000 shall be a distinct region; and
(b) The remainder of the state shall constitute a single region.
(7) If a transportation network company's driver has at least 33 percent of their completed trips originate in a region in a quarter, the driver will be deemed to have the usual compensation in that region for that quarter.