Wash. Admin. Code § 388-449-0005 – Sequential evaluation process step 1—How does the department determine if you are performing substantial gainful employment?

We deny disability if you are engaging in substantial gainful activity (SGA) when you apply for aged, blind, or disabled (ABD) benefits. "Substantial gainful activity" means you are performing, in a regular and predictable manner, an activity usually done for pay or profit.

(1) You must be earning less than the SGA standard as defined by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to be eligible for ABD cash, unless:
1. (a) You work under special conditions that go beyond the employer providing reasonable accommodation, such as a sheltered workshop; or
2. (b) You provide evidence you work occasionally or part-time because your impairment limits the hours you are able to work compared to unimpaired workers in the same job.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.005, 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.510, 74.08.090, 74.08A.100, 74.04.770, 74.04.0052, 74.04.655, 74.08.043, 74.08.335, and 2011 1st sp.s. c 36. WSR 12-10-042, § 388-449-0005, filed 4/27/12, effective 6/1/12.]