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Washington state's paid family leave program is projected to hit a deficit by the end of the year. A report by a consulting firm is recommending an increase in the premiums on workers' wages that fund the program to keep the program solvent moving forward.
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Washington state’s Paid Family & Medical Leave program could hit a deficit as early as March, and there are concerns about long-term solvency following a significant increase in demand for the benefit that launched in 2020.
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Gov. Jay Inslee and Washington Democratic legislative leaders announced Friday an agreement to push back the implementation of the WA Cares payroll levy as they address issues with the new long-term care program.
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Opponents of a mandatory payroll tax to fund Washington state’s new long-term care program have filed a class action lawsuit in federal court seeking to stop the January start of the payroll premium for most employees in the state. The suit was filed on behalf of three businesses in the state and six individuals.
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Gov. Jay Inslee named Cami Feek as commissioner of the state’s Employment Security Department on Wednesday. The department has been under scrutiny since…
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A Nigerian man suspected in Washington state’s $650 million unemployment fraud was arrested Friday at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport by…
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The amount of fraudulent payments of unemployment benefits distributed in Washington state during the height of the coronavirus pandemic was likely higher…
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About 55,000 Washingtonians might have to pay back thousands of dollars in jobless benefits.The Seattle Times reports Cami Feek, the state Employment…
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A Washington agency examining how the state fell victim to massive unemployment fraud last year said Monday that files on 1.6 million claims that it…
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The state Employment Security Department did not have adequate controls to prevent a slew of illegal unemployment insurance claims last spring that…