Washington launches employer reporting platform in run-up to paid family leave

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The state of Washington has launched its employer reporting and payments platform, marking a milestone in the run-up to Paid Family and Medical Leave benefits becoming available statewide next January.

The new system launched in time for 2019 quarters one and two reporting to begin as of July 1st.

Paid Family and Medical Leave was created through a bipartisan effort in the state Legislature in 2017 to allow workers paid leave to care for themselves or a family member through serious illness or injury, parental leave to bond with a new child coming into the home, and for military families for certain service-connected events. Workers are typically allowed up to 12 weeks of leave per year, with between 16 and 18 weeks in some special circumstances.

Employers began collecting premiums for the program on January 1st 2019 and have from now to August 31st to complete their 2019 quarter one and quarter two reports and payments.

The Washington Employment Security Department encourages employers to begin the account creation process as early as possible to ensure they have enough time to set up their account, file, and pay for both quarters before the deadline. (Employment Security Department)

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