Washington Enacts Statewide Paid Family and Medical Leave LawAllan S Bloom
Washington employers are likely aware of Washington Paid Family & Medical Leave Act ("PFMLA") and the recently passed amendments, but they may have some lingering questions. This post seeks to answer those questions to ensure employers are in compliance and remain in compliance when benefits begin...
Qualified employees can take paid time off for certain family- or medical-related situations Duration of time off depends on the reason for the leave Self-employed individuals can opt into the program The current weekly benefit amount is$1,115 ...
A change many Washington employees may have noticed in their paychecks this year was that they paid premiums for a new law taking effect in 2020 for paid family and medical leave.Starting in 2020, Washington workers will be able to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave (16 if the leave is...
Inslee, by raising the minimum wage in Washington state, helping to pass a statewide paid family leave law and enacting a moratorium on the death penalty, has been an outspoken progressive executive since he became governor in 2013. But his profile truly rose after the election of President Do...
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David B. Williams on Updating and Expanding “Seattle Walks,” the Definitive Walking Guide to the Emerald City In the fall of 2023, Nicole Mitchell, the director of the University of Washington Press, contacted me about creating a new, updated edition of Seattle Walks. We had been talking...
In addition, unions have been responsible for many workplace benefits that Americans take for granted — the 40-hour workweek, overtime pay, paid vacations, paid sick days, and paid maternity and paternity leave. They also give a collective voice to employees, preventing firms from abusing worke...
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