Posts Tagged ‘Paid Family Medical Leave’
Updated Paid Family Medical Leave Expands Definitions of Family, Includes Those Impacted by Pandemic-Related Job Loss
Image from Employment Security Department video on PFML program By Stephanie Goedecke, Employment Security Department Recent updates to Washington’s State’s Paid Family and Medical Leave program, PFML, through House Bill 1073, have expanded who may use it. This program, launched on Jan. 1 of last year, is one of the first of its kind in…
Working Families Tax Credit: What You Need to Know
By Keri O’ Connell, Department of Revenue Beginning Jan. 1, 2023, Washington citizens may qualify for a sales tax refund, similar to the federal Earned Income Tax Credit. This new refund program – referred to as the Working Families Tax Credit, is administered by the state Department of Revenue. It provides a credit for…
November 2019 Meeting Recap
November 2019 Meeting Recap:
Karen Fraser and Nick Strueli spoke on the legislative process, April Amundson spoke on Paid Family Medical Leave, and R.A.I.N. held an intersactive Q & A panel on the sex and gender spectrum. Visit ICSEW.WA.GOV for resources from this and other meetings as well as information on future meetings, speakers, events and panels.