Effective January 1, 2019, Washington State began requiring businesses to collect premiums to fund the new Paid
Family and Medical Leave Act. Businesses will also need to start reporting certain related information to the State
beginning in July of this year. In January 2020, employees will be able to apply for benefits under the PFMLA. Did
your business collect the appropriate premiums and information needed for reporting to the State in
July? Has your business looked at how the PFMLA may impact its current paid family and medical leave and items
such as short-term disability insurance? Does your business understand the process related to an employee’s application for benefits under the PFMLA?
We will review the requirements currently in effect to ensure your business is complying as well as any additional
requirements that have gone into effect since January 1. We will also preview how the application process for benefits
will work beginning in January 2020 and the ongoing rulemaking that addresses benefits eligibility and fraud.