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<a href="mailto:candiceb@awcnet.org">Candice Bock</a>, <a href="mailto:brandona@awcnet.org">Brandon Anderson</a> | Jul 14, 2019
The first round of Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) premium remittance and reporting is due to the Employment Security Department no later than July 31, 2019.
The first round of Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) premium remittance and reporting is due to the Employment Security Department no later than July 31, 2019.
Beginning January 1 of this year, employers in Washington should have begun collecting premiums and tracking data on employees in accordance with the new PFML law. If you did not start collecting premiums from employees on January 1, there is no penalty and you can begin withholding at any time, provided you give your employees notice one pay period in advance. However, you cannot retroactively withhold premiums from employees, and you will be responsible for paying any uncollected premiums on their behalf.
Benefits will be available to qualified employees starting on January 1, 2020.
For more information, download the reporting timeline FAQ and visit the PFML webpage.