WA Cares is like an ex-boyfriend who knows ‘I miss you’ will not get the job done, so he sends something with better stationery explaining why now is a good time to get back together.Read my guest opinion in The Center Square…
I wrote a guest column for The Seattle Times on WA Cares, as the state prepares to send out the program’s first benefits. Starting in July, a small share of workers may qualify if they have paid the tax for three years and…
Create a program that taxes workers and employers to pay people a replacement wage when they take time off work, and you can bet it will become popular. But popularity is not the same thing as sound policy, and this program’s…
Create a program that taxes workers and employers to pay people a replacement wage when they take time off work, and you can bet it will become popular. But popularity is not the same thing as sound policy, and this program’s…
Washington state’s new long-term care program, WA Cares, will soon allow family members to be paid for providing care to loved ones. A pilot program is about to begin, and a group of people could become eligible to use the …
Washington state’s new long-term care program, WA Cares, will soon allow family members to be paid for providing care to loved ones. A pilot program is about to begin, and a group of people could become eligible to use the …
Watch Senate floor debate over the as-of-yet unconstitutional income tax that Washington state lawmakers have proposed in Senate Bill 6346. Spoiler alert: The Democratic-led Senate ended up passing the penalty on high-income…
Three takeaways:Senate Bill 5292 could be a sneaky setup: It doesn't raise the tax rate cap for PFML now, but it makes a future cap hike easier to justify.Not a safety net: Low-wage workers use PFML least. Fix benefits,…
House Bill 2100 had a public hearing in the House Finance Committee on Thursday. The bill proposes taxing employers who pay their workers good wages. HB 2100 has 18 Democratic co-sponsors alongside bill sponsor, Rep. Shaun…
After Washington state’s minimum wage increases take effect on New Year’s Day, many workers might expect their paychecks to feel a little larger. For many, they won’t — not for long, anyway. Higher prices for the goods and…
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