CARES Act

WA Payroll Deductions for CARES Act Still on For January, Depsite Inslee Pause
(Olympia, WA) -- Starting January 1st, people working in Washington will have to start paying long-term care premiums, unless they were able to opt out of the program with an approved plan. Governor Jay Inslee released a statement saying that because of problems with the bill passed by the Legislature he has ordered the Employment Security Department to not collect premiums from employers, but emp
Federal COVID Unempluyment Ending Soon
Roughly 120-thousand Washingtonians are set to lose their federal unemployment benefits next week when the federal pandemic unemployment program expires. Jobless residents will receive their final unemployment payment next week. Governor Jay Inslee's office reiterated yesterday that the state will not be stepping in to replace the expiring benefits with state funding ...