06/28/2023
Is your payroll department prepared for the WA Cares Fund? As a Washington employer, you are required to report your employees’ wages and hours and pay premiums every quarter—unless you had no payroll expenses during that quarter. Beginning July 1, 2023, you’ll collect premiums from Washington employees the same way you do now for Paid Leave—ESD has updated the Paid Leave reporting system so you can report for both programs at the same time. Employers won’t pay any share of these contributions for their employees.
We are available to help answer any questions you might have while setting up this new payroll deduction. And you can also visit https://wacaresfund.wa.gov/employers for more details about the WA Cares Fund and your responsibility as an employer.
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