Updates – Washington States Paid Family and Medical Leave Paid Family and Medical Leave premium rates are changing starting Jan 1, 2025 Premiums, collected from employees and employers through quarterly reporting, fund the Paid Leave program By law, we recalculate the Paid Leave premium rate annually in October
2025 Revisions to Washington Paid Family Medical Leave, Paid . . . Local governments should review their personnel policies to ensure consistency with the leave law changes, which will be effective July 27, 2025 (changes to Paid Sick Leave), and January 1, 2026 (changes to Paid Family and Medical Leave and Domestic Violence Leave) Washington State Paid Family and Medical Leave In 2017, Washington State
Paid Family Medical Leave premiums to increase in 2025 Starting Jan 1, 2025: The premium rate will be 0 92% The rate for 2024 is 0 74% Employers will pay 28 48% of the total premium and employees will pay 71 52% — a ratio similar to 2024 Washington’s Paid Leave program is funded by premiums collected from employees and employers in Washington state
WA Expands Paid Family Medical Leave Protections On May 17, 2025, House Bill 1213 was signed into law, significantly expanding protections under Washington’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program The amended provisions take effect on January 1, 2026
Washington State Scales Up Paid Family and Medical Leave Law On May 20, 2025, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson took the final step toward implementing House Bill (HB) 1213’s expansion of the state’s paid family and medical leave program when he greenlit
Washington State Scales Up Paid Family and Medical Leave Law On May 20, 2025, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson took the final step toward implementing House Bill (HB) 1213’s expansion of the state’s paid family and medical leave program when he greenlit funding for the program as part of the state appropriations budget for the 2025-2027 biennium With this funding, the new law will take effect on January 1, 2026
Washington Legislature Expands Worker Protections and . . . On May 17, 2025, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed House Bill 1213, which both expands worker protections relating to Washington’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program (PFML) and allows an employer to limit an employee’s ability to “stack” their protected leave entitlements Below is a summary of the key changes that
Washington State Passes (Yet Another) Paid Family and Medical . . . Amendments to Washington State’s Paid Family and Medical Leave law would extend job protection, address leave stacking, reduce claim duration, expand rights to health benefits continuation, impose notice requirements, and provide grants to small employers
Washington Employment Law Mid-Year Update for 2025 Amendments to Washington State's Paid Family and Medical Leave law (PFML) included in HB 1213 significantly broaden job restoration rights, attempt to address leave stacking issues, alter benefits