HomeMy WebLinkAbout89-18 - Res. to Collect Paid Family and Medical Leave Premiums RESOLUTION NO. V)_I Y
COLLECT WASHINGTON PAID FAMILY & MEDICAL LEAVE PREMIUMS FROM EMPLOYEES AND
THE EMPLOYER, AS REQUIRED BY RCW 50A.04.005-.900 AND WAC 192-500.
WHEREAS, RCW 50A.04 states that ... The legislature declares it to be in the public
interest to create a family and medical leave insurance program to provide reasonable paid
family leave for the birth or placement of a child with the employee, for the care of a family
member who has a serious health condition, and for a qualifying exigency under the federal
family and medical leave act, and reasonable paid medical leave for an employee's own serious
health condition and to reasonably assist businesses in implementing and maintaining a
program to support their employees and family; and
WHEREAS, Employees are eligible for family and medical leave benefits after working for
at least eight hundred twenty hours in employment during the qualifying period; and
WHEREAS, Employers are required to collect premiums for Paid Family and Medical
Leave on January 1, 2019; and
WHEREAS, Mason County agrees to collect premiums set by Washington State
Employment Security Department (ESD) from both the employer and employee; and
WHEREAS, The 2019 premium rate set by ESD for 2019 is set at .4% of an employee's
gross wages; and
WHEREAS, As set by ESD, Mason County's employer portion of the premium to be
collected is .3667% and the employee's premium to be collected is .6333% of gross wages
paid; and
WHEREAS, Employees, who have worked cumulative 820 hours in the qualifying period
(2018), regardless of where they earned the hours, may begin utilizing the Washington Paid
Family & Medical Leave effective January 1, 2019; and
WHEREAS, Employees will submit all claims to ESD and will receive their benefit check
from ESD; and
WHEREAS, Employees covered by Collective Bargaining Agreements will bargain for the
collection of Washington Paid Family & Medical Leave premiums separately; and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners does hereby
adopt and approve the collection of Washington Paid Family & Medical Leave premiums, from
the employer in the amount of .3667% and from all employees in the amount of .633%, and
remit the premium collected to Washington State Employment Security Department effective
January 1, 2019.
DATED this day of December 2018.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ATTEST: MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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Mel ss wry, C14 of the Board R ndy Neatherlin, Chair
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Terri Drexler, tommissioner
Tim White ie DPA
Kevin Shutty, Co issioner