- A path for an employer to opt out if already offering paid leave;
- Portability for employees; and
- A weekly benefit cap of $1,000, with benefits for those making less than the state's average wage receiving 90 percent of their weekly wage.
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Washington state legislators have reached a tentative deal for the most generous paid family and medical leave measure in the nation, with supporters of the bill and the business community agreeing in principle to legislation that would mandate employers to enroll employees in a state program giving new parents or those taking care of an ailing family member twelve weeks of paid time off. To fund the benefit, employers with over 50 employees and all employees would pay premiums on payroll taxes, with those raised by workers covering 63 percent of the program and 100 percent of the family leave portion. Other key elements of the proposed legislation reportedly include:
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