Paid Family and Medical Leave Listening Session Phase 3 - Rulemaking Paid Medical and Family Leave August 9, 2018

Please mute your phones. Listening Session Phase 3 - Rulemaking Paid Medical and Family Leave Please mute your phones. Try to direct questions not related to this phase to the email box.

State that we are no court reporting, but are taking notes for agency use.

Rulemaking - Overview Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5 Phase 6 Voluntary Plans Employer Responsibilities Benefits applications and eligibility Collective Bargaining Agreements Small business assistance   Premium liability Penalties Phase 4 Phase 5 Phase 6 Continuation of benefits Job protections Appeals Fraud Overpayments and collections Say where we are in the process of phase 1. bring attention to phase 2.

Rulemaking – Phase 3 One listening session Informal feedback Formal feedback One listening session File notice of preproposal (CR101) First draft of rules posted Pre-proposal meeting #1 Second draft of rules posted Pre-proposal meeting #2 File notice of proposed rules (CR102) Public hearing File notice of rule adoption (CR103)

Phase 3 Rulemaking Timeline   Benefit Applications ♦ Benefit Eligibility August 9, 2018 September 18, 2018 November 2, 2018 Listening Session September 12, 2018 Post Draft 1 of Rules First Stakeholder Meeting October 25, 2018 Post Draft 2 of Rules Second Stakeholder Meeting January 3, 2019 File Proposed Rules (CR 102) March 13, 2019 Formal Rules Hearing March 18, 2019* August 2018 March 22, 2019 File Proposed Rules (CR103) April 22 Rules Take Effect   * Formal comment period begins January 3 and ends at 5:00 p.m. on March 18. This timeline is an approximate timeframe for completion of draft rules for Phase 3 of the Paid Family and Medical Leave rulemaking process. Dates are subject to change.

Rulemaking – RCWs Benefit Applications• Benefit Eligibility RCW Caption 1 50A.04.015 Employee eligibility 2 50A.04.020 Benefit—Amount and duration 3 50A.04.030 Employee notice to employer 4 50A.04.035 Application for benefits 5 50A.04.040 Timing of benefit payments—Employer contest of application 6 50A.04.045 Benefit exclusions and disqualifications—Employee penalties 7 50A.04.050 Expiration of leave entitlement. Go through each one by one in conjunction with the handout.

Final thoughts and Next Steps Benefit Applications • Benefit Eligibility Other comments? What have we missed? What should be included in this phase that we have not discussed? Should anything be moved out of this phase? Next Steps: Draft version 1 of phase 3 rules and release for public comment on September 12, 2018 Hold stakeholder meeting on September 18, 2018

Questions PaidLeave@esd.wa.gov Employer Responsibilities • Small Business Assistance • Penalties PaidLeave@esd.wa.gov Try to direct questions not related to this phase to the email box.

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