Paid Family and Medical Leave Listening Session Phase 6 - Rulemaking Paid Medical and Family Leave April 29, 2019
Please mute your phones. Listening Session Phase 6 - Rulemaking Paid Medical and Family Leave Please mute your phones. Try to direct questions not related to this phase to the email box.
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 Legislative changes Say where we are in the process of phase 1. bring attention to phase 2.
Rulemaking – Phase 6 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 6 Rulemaking Timeline Appeals ♦ Legislative Changes 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 Appeals • Legislative Changes RCW Caption 1 Appeals—Generally. 2 50A.04.505 Appeals—Assessments.* 3 50A.04.510 Appeals—Benefit redeterminations. 4 50A.04.515 Appeals—When deemed filed and received. 5 50A.04.520 Appeals—Assessments—Procedure.* 6 50A.04.525 Appeals—Benefits—Procedure. 7 50A.04.530 Appeals—Hearing procedures. Go through each one by one in conjunction with the handout.
Rulemaking – RCWs Appeals • Legislative Changes RCW Caption 8 Appeals—Commissioner review—Initiation. 9 50A.04.540 Appeals—Commissioner review—Procedure. 10 50A.04.545 Appeals—Commissioner review—When final—Commissioner as party. 11 50A.04.550 Appeals—Applicability of findings, determinations, etc. to other actions. 12 50A.04.555 Appeals—Waiver of time limitations. 13 50A.04.560 Appeals—Judicial review. 14 50A.04.565 Appeals—Judicial review—Procedure. Go through each one by one in conjunction with the handout.
Rulemaking – RCWs Appeals • Legislative Changes RCW Caption 15 Appeals—Judicial review—Bond—Stay. 16 50A.04.575 Appeals—Judicial review—Interstate petitions. 17 50A.04.580 Appeals—Fees. 18 50A.04.585 Appeals—Attorneys' fees—Court. 19 50A.04.590 Appeals—Commissioner's expenses. 20 50A.04.595 Appeals—Remedies exclusive. 21 50A.04.660 Voluntary plans—Appeals.* Go through each one by one in conjunction with the handout.
Rulemaking – RCWs Appeals • Legislative Changes Other Topic 22 Implement SHB 1399 Go through each one by one in conjunction with the handout.
Final thoughts and Next Steps Appeals • Legislative Changes 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 6 rules and release for public comment on May 31, 2019 Hold stakeholder meeting on June 7, 2019
Questions PaidLeave@esd.wa.gov Appeals • Legislative Changes Try to direct questions not related to this phase to the email box.
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