1. Paid Family and Medical Leave
Listening Session
Phase 6 - Rulemaking
Paid Medical and Family Leave
April 29, 2019

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Listening Session
Phase 6 - Rulemaking
Paid Medical and Family Leave
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3. 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.

4. 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)

5. 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.

6. Rulemaking – RCWs Appeals • Legislative Changes RCW Caption 1
Appeals—Generally. 2
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Appeals—Assessments.* 3
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Appeals—Benefit redeterminations. 4
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Appeals—When deemed filed and received. 5
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Appeals—Assessments—Procedure.* 6
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Appeals—Benefits—Procedure. 7
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Appeals—Hearing procedures.
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7. Rulemaking – RCWs Appeals • Legislative Changes RCW Caption 8
Appeals—Commissioner review—Initiation. 9
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Appeals—Commissioner review—Procedure. 10
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Appeals—Commissioner review—When final—Commissioner as party. 11
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Appeals—Applicability of findings, determinations, etc. to other actions. 12
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Appeals—Waiver of time limitations. 13
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Appeals—Judicial review. 14
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Appeals—Judicial review—Procedure.
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8. Rulemaking – RCWs Appeals • Legislative Changes RCW Caption 15
Appeals—Judicial review—Bond—Stay. 16
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Appeals—Judicial review—Interstate petitions. 17
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Appeals—Fees. 18
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Appeals—Attorneys' fees—Court. 19
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Appeals—Commissioner's expenses. 20
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Appeals—Remedies exclusive. 21
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Voluntary plans—Appeals.*
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9. Rulemaking – RCWs Appeals • Legislative Changes Other Topic 22
Implement SHB 1399
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10. 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

11. Questions PaidLeave@esd.wa.gov Appeals • Legislative Changes
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