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

2. 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 box.

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

4. 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.

5. 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)

6. 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.

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

8. 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

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

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