Washington
For Washington, program name is Paid Family and Medical Leave; benefits start date is January 2020; total contribution rate is 1.13%; employer share is 28.57% of total premium; employee share is 71.43% of total premium, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02; source re-checked 2026-10-06.
- State
- Washington verified
- Program name
- Paid Family and Medical Leave verified
- Benefits start date
- January 2020
- Total contribution rate
- 1.13% verified
- Employer share
- 28.57% of total premium our reading
- Employee share
- 71.43% of total premium our reading
- Maximum weekly benefit
- $1,647 verified
- Wage replacement formula
- 90 percent of the employee's wage up to 50 percent of SAWW plus 50 percent of employee's wage over 50 percent of SAWW
- Family leave duration
- 12 weeks verified
- Medical leave duration
- 12 weeks
- Employer size threshold
- 50 employees for employer portion our reading
- Covered reasons
- bonding, own serious health condition, family caregiving, military exigency, pregnancy loss our reading
- Program website
- https://paidleave.wa.gov/ our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
Paid Family and Medical Leave gives Washington employees a way to take paid time off to care for themselves or a family member. You don’t have to worry about managing your employees’ claims or figuring out if they are eligible. Employees apply for Paid Leave directly with Employment Security Department. Benefits do not increase your premium. As an employer, you are not penalized for any employees, current or previous, taking their Paid Leave benefits. Your premium rate will not increase when your employees use Paid Leave benefits. Premiums, collected from employees and employers through quarterly reporting, fund the Paid Leave program. Premium rates are adjusted each year in January for wages paid in the calendar year.
— paidleave.wa.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Where each value comes from
These values are stated in different places, and not all on the same page, so each is shown with the passage that states it and the source that passage came from.
Total contribution rate
Starting Jan. 1, 2026: The premium rate will increase to 1.13%.
— from paidleave.wa.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Maximum weekly benefit
The maximum weekly benefit amounts for 2020 – 2026 are: 2026 = $1,647 / week
— from paidleave.wa.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Family leave duration
Washington workers will have up to 12 weeks of paid family or medical leave starting in 2020.
— from paidleave.wa.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Sources
- paidleave.wa.govhttps://paidleave.wa.gov/updates/
- paidleave.wa.govhttps://paidleave.wa.gov/
- paidleave.wa.govhttps://paidleave.wa.gov/how-paid-leave-works/