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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday clarified what will be happening with the payroll tax meant to fund the state’s new long-term care benefit.
The tax, 0.58% of a worker’s total wages, is to be collected from workers by employers and then remitted to the state. Under the law, employers must collect that tax from their employees starting Jan. 1.
Responding to issues raised about the new program, Democratic leaders in the state Senate asked Inslee to delay collecting the tax from employees while lawmakers work to resolve those problems. But on
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