WA Paid Leave: Who Really Benefits and Who Pays?

Washington Policy Center's Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues that Washington's Paid Family and Medical Leave program disproportionately benefits higher-income workers, with top earners using it at 19% of all claims compared to 8% for the lowest wage group. The payroll tax, now at 1.13%, is projected to hit its 1.2% cap by 2027. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-workers-need-their-wages-more-than-the-states-paid-leave-program-does/ #PFML #PaidLeave #WashingtonState #WorkerRights #LaborPolicy #PayrollTax #Opinion #Politics #WashingtonPolicyCenter #ClarkCounty