OIC tells consumers not to pay for ‘insurance’ you won’t likely benefit from: Does that include WA Cares?
I listen to a podcast called “OIC Answers on Insurance.” It’s published by the Washington state Office of the Insurance Commissioner to help people better understand how insurance products work. On July 1, I was amused that the state’s insurance agency made a quality case against being a part of the state-mandated WA Cares program, […]
With Paid Family and Medical Leave finances still troubled, payroll tax likely to increase
Who could have predicted this? A lot of us. The number of people tapping the taxpayer-provided Paid Family and Medical Leave fund is increasing every year. The paid-leave program, abbreviated PFML, was launched in 2020. It imposes a tax on employers and workers, whether or not the workers paying in ever use the program. The money […]