All employers with Washington-based employees should take steps to comply with the significant changes to Washington’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Act that became effective on January 1, 2026. Among other things, the amendments usher in a new scheme for determining when job protection applies. In principle, this new scheme offers a much-needed mechanism for preventing employees from stacking their PFML leave on top of leave taken under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).… Continue Reading
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U.S. Department of Labor Self-Audit PAID Program Returns, Allowing Employers to Identify and Resolve FLSA and FMLA Violations
By Denise M. Keyser & Alayna M. Piwonski on
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced several self-audit programs to assist employers, unions, and benefit plan officials with voluntarily assessing and correcting their compliance with federal labor laws. One of those programs is the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program. The PAID program encourages employers to self-identify and resolve minimum wage and overtime violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and certain leave violations under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).… Continue Reading