UPDATE: Not Aware of the Washington State Long-Term Care Program? – Employers Take Notice and Act Quickly | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Update April 16, 2021: Employees now have until November 1, 2021, to purchase long-term care insurance if they wish to opt out of the Washington State Long-Term Care Program. On April 14, 2021, the House passed an amendment to the original Bill (SHB 1323), extending the deadline from July 24, 2021, to November 1, 2021. (Reflected in original post, below.) Although this is a welcome delay, employees must still act quickly to secure long-term insurance coverage as defined by RCW 48.83.020 to permanently opt out of the Program. The op...