Heather Curtis
WMAL.com
WASHINGTON (WMAL) – Private sector employers in D.C. will have to start paying a new tax July 1 – the paid family leave tax.
In July of 2020, people who work in the private sector in D.C. will be able to take 8 weeks of paid family leave to take care of new children, sick family members or themselves under the District’s Family and Medical Leave Act. Starting July 1, 2019, employers will have to pay a 0.62% tax on employees’ gross wages to pay for that leave.
Employers can’t opt out of the tax. Director of the D.C. Department of Employment Services Unique Morris-Hughes said the city will look at all D.C. employers who pay the unemployment insurance tax and make sure they are also paying the paid family leave tax.
Morris-Hughes said employees won’t notice anything different on their paychecks because this is a 100% employer paid tax. Employers aren’t allowed to deduct the tax from people’s pay.
Employers can learn more by visiting dcpaidfamilyleave.dc.gov.
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