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Bill would let Pacific Maritime Association collect paid‑leave premiums for dockworkers to avoid duplicate payments
Summary
Supporters told the Labor & Workplace Standards Committee that House Bill 16-19 would let the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) act as a representative employer for longshore workers so PFML premiums are calculated on combined wages instead of per company, preventing premium overpayments for workers who work for many employers in a year.
House Bill 16-19 would let the Pacific Maritime Association act as a representative employer for longshore (dock) workers so paid family and medical leave (PFML) premiums can be aggregated across PMA member companies instead of charged separately by each company, supporters said at a Feb. 5 hearing of the Labor and Workplace Standards Committee.
Supporters said the change responds to payroll realities in the West Coast maritime industry, where many longshore workers perform shifts for multiple employers and currently receive pay and tax reporting through PMA. "This proposed amendment would benefit the longshore workers by protecting them from making premium overpayments," Kristen Oliveira, representing the…
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