Bill would let ESD waive minor penalties for employer reporting errors, sponsors say
Substitute SB 5,874 would let the Employment Security Department waive penalties for minor or inadvertent errors in quarterly unemployment-insurance payroll reports, proponents said, aiming to ease fines imposed on small employers for job-coding or software-generated errors.
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The Labor and Workplace Standards Committee heard staff briefing and sponsor remarks on substitute Senate Bill 5,874, which would let the Employment Security Department (ESD) waive penalties for minor or insignificant errors on employers' quarterly unemployment-insurance payroll reports.
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