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Washington celebrates fifth anniversary of paid leave as ESD marks 1,000,000 milestone
Summary
At a fifth-anniversary event at UW Tacoma, the Employment Security Department and Gov. Jay Inslee celebrated Washington's Paid Family and Medical Leave program, unveiled a 1,000,000-participant milestone and highlighted the program's role supporting families, employers and frontline staff. Speakers included Commissioner Cammy Feek, Sen. Karen Keiser, beneficiaries and ESD staff.
Tacoma, Wash. — State officials, beneficiaries and program staff gathered at UW Tacoma on Saturday to mark the fifth anniversary of Washington's Paid Family and Medical Leave program and to spotlight what the Employment Security Department described as a major participation milestone.
Employment Security Department Communications Director Chris Verint opened the event and introduced Commissioner Cammy Feek, who announced the program had reached a one-million milestone: "We hit 1000000," Feek said during the celebration, describing the figure as a milestone in program participation. Verint also told the audience the department has "issued over $5,000,000,000 in…
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