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Tax Rates in Washington Right now, we are paying more of a percentage our of income in taxes than the top 20%. A person working as a stocker and order filler in Yakima that makes $39,680 pays 10.9% of their income in taxes. An executive making $3 million pays 4.1% of their income in taxes.
How to use this benefit: The verification process to get paid sick and safe time approved can vary by employer. However, you have a right to privacy and should exercise that right when requesting this type of paid leave. The verification process for the expanded law states you must provide documentation from advocates or attorneys or a personal written statement that you are preparing for, or participating in immigration proceedings for yourself or a loved one. You do not have to disclose any personally identifiable information about one’s immigration status.
Paid sick & safe time now covers immigration proceedings. During the 2025 legislative session, an expansion was made to the existing paid sick and safe time law. You can now use your paid sick and safe time benefits for: -medical or preventative care for you or a loved one; -mandatory school or place of care closures for any health-related reason; -safety from domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking; and -immigration proceedings for you or a loved one. This new law expands worker protections during a time when immigrant communities and communities of color are under direct attack from the federal government.
Paid sick & safe time now covers paid time off for immigration proceedings for you or a loved one.
"This legislative session, our team worked hard to expand worker protections and continue the fight for economic justice here in Washington. We won improvements to Paid Family & Medical Leave program to include shift workers and expand job protection, we ensured that Paid Sick and Safe Days cover time off for immigration proceedings, and we ensured that medical debt will no longer be included on credit reports and scores. These wins come at a time when we’re facing an affordability crisis and attacks from the federal government. "As proud as we are of those wins, we are deeply disappointed with the continued burden placed on working people in the final budget. Washington state has the second most regressive tax code in the country, and this budget won’t move us forward. This session, we proposed policies that would have made our tax code more progressive and made the ultra-wealthy pay what they truly owe. But corporate backroom deals and big-money interests resulted in a tax code that continues to prioritize profits over people. "We will continue to fight alongside you for policies that make this Washington a national model of economic opportunity." - Rian Watt, Executive Director