All businesses in Washington would see significant relief from unemployment taxes, including reductions in bills due in April, if Senate Bill 5061 is passed by the Legislature by mid-February.
The bill, which passed on the Senate floor Jan. 27 with an overwhelming bipartisan majority, has an emergency clause and if the House also approves it, would take effect as soon as Gov. Jay Inslee signs it into law, according to a state Senate Democrats news release.
SB 5061, sponsored by Sen. Karen Keiser, D-Des Moines, targets relief to the most affected businesses and helps low-wage workers by raising their benefits.
