Wash. Admin. Code § 192-560-010 - Which businesses are eligible for small business assistance grants?
(1) An employer
determined to have one hundred fifty or fewer employees in the state that is
assessed the employer share of the premium s is eligible to apply for small
business assistance grants.
(2) An
employer determined to have fewer than fifty employees is only eligible for a
small business assistance grant if the employer opt s to pay the employer share
of the premiums.
(a) The employer will be
assessed the employer share of the premium s for a minimum of twelve
consecutive calendar quarters beginning with the first calendar quarter after
the most recent grant is approved.
(b) The employer may provide notice at any
time after the approval of the grant to opt out of paying the employer share of
the premiums.
(i) If the twelfth consecutive
quarter following approval of the grant has ended, the opt-out will become
effective on the first day of the following quarter.
(ii) If the twelfth consecutive quarter
following approval of the grant has not ended, the opt-out will become
effective on the first day of the thirteenth quarter following approval of the
grant.
(3) An
employer is not eligible for a small business assistance grant if, at the time
of application, the employer has outstanding and delinquent reports,
outstanding and delinquent payments, or due and owing penalties or interest
under Title 50A RCW.
(4) An
employer may request only one grant per year for each employee who takes paid
family or medical leave under this title. Submissions under (a) and (b) of this
subsection do not qualify as grant applications and therefore do not count
against the employer's limit of ten applications per year.
(a) An employer that qualifies for a grant
under
RCW 50A.24.010 for an
amount that is less than one thousand dollars may submit documentation of
significant additional wage-related costs incurred after filing the initial
grant application in an attempt to qualify for additional grant
funds.
(b) An employer may submit a
revised application for a grant under
RCW 50A.24.010 in an
attempt to qualify for additional grant funds.
(5) An employer must apply for any grant no
later than four months following the last day of the employee's paid family or
medical leave.
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