December 13, 2007

• Agenda
• Proposed Recommendations Survey, Senate Committee Services
• Estimated Expenditures Related to Premium Assessment, Office of Program Research
• Costs Related to Assessment of Unemployment Insurance Taxes, Office of Program Research

December 6, 2007

• Agenda
• Technical Concerns
  • Draft language on staffing companies, Kathy Williams, Volt
  • Draft language on unemployment insurance, Employment Security Department
  • Definitions of "employee," Office of Program Research
  • Additional information on voluntary plans, Office of Program Research
  • Additional information on voluntary plans, Susan Fagan, Director of Public Affairs, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
    • Letter to Jill Reinmuth, Nov. 6, 2007
    • Comments On “Overview of Voluntary Plans California Temporary Disability Insurance and Paid Family Leave”
• Reporting requirements
  • Proposed Language on reporting requirements, Association of Washington Business
• Potential government efficiencies
  • Potential Government Efficiencies, Senate Committee Services / Office of Program Research

November 14, 2007

• Agenda
• Materials on financing of benefits and administrative costs, Family Leave Insurance Program Funding Options, Office of Financial Management
• Materials from Judy Coovert , Judy Coovert, Corporate Secretary Treasurer, PrintCom, Inc.  

November 2, 2007

• Agenda
• Coordination of leave and benefits
  • Coordination of Leave; Relevant Provisions in Federal and State Laws, Office of Program Research 
  • Comparison of Laws Governing Leave from Employment, Office of Program Research 
  • Washington State Family Leave Act Q&A, Department of Labor and Industries
• Private program administration 
  • Comparison of Public and Private Insurance Administrative Costs, Office of Program Research 
  • Temporary Disability Insurance, Judy Coovert, Corporate Secretary Treasurer, PrintCom, Inc.
  • Research on Administrative Costs, Marilyn Watkins, Economic Opportunity Institute
• California Program
  • Overview of Voluntary Plans, Office of Program Research 
  • Overview of Elective Coverage, Office of Program Research
• Other 
  • Taking Leave - Best's Review, February 2005 
  • Alternative to Government-Mandated Family Leave , Washington Business

October 17, 2007

• Agenda
• Materials on Costs of Family Leave Insurance Benefits and Administration
  • Comparison of Costs, Department of Labor and Industries and the Employment Security Department
  • Estimated Washington Costs (Original 10/17/07), Department of Labor and Industries
  • Estimated Washington Costs (Updated 10/30/07), Department of Labor and Industries
  • Fiscal Note - 2SSB 5659 (Original 10/17/07), Department of Labor and Industries
  • Fiscal Note - 2SSB 5659 (Revised 10/25/07), Department of Labor and Industries
  • Fiscal Note Revision Summary (10/25/07), Department of Labor and Industries
  • Potential Government Efficiencies, Department of Labor and Industries
  • Cover Sheet, Employment Security Department
  • Summary of Fiscal Estimate, Employment Security Department
  • FTE Estimate, Employment Security Department
  • Family Leave Insurance Process Flow, Employment Security Department
  • Claims Process, Employment Security Department
  • Fiscal Note - E2SSB 5659 (Original 10/15/07), Employment Security Department
  • Fiscal Note - E2SSB 5659 (Revised 11/8/07), Employment Security Department
  • Fiscal Note Revision Summary (11/8/07), Employment Security Department
  • Fiscal Note Appendices, Employment Security Department
• Other Materials
  • Comparison of Temporary Disability Insurance Laws in Other States, Office of Program Research 

September 26, 2007

• Agenda
• Materials on Administration of Family Leave Insurance Benefits
  • Agency Profile, Public Employees Benefits Board/Health Care Authority
  • Agency Presentation, Public Employees Benefits Board/Health Care Authority
• Materials on Costs of Family Leave Insurance
  • California Administrative Expenditures for 2006-2007, California Employment Development Department
  • California Total Paid Family Leave Costs for 2002-2005, California Employment Development Department
  • Estimated Washington Costs Presentation, Department of Labor and Industries
  • Family Leave Insurance Preliminary Cost Estimate, Employment Security Department
• Materials on Impacts on the Unemployment Compensation System
  • Family Leave Insurance Benefits, Employment Security Department
  • Family Leave Insurance Benefits Examples Chart, Employment Security Department
• Other Materials
  • Information on Administration of California's Paid Family Leave Insurance
  • Claim Form, California Employment Development Department
  • Sample Letters and Forms, California Employment Development Department

August 22, 2007

• Agenda
• Agency Profiles
  • Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development
  Department of Health
  • Department of Labor and Industries
  • Employment Security Department
• Family Leave Insurance Presentation, Department of Labor and Industries
• Family Care and Family Leave Provisions, Department of Labor and Industries
• Guaranteed Leave for Mothers, 2006, McGill Institute
• Balancing Work and Family, California Senate Office of Research
• May 2007 Disability Insurance Fund Forecast, Employment Development Department, State of California
• Fact Sheet on Paid Family Leave, Employment Development Department, State of California