“Class action lawsuit filed against new WA long-term care tax”

“Class action lawsuit filed against new WA long-term care tax,” by Rachel La Corte, Associated Press

 

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“Opponents of a mandatory payroll tax to fund Washington state’s new long-term care program filed a class action lawsuit Tuesday in federal court seeking to stop the January start of the payroll premium for most employees in the state. … Among the arguments made by the suit is that the WA Cares Fund violates a federal law that forbids the state from passing any law that requires employees to participate in a plan that provides sickness or medical benefits. It also says that the disparate treatment of people paying the tax but not receiving benefits if they are not a Washington resident violates the Equal Protection and the Privileges and Immunities clauses of the U.S. Constitution.”

LTC Comment, Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform:

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