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Oppose HB 1213 – Changes to Washington’s Paid Family and Medical Leave
Lakewood Chamber of CommerceBoard of Directors Policy PositionOpposes HB 1213 – Changes to Washington’s Paid Family and Medical LeaveJanuary 28, 2025 HB 1213 proposes significant changes to Washington’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) law that would impose substantial administrative and operational burdens on employers, particularly small businesses and local governments, while providing limited additional…
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Oppose Senate Bill 5041: It would exacerbate challenges for Washington’s workers and businesses, undermine the UI system’s integrity…
Lakewood Chamber of CommerceBoard of Directors Policy PositionOpposes SB 5041 – Unemployment Benefits to Striking WorkersJanuary 28, 2025 Senate Bill (SB) 5041, which would extend unemployment benefits to striking workers in Washington state, is opposed by the Lakewood Chamber Board of Directors, as well as other business groups and employer advocates. SB 5041 poses significant…
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Endorse Initiative 2066 – Require utilities and local governments to provide natural gas to eligible customers
Lakewood Chamber of CommerceBoard of DirectorsPolicy PositionEndorse Initiative 2066 – Require utilities and local governments to provide natural gas to eligible customersMay 28, 2024 There is a new voter initiative in the works, and it’s a fight over natural gas. The Lakewood Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors endorses Initiative 2066. Let’s Go Washington and…
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Endorse Initiative No. 2117 – Repeal the Climate Commitment Act
Lakewood Chamber of CommerceBoard of DirectorsPolicy PositionEndorse Initiative No. 2117 – Repeal the Climate Commitment ActMay 28, 2024 The Lakewood Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors endorses Initiative 2117 which would repeal “cap and trade” – known officially in the Legislature as the Climate Commitment Act (CCA). The CCA is also called a “hidden gas…
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Endorse Initiative No. 2109 – Repeal Capital Gains Tax
Lakewood Chamber of CommerceBoard of DirectorsPolicy PositionEndorse Initiative No. 2109 – Repeal Capital Gains TaxMay 28, 2024 The Lakewood Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors agree that Washington is a high-cost state for employers, but the lack of an income tax has historically been a competitive advantage. When lawmakers chose to implement a capital gains…
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Endorse Initiative 2124 – Washington Cares Opt-out
Lakewood Chamber of CommerceBoard of DirectorsPolicy PositionEndorse Initiative 2124 – Washington Cares Opt-outMay 28, 2024 The Lakewood Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors endorses changing WA Cares Fund to a voluntary program instead of a mandatory one. In 2019, the Legislature created the nation’s first mandatory, state-run long-term care benefit law—the WA Cares Fund, paid…
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