(1) Applications for small business assistance grants must be submitted online or in another format approved by the department. To be approved, an application must contain:
(a) The name and Social Security number or individual taxpayer identification number of the employee taking leave;
(b) The amount and type of grant being requested; and
(c) For businesses with:
(i) Fewer than 50 employees, a written statement attesting that the employer hired a temporary worker or incurred other significant wage-related costs due to an employee's use of family or medical leave.
(ii) Between 50 and 150 employees, written documentation including, but not limited to, personnel records related to the hiring of a new temporary employee, wage reports, and signed statements, showing the temporary worker hired or significant additional wage-related costs incurred are due to an employee's use of paid family or medical leave.
(d) The department may require additional information as necessary to verify an employer's eligibility for a small business grant.
(2) Incomplete applications will not be reviewed and will not count against an employer's limit of 10 applications per year under RCW 50A.24.010.
(3) The department will deny the application for reasons including, but not limited to, the employer's failure to demonstrate that:
(a) It hired a temporary worker or incurred any significant additional wage-related costs; or
(b) The temporary worker hired or significant additional wage-related cost incurred was not due to an employee's use of family or medical leave.
(4) The denial of a grant application is appealable.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 50A.05.060. WSR 26-01-027, s 192-560-020, filed 12/5/25, effective 1/1/26; WSR 21-04-067, § 192-560-020, filed 1/29/21, effective 3/1/21. Statutory Authority: RCW 50A.05.60 [ 50A.05.060] and 50A.25.030. WSR 20-01-087, § 192-560-020, filed 12/12/19, effective 1/12/20. Statutory Authority: RCW 50A.04.215. WSR 18-22-080, § 192-560-020, filed 11/2/18, effective 12/3/18.]