March 2024 | Issue 47
Unemployment Insurance: Remember to enter SOC codes or job titles in your tax reports
When you file your unemployment tax reports, be sure to enter for each employee one of these things:
- Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code.
- Job title.
This requirement begins with reports filed for Q1 2024, which are due April 30, 2024.
Look up SOC codes for your employees
Find a helpful video and more information on our SOC page.
You also can find the right SOC codes by entering job titles and job duties on:
Import your wage file for faster reporting
We recommend importing your wage file instead of hand-keying it.
Create an eight-column spreadsheet listing the name, Social Security number, hours worked, wages earned and SOC code.
Then import the file to EAMS. Find complete details on the Importing wage files page on our website.
We’re here to help you with SOC codes!
If you need help finding SOC codes, email socreporting@esd.wa.gov. Remember to include the job duties and job title of the employee so that we can help you better.
Paid Leave and WA Cares Fund: Resources for you and your employees
For you
Learn more about Paid Leave (and WA Cares) with our toolkits and employer resources at our Help Center for employers.
From the “Documents and Forms” section of the Help Center, download the:
- Employer’s Paid Leave Benefits Toolkit.
- Employer Wage Reporting and Premiums Toolkit.
- 2024 paycheck insert (available in English and Spanish).
- 2024 required poster (English and Spanish).
For your employees
If you have employees preparing to take Paid Leave, they may come to you with questions. Please direct them to our benefit customer guides and FAQs available in our online Help Center for individuals and families.
From the “Documents and Forms” section of the Help Center, they can download the:
- Benefit Guide (available in English and Spanish).
- Certification forms for their Paid Leave application.
- And more!
For you and your employees
The WA Cares team regularly hosts webinars on the program and topics related to long-term care. Watch replays of past webinars, or sign up for a future webinar, on the Webinar series page on the WA Cares Fund website.
Paycheck labeling
When you or your payroll administrator are choosing a label for the WA Cares Fund premium on your employees’ paychecks, we encourage you to use “WA Cares Fund” or “WA Cares LTC.” This will help ensure employees know the name of the program and can easily find more information online.
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