As of Monday, Aug. 15, the Employment Security Department reports the following WA Cares exemption numbers:
- Total opt-out requests submitted: 478,781
- Total opt-out requests processed: 478,681
- Total opt-out requests approved: 475,072
- Applications processed as a percentage of total: 99.98%
https://www.washingtonpolicy.org/publications/detail/updated-numbers-on-people-exempted-from-states-long-term-care-program-and-payroll-tax