diff --git a/l10n_us_hr_payroll/data/state/wa_washington.xml b/l10n_us_hr_payroll/data/state/wa_washington.xml
index 75e4d7f2..08c0a2d5 100644
--- a/l10n_us_hr_payroll/data/state/wa_washington.xml
+++ b/l10n_us_hr_payroll/data/state/wa_washington.xml
@@ -70,6 +70,18 @@
         <field name="date_from" eval="datetime(2020, 1, 1).date()"/>
     </record>
 
+    <record id="rule_parameter_us_wa_cares_rate_ee" model="hr.rule.parameter">
+        <field name="name">US WA Washington Cares (Employee)</field>
+        <field name="code">us_wa_cares_rate_ee</field>
+        <field name="country_id" ref="base.us"/>
+    </record>
+    <!-- didn't exist but helpful to back date for tests -->
+    <record id="rule_parameter_us_wa_cares_rate_ee_2020" model="hr.rule.parameter.value">
+        <field name="parameter_value">0.0</field>
+        <field name="rule_parameter_id" ref="rule_parameter_us_wa_cares_rate_ee"/>
+        <field name="date_from" eval="datetime(2020, 1, 1).date()"/>
+    </record>
+
     <!-- Partners and Contribution Registers -->
     <record id="res_partner_us_wa_dor" model="res.partner">
         <field name="name">US Washington - Employment Security Department (Unemployment)</field>
@@ -137,6 +149,21 @@
         <field name="partner_id" ref="res_partner_us_wa_dor_fml"/>
         <field name="appears_on_payslip" eval="True"/>
     </record>
+    <record id="hr_payroll_rule_ee_us_wa_cares" model="hr.salary.rule">
+        <field name="sequence" eval="197"/>
+        <field name="struct_id" ref="hr_payroll_structure"/>
+        <field name="category_id" ref="hr_payroll.DED"/>
+        <field name="name">EE: US WA Washington State Cares</field>
+        <field name="code">EE_US_WA_CARES</field>
+        <field name="condition_select">python</field>
+        <field name="condition_python">result, _ = wa_washington_cares_ee(payslip, categories, worked_days, inputs)
+        </field>
+        <field name="amount_select">code</field>
+        <field name="amount_python_compute">result, result_rate = wa_washington_cares_ee(payslip, categories, worked_days, inputs)
+        </field>
+        <field name="partner_id" ref="res_partner_us_wa_dor_fml"/>
+        <field name="appears_on_payslip" eval="True"/>
+    </record>
 
     <!-- LNI May need to be updated depending on hours worked (or drywall laid) -->
     <record id="hr_payroll_rule_er_us_wa_lni" model="hr.salary.rule">
diff --git a/l10n_us_hr_payroll/models/hr_payslip.py b/l10n_us_hr_payroll/models/hr_payslip.py
index 1779e03a..8f8b9422 100644
--- a/l10n_us_hr_payroll/models/hr_payslip.py
+++ b/l10n_us_hr_payroll/models/hr_payslip.py
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ from .state.ut_utah import ut_utah_state_income_withholding
 from .state.vt_vermont import vt_vermont_state_income_withholding
 from .state.va_virginia import va_virginia_state_income_withholding
 from .state.wa_washington import wa_washington_fml_er, \
-                                 wa_washington_fml_ee
+                                 wa_washington_fml_ee, \
+                                 wa_washington_cares_ee
 from .state.wi_wisconsin import wi_wisconsin_state_income_withholding
 from .state.wv_west_virginia import wv_west_virginia_state_income_withholding
 
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ class HRPayslip(models.Model):
             'va_virginia_state_income_withholding': va_virginia_state_income_withholding,
             'wa_washington_fml_er': wa_washington_fml_er,
             'wa_washington_fml_ee': wa_washington_fml_ee,
+            'wa_washington_cares_ee': wa_washington_cares_ee,
             'wi_wisconsin_state_income_withholding': wi_wisconsin_state_income_withholding,
             'wv_west_virginia_state_income_withholding': wv_west_virginia_state_income_withholding,
         })
diff --git a/l10n_us_hr_payroll/models/state/wa_washington.py b/l10n_us_hr_payroll/models/state/wa_washington.py
index 4294b5f5..1ed69bf3 100644
--- a/l10n_us_hr_payroll/models/state/wa_washington.py
+++ b/l10n_us_hr_payroll/models/state/wa_washington.py
@@ -25,3 +25,9 @@ def wa_washington_fml_er(payslip, categories, worked_days, inputs):
 
 def wa_washington_fml_ee(payslip, categories, worked_days, inputs):
     return _wa_washington_fml(payslip, categories, worked_days, inputs, inner_rate='us_wa_fml_rate_ee')
+
+def wa_washington_cares_ee(payslip, categories, worked_days, inputs):
+    wage = categories.GROSS
+    rate = payslip.rule_parameter('us_wa_cares_rate_ee')
+    # Rate assumed positive percentage!
+    return wage, -rate