Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 49 Labor Regulations - Chapter 49.78 Family Leave

49.78.010 Legislative findings
The legislature finds that the demands of the workplace and of families need to be balanced to promote family stability and economic security. Workplace leave ...

49.78.020 Definitions
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Child" means a biological, adopted, or foster child, a ...

49.78.090 Administration
The department of labor and industries shall administer the provisions of this chapter.[1989 1st ex.s. c 11 § 9.] ...

49.78.220 Entitlement to leave
(1) Subject to RCW 49.78.260, an employee is entitled to a total of twelve workweeks of leave during any twelve-month period for one or more ...

49.78.230 Leave taken intermittently or on reduced leave schedule
(1)(a) When leave is taken after the birth or placement of a child for adoption or foster care, an employee may take leave intermittently or ...

49.78.240 Unpaid leave permitted -- Relationship to paid leave
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, leave granted under RCW 49.78.220 may consist of unpaid leave. (2) If an employer provides ...

49.78.250 Foreseeable leave
(1) If the necessity for leave for the birth or placement of a child is foreseeable based on an expected birth or placement, the employee ...

49.78.260 Spouses employed by same employer
If spouses entitled to leave under this chapter are employed by the same employer, the aggregate number of workweeks of leave to which both may ...

49.78.270 Certification
(1) An employer may require that a request for leave for a family member's serious health condition or the employee's serious health condition be supported ...

49.78.280 Employment protection
(1)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, any employee who takes leave under RCW 49.78.220 for the intended purpose of the leave is ...

49.78.290 Employment benefits
During any period of leave taken under RCW 49.78.220, if the employee is not eligible for any employer contribution to medical or dental benefits under ...

49.78.300 Prohibited acts
(1) It is unlawful for any employer to: (a) Interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of, or the attempt to exercise, any right provided ...

49.78.310 Complaint investigations by director
Upon complaint by an employee, the director shall investigate to determine if there has been compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted under this ...

49.78.320 Civil penalty
An employer who is found, in accordance with RCW 49.78.310, to have violated a requirement of this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter, ...

49.78.330 Civil action by employees
(1) Any employer who violates RCW 49.78.300 is liable: (a) For damages equal to: (i) The amount of: (A) Any wages, salary, employment benefits, or ...

49.78.340 Notice -- Penalties
Each employer shall post and keep posted, in conspicuous places on the premises of the employer where notices to employees and applicants for employment are ...

49.78.350 Family and medical leave enforcement account
The family and medical leave enforcement account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. Any penalties collected under RCW 49.78.320 or 49.78.340 shall ...

49.78.360 Effect on other laws
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed: (1) To modify or affect any state or local law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, religion, ...

49.78.370 Effect on existing employment benefits
Nothing in this chapter diminishes the obligation of an employer to comply with any collective bargaining agreement or any employment benefit program or plan that ...

49.78.380 Encouragement of more generous leave policies
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to discourage employers from adopting or retaining leave policies more generous than any policies that comply with the ...

49.78.390 Relationship to federal family and medical leave act
(1) Leave under this chapter and leave under the federal family and medical leave act of 1993 (Act Feb. 5, 1993, P.L. 103-3, 107 Stat. ...

49.78.400 Rules
The director shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this chapter.[2006 c 59 § 21.] ...

49.78.410 Construction
This chapter must be construed to the extent possible in a manner that is consistent with similar provisions, if any, of the federal family and ...

49.78.900 Severability -- 1989 1st ex.s. c 11
If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ...

49.78.901 Effective date -- 1989 1st ex.s. c 11
This act shall take effect September 1, 1989.[1989 1st ex.s. c 11 § 27.] ...

49.78.902 Severability -- 2006 c 59
If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ...

49.78.903 Captions not law -- 2006 c 59
Captions used in this act are not any part of the law.[2006 c 59 § 25.] ...