Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 49 Labor Regulations - Chapter 49.86 Family Leave Insurance

49.86.005 Findings
The legislature finds that, although family leave laws have assisted individuals to balance the demands of the workplace with their family responsibilities, more needs to ...

49.86.010 Definitions
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Application year" means the twelve-month period beginning on the ...

49.86.020 Family leave insurance program
(1) The department shall establish and administer a family leave insurance program and pay family leave insurance benefits as specified in this chapter. (2) The ...

49.86.030 Eligibility for benefits
Beginning October 1, 2009, family leave insurance benefits are payable to an individual during a period in which the individual is unable to perform his ...

49.86.040 Disqualification from benefits
An individual is disqualified from family leave insurance benefits beginning with the first day of the calendar week, and continuing for the next fifty-two consecutive ...

49.86.050 Duration of benefits -- Payment of benefits
(1) The maximum number of weeks during which family leave insurance benefits are payable in an application year is five weeks. However, benefits are not ...

49.86.060 Amount of benefits
The amount of family leave insurance benefits shall be determined as follows: (1) The weekly benefit shall be two hundred fifty dollars per week for ...

49.86.070 Federal income tax
(1) If the internal revenue service determines that family leave insurance benefits under this chapter are subject to federal income tax, the department must advise ...

49.86.080 Erroneous payments -- Payments induced by willful misrepresentation -- Claim rejected after payments
If family leave insurance benefits are paid erroneously or as a result of willful misrepresentation, or if a claim for family leave benefits is rejected ...

49.86.090 Leave and employment protection
(1) During a period in which an individual receives family leave insurance benefits or earns waiting period credits under this chapter, the individual is entitled ...

49.86.100 Employment by same employer
If spouses or people involved in a legal relationship established under chapter 26.60 RCW who are entitled to leave under this chapter are employed by ...

49.86.110 Elective coverage
(1) An employer of individuals not covered by this chapter or a self-employed person, including a sole proprietor, partner, or joint venturer, may elect coverage ...

49.86.120 Appeals
(1) A person aggrieved by a decision of the department under this chapter must file a notice of appeal with the director, by mail or ...

49.86.130 Prohibited acts -- Discrimination -- Enforcement
An employer, temporary help company, employment agency, employee organization, or other person may not discharge, expel, or otherwise discriminate against a person because he or ...

49.86.140 Coordination of leave
(1)(a) Leave taken under this chapter must be taken concurrently with any leave taken under the federal family and medical leave act of 1993 (Act ...

49.86.150 Continuing entitlement or contractual rights -- Not created
This chapter does not create a continuing entitlement or contractual right. The legislature reserves the right to amend or repeal all or part of this ...

49.86.160 Rules
The director may adopt rules as necessary to implement this chapter. In adopting rules, the director shall maintain consistency with the rules adopted to implement ...

49.86.170 Family leave insurance account
*** CHANGE IN 2009 *** (SEE 1694-S.SL) *** The family leave insurance account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. Expenditures from the ...

49.86.180 Family leave insurance account funds -- Investment
Whenever, in the judgment of the state investment board, there shall be in the family leave insurance account funds in excess of that amount deemed ...

49.86.190 Initial program administration -- Loans
If necessary to ensure that money is available in the family leave insurance account for the initial administration of the family leave insurance program, the ...

49.86.200 Authority to contract
(1) The department of labor and industries may contract or enter into interagency agreements with other state agencies for the initial administration of the family ...

49.86.210 Reports
Beginning September 1, 2010, the department shall report to the legislature by September 1st of each year on projected and actual program participation, premium rates, ...

49.86.900 Severability -- 2007 c 357
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 ...

49.86.901 Captions not law -- 2007 c 357
Captions used in this act are not any part of the law.[2007 c 357 § 28.] ...

49.86.902 Effective dates -- 2007 c 357
(1) Sections 3 through 18 and 26 of this act take effect July 1, 2008. (2) Sections 2 and 19 through 25 of this act ...