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WA Rev Code § 50A.05.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.05 - General Provisions.|50A.05.050 - Reports to legislature.

RCW 50A.05.050 Reports to legislature.Beginning December 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the department shall report to the legislature on the entire program, including:(1) Projected and actual program participation;(2) Premium rates;(3) Fund balances;(4) Benefits paid;(5) Demographic information on program participants, including income, gender, race, ethnicity, geographic distribution by county and legislative district, and employment sector;(6) Costs of providing benefits;(7) Elective coverage participation;(8) Voluntary plan participation;(9) Outreach efforts; and(10) Small business assistance.[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 86. Formerly RCW 50A.04.210.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.05.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.05 - General Provisions.|50A.05.060 - Rules.

RCW 50A.05.060 Rules.The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this title.[ 2019 c 13 § 33; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 85. Formerly RCW 50A.04.215.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.05.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.05 - General Provisions.|50A.05.070 - Family and medical leave insurance account.

RCW 50A.05.070 Family and medical leave insurance account.(1) The family and medical leave insurance account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from premiums imposed under this title must be deposited in the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for the purposes of the family and medical leave program. Only the commissioner or the commissioner's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to the allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW. An appropriation is required for administrative expenses, but not for benefit payments.(2) Money deposited in the account shall remain a part of the account until expended pursuant to the requirements of this title or transferred in accordance with subsection (3) of this section. The commissioner shall maintain a separate record of the deposit, obligation, expenditure, and return of funds so deposited. Any money so deposited which either will not be obligated within the period specified by the appropriations act or remains unobligated at the end of the period, and any money which has been obligated within the period but will not be expended, shall be returned promptly to the family and medical leave insurance account.(3) Money shall be transferred from the family and medical leave insurance account and deposited in the unemployment trust fund solely for the repayment of benefits not charged to employers as defined in RCW 50.29.021(3)(a)(vii). The commissioner shall direct the transfer, which must occur on or before the cut-off date as defined in RCW 50.29.010.(4) Money transferred as provided in subsection (3) of this section for the repayment of benefits not charged to employers shall be deposited in the unemployment compensation fund and shall remain a part of the unemployment compensation fund until expended pursuant to RCW 50.16.030. The commissioner shall maintain a separate record of the deposit, obligation, expenditure, and return of funds so deposited. Any money so deposited which either will not be obligated within the period specified by the appropriation law or remains unobligated at the end of the period, and any money which has been obligated within the period but will not be expended, shall be returned promptly to the account of this state in the unemployment trust fund.[ 2020 c 86 § 5; 2019 c 13 § 34; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 82. Formerly RCW 50A.04.220.]NOTES:Conflict with federal requirements—2020 c 86: See note following RCW 50.12.200.
WA Rev Code § 50A.05.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.05 - General Provisions.|50A.05.080 - Family and medical leave enforcement account.

RCW 50A.05.080 Family and medical leave enforcement account.The family and medical leave enforcement account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. Any money in the family leave insurance account created in section 19, chapter 357, Laws of 2007 is transferred to the account created in this section. Any penalties and interest collected under RCW 50A.15.060, 50A.15.090, 50A.20.020, 50A.20.030, 50A.45.010, 50A.45.025, and 50A.30.070 shall be deposited into the account and shall be used only for the purposes of administering and enforcing this title. Only the commissioner may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.[ 2019 c 13 § 35; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 76. Formerly RCW 50A.04.225.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.05.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.05 - General Provisions.|50A.05.090 - Collective bargaining agreements.

RCW 50A.05.090 Collective bargaining agreements.Nothing in this title requires any party to a collective bargaining agreement in existence on October 19, 2017, to reopen negotiations of the agreement or to apply any of the rights and responsibilities under this title unless and until the existing agreement is reopened or renegotiated by the parties or expires.[ 2019 c 13 § 37; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 87. Formerly RCW 50A.04.235.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.05.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.05 - General Provisions.|50A.05.100 - Discrimination laws not affected.

RCW 50A.05.100 Discrimination laws not affected.Nothing in this title shall be construed to modify or affect any state or local law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, national origin, families with children, sex, marital status, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability.[ 2019 c 13 § 41; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 77. Formerly RCW 50A.04.255.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.05.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.05 - General Provisions.|50A.05.110 - No continuing entitlement or contractual right.

RCW 50A.05.110 No continuing entitlement or contractual right.This title does not create a continuing entitlement or contractual right. The legislature reserves the right to amend or repeal all or part of this title at any time, and a benefit or other right granted under this title exists subject to the legislature's power to amend or repeal this title. There is no vested private right of any kind against such amendment or repeal.[ 2019 c 13 § 43; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 81. Formerly RCW 50A.04.265.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.05.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.05 - General Provisions.|50A.05.120 - Conflict with federal requirements.

RCW 50A.05.120 Conflict with federal requirements.If any part of this title is found to be in conflict with federal requirements that are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state or the eligibility of employers in this state for federal unemployment tax credits, the conflicting part of this title is inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict, and the finding or determination does not affect the operation of the remainder of this title. Rules adopted under this title must meet federal requirements that are a necessary condition to the receipt of federal funds by the state or the granting of federal unemployment tax credits to employers in this state.[ 2019 c 13 § 64; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 101. Formerly RCW 50A.04.900.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.10.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.10 - Premiums.|50A.10.010 - Elective coverage—Self-employed.

RCW 50A.10.010 Elective coverage—Self-employed.(1) For benefits payable beginning January 1, 2020, any self-employed person, including a sole proprietor, independent contractor, partner, or joint venturer, may elect coverage under this title for an initial period of not less than three years and subsequent periods of not less than one year immediately following a period of coverage. Those electing coverage under this section must elect coverage for both family leave and medical leave and are responsible for payment of one hundred percent of all premiums assessed to an employee under RCW 50A.10.030. The self-employed person must file a notice of election in writing with the department, in a manner as required by the department in rule. The self-employed person is eligible for family and medical leave benefits after working eight hundred twenty hours in the state during the qualifying period following the date of filing the notice.(2) A self-employed person who has elected coverage may withdraw from coverage within thirty days after the end of each period of coverage, or at such other times as the commissioner may adopt by rule, by filing a notice of withdrawal in writing with the commissioner, such withdrawal to take effect not sooner than thirty days after filing the notice with the commissioner.(3) The department may cancel elective coverage if the self-employed person fails to make required payments or file reports. The department may collect due and unpaid premiums and may levy an additional premium for the remainder of the period of coverage. The cancellation shall be effective no later than thirty days from the date of the notice in writing advising the self-employed person of the cancellation.(4) Those electing coverage are considered employers or employees where the context so dictates.(5) For the purposes of this section, "independent contractor" means an individual excluded from employment under RCW 50A.05.010(8)(b) (iii) and (iv).(6) In developing and implementing the requirements of this section, the department shall adopt government efficiencies to improve administration and reduce costs. These efficiencies may include, but are not limited to, requiring that payments be made in a manner and at intervals unique to the elective coverage program.(7) The department shall adopt rules for determining the hours worked and the wages of individuals who elect coverage under this section and rules for enforcement of this section.[ 2020 c 125 § 2; 2019 c 13 § 19; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 10. Formerly RCW 50A.04.105.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.10.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.10 - Premiums.|50A.10.020 - Elective coverage—Tribes.

RCW 50A.10.020 Elective coverage—Tribes.A federally recognized tribe may elect coverage under RCW 50A.10.010. The department shall adopt rules to implement this section.[ 2019 c 13 § 20; 2018 c 141 § 2; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 11. Formerly RCW 50A.04.110.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.10.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.10 - Premiums.|50A.10.040 - Out-of-state employees—Premium waiver.

RCW 50A.10.040 Out-of-state employees—Premium waiver.(1) An employer may file an application with the department for a conditional waiver for the payment of family and medical leave premiums, assessed under RCW 50A.10.030, for any employee who:(a) Primarily performs work outside of the state;(b) Is employed in the state on a limited or temporary work schedule; and(c) Is not expected to be employed in the state for eight hundred twenty hours or more in a period of four consecutive completed calendar quarters.(2) Both the employee and employer must sign the application verifying their belief that the conditions in subsection (1) of this section will be met.(3) If the department finds any of the conditions in subsection (1) of this section are no longer satisfied, or were not satisfied at any point after a conditional waiver was approved and is in effect, the department will consider the conditional waiver expired and the employer and employee will be responsible for their shares of all premiums that would have been paid during this period had the waiver not been granted. Upon payment of the missed premiums, the employee will be credited for the hours worked and will be eligible for benefits under this title as if the premiums were originally paid.[ 2020 c 125 § 3; 2019 c 13 § 22; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 9. Formerly RCW 50A.04.120.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.10.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.10 - Premiums.|50A.10.050 - Termination or disposal of business—Premium payment—Successor liability.

RCW 50A.10.050 Termination or disposal of business—Premium payment—Successor liability.Whenever any employer quits business, or sells out, exchanges, or otherwise disposes of the employer's business or stock of goods, any premiums payable under this title shall become immediately due and payable, and the employer shall, within ten days, make a return and pay the premiums due; and any person who becomes a successor to such business shall become liable for the full amount of the premiums and withhold from the purchase price a sum sufficient to pay any premiums due from the employer until such time as the employer produces a receipt from the employment security department showing payment in full of any premiums due or a certificate that no premium is due and, if such premium is not paid by the employer within ten days from the date of such sale, exchange, or disposal, the successor shall become liable for the payment of the full amount of premiums, and the payment thereof by such successor shall, to the extent thereof, be deemed a payment upon the purchase price, and if such payment is greater in amount than the purchase price the amount of the difference shall become a debt due such successor from the employer. A successor may not be liable for any premiums due from the person from whom that person has acquired a business or stock of goods if that person gives written notice to the employment security department of such acquisition and no assessment is issued by the department within one hundred eighty days of receipt of such notice against the former operator of the business and a copy thereof mailed to such successor.[ 2019 c 13 § 23; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 67. Formerly RCW 50A.04.125.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.15.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.15 - Benefits.|50A.15.010 - Employee eligibility.

RCW 50A.15.010 Employee eligibility.Employees are eligible for family and medical leave benefits as provided in this title after working for at least eight hundred twenty hours in employment during the qualifying period.[ 2019 c 13 § 2; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 3. Formerly RCW 50A.04.015.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.15.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.15 - Benefits.|50A.15.030 - Employee notice to employer.

RCW 50A.15.030 Employee notice to employer.(1) If the necessity for leave for the birth or placement of a child with the employee is foreseeable based on an expected birth or placement, the employee shall provide the employer with not less than thirty days' notice, before the date the leave is to begin, of the employee's intention to take leave for the birth or placement of a child, except that if the date of the birth or placement requires leave to begin in less than thirty days, the employee shall provide such notice as is practicable.(2) If the necessity for leave for a family member's serious health condition or the employee's serious health condition is foreseeable based on planned medical treatment, the employee:(a) Must make a reasonable effort to schedule the treatment so as not to disrupt unduly the operations of the employer, subject to the approval of the health care provider of the employee or the health care provider of the family member, as appropriate; and(b) Must provide the employer with not less than thirty days' notice, before the date the leave is to begin, of the employee's intention to take leave for a family member's serious health condition or the employee's serious health condition, except that if the date of the treatment requires leave to begin in less than thirty days, the employee must provide such notice as is practicable.(3) The employer may waive any or all of the employee notice requirements in this section and in RCW 50A.15.040(1)(f).[ 2019 c 13 § 5; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 12. Formerly RCW 50A.04.030.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.15.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.15 - Benefits.|50A.15.040 - Application for benefits.

RCW 50A.15.040 Application for benefits.(1) Family and medical leave insurance benefits are payable to an employee during a period in which the employee is unable to perform his or her regular or customary work because he or she is on family and medical leave if the employee:(a) Files an application for benefits as required by rules adopted by the commissioner;(b) Has met the eligibility requirements of RCW 50A.15.010 or the elective coverage requirements under RCW 50A.10.010;(c) Consents to the disclosure of information or records deemed private and confidential under state law. Initial disclosure of this information and these records by another state agency to the department is solely for purposes related to the administration of this title. Further disclosure of this information or these records is subject to chapter 50A.25 RCW, RCW 50A.05.020(3), and RCW 50A.20.030;(d) Provides his or her social security number;(e) Provides a document authorizing the family member's or employee's health care provider, as applicable, to disclose the family member's or employee's health care information in the form of the certification of a serious health condition;(f) Provides the employer from whom family and medical leave is to be taken with written notice of the employee's intention to take family leave in the same manner as an employee is required to provide notice in RCW 50A.15.030 and, in the employee's initial application for benefits, attests that written notice has been provided, unless notice has been waived by the employer under RCW 50A.15.030(3); and(g) Provides documentation of a military exigency, if requested by the employer.(2) An employee who is not in employment for an employer at the time of filing an application for benefits is exempt from subsection (1)(f) and (g) of this section.[ 2019 c 13 § 6; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 13. Formerly RCW 50A.04.035.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.15.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.15 - Benefits.|50A.15.050 - Timing of benefit payments—Employer contest of application.

RCW 50A.15.050 Timing of benefit payments—Employer contest of application.(1) Benefits provided under this title shall be paid periodically and promptly, except when an employer contests a period of family or medical leave. The department must send the first benefit payment to the employee within fourteen calendar days after the first properly completed weekly application is received by the department. Subsequent payments must be sent at least biweekly thereafter. If the employer contests an initial application for family or medical leave benefits, the employer must notify the employee and the department in a manner prescribed by the commissioner within eighteen days of receipt of notice from the department of the employee's filing of an application for benefits, as provided under RCW 50A.05.020. Failure to timely contest an initial application shall constitute a waiver of objection to the family or medical leave application. Any inquiry which requires the employee's response in order to continue benefits uninterrupted or unmodified shall provide a reasonable time period in which to respond and include a clear and prominent statement of the deadline for responding and consequences of failing to respond.(2) If an employee has received one or more benefit payments under this title, is in continued claim status, and his or her eligibility for benefits is questioned by the department or contested by the employer, the employee will be conditionally paid benefits without delay for any periods for which the employee files a claim for benefits, until and unless the employee has been provided adequate notice and an opportunity to be heard. The employee's right to retain such payments is conditioned upon the department's finding the employee to be eligible for such payments.(a) At the employee's request, the department may hold conditional payments until the question of eligibility has been resolved.(b) Payments will be issued for any benefits withheld under (a) of this subsection if the department determines the employee is eligible for benefits.(c) If it is determined that the employee is ineligible for the weeks paid conditionally, the overpayment cannot be waived and must be repaid.(3) The department must develop, in rule, a process by which an employer may contest an initial application for family or medical leave benefits.[ 2019 c 13 § 7; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 7. Formerly RCW 50A.04.040.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.15.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.15 - Benefits.|50A.15.060 - Benefit exclusions and disqualifications—Employee penalties.

RCW 50A.15.060 Benefit exclusions and disqualifications—Employee penalties.(1) An employee is not entitled to paid family or medical leave benefits under this title:(a) For any absence occasioned by the willful intention of the employee to bring about injury to or the sickness of the employee or another, or resulting from any injury or sickness sustained in the perpetration by the employee of an illegal act;(b) For any family or medical leave commencing before the employee becomes qualified for benefits under this title;(c) For an employee who is on suspension from his or her employment; or(d) For any period of time during which an employee works for remuneration or profit.(2) An employer may offer supplemental benefit payments to an employee on family or medical leave in addition to any paid family or medical leave benefits the employee is receiving.(a) Supplemental benefit payments are not considered remuneration under RCW 50A.05.010(21) and the department will not prorate or reduce an employee's weekly benefit amount due to the receipt of supplemental benefit payments.(b) The choice to receive supplemental benefit payments lies with the employee. Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring an employee to receive or an employer to provide supplemental benefit payments.(3) An individual is disqualified for benefits for any week he or she has knowingly and willfully made a false statement or representation involving a material fact or knowingly and willfully failed to report a material fact and, as a result, has obtained or attempted to obtain any benefits under the provisions of this title. An individual disqualified for benefits under this subsection (3) for the:(a) First time is disqualified for an additional twenty-six weeks beginning with the Sunday of the week in which the determination is mailed or delivered, and is subject to an additional penalty of fifteen percent of the amount of benefits overpaid or deemed overpaid;(b) Second time is also disqualified for an additional fifty-two weeks beginning with the Sunday of the week in which the determination is mailed or delivered, and is subject to an additional penalty of twenty-five percent of the amount of benefits overpaid or deemed overpaid;(c) Third time and any time thereafter is also disqualified for an additional one hundred four weeks beginning with the Sunday of the week in which the determination is mailed or delivered, and is subject to an additional penalty of fifty percent of the amount of benefits overpaid or deemed overpaid.(4) All penalties collected under this section must be deposited in the family and medical leave enforcement account created under RCW 50A.05.080.[ 2020 c 125 § 5; 2019 c 13 § 8; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 5. Formerly RCW 50A.04.045.]