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WA Rev Code § 50A.25.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.25 - Privacy.|50A.25.070 - Data-sharing contracts—When authorized—Disclosure to state or local government agencies.

RCW 50A.25.070 Data-sharing contracts—When authorized—Disclosure to state or local government agencies.(1) The department may enter into data-sharing contracts and may disclose records and information deemed confidential to state or local government agencies under this chapter only if permitted under subsection (2) of this section and RCW 50A.25.090. A state or local government agency must need the records or information for an official purpose and must also provide:(a) An application in writing to the department for the records or information containing a statement of the official purposes for which the state or local government agency needs the information or records and specifically identify the records or information sought from the department; and(b) A written verification of the need for the specific information from the director, commissioner, chief executive, or other official of the requesting state or local government agency either on the application or on a separate document.(2) The department may disclose information or records deemed confidential under this chapter to the following state or local government agencies:(a) To the department of social and health services to identify child support obligations as defined in RCW 50A.15.080;(b) To the department of revenue to determine potential tax liability or employer compliance with registration and licensing requirements;(c) To the department of labor and industries to compare records or information to detect improper or fraudulent claims;(d) To the office of financial management for the purpose of conducting periodic salary or fringe benefit studies pursuant to law;(e) To the office of the state treasurer and any financial or banking institutions deemed necessary by the office of the state treasurer and the department for the proper administration of funds;(f) To the office of the attorney general for purposes of legal representation;(g) To a county clerk for the purpose of RCW 9.94A.760 if requested by the county clerk's office;(h) To the office of administrative hearings for the purpose of administering the administrative appeal process;(i) To the department of enterprise services for the purpose of agency administration and operations; and(j) To the consolidated technology services agency for the purpose of enterprise technology support.[ 2020 c 125 § 8; 2019 c 13 § 76.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.25.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.25 - Privacy.|50A.25.080 - Access to information—Legislature.

RCW 50A.25.080 Access to information—Legislature.The state legislature may have access to information or records deemed private and confidential under this chapter if the following requirements are met:(1) The legislature, a legislative committee, a legislator, or a staff member finds that the information or records are necessary and for official purposes; and(2) The individuals and organizations whose information is contained within the confidential records requested must provide a signed disclosure that manifests the individual's or organization's informed consent to the disclosure of the records or information to the legislature, legislative committee, legislator, or staff member.[ 2019 c 13 § 77.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.25.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.25 - Privacy.|50A.25.090 - Disclosure to the federal internal revenue service.

RCW 50A.25.090 Disclosure to the federal internal revenue service.The department may disclose information or records deemed confidential under this chapter to the federal internal revenue service if the information is deemed necessary by the department to administer RCW 50A.15.070.[ 2019 c 13 § 78.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.25.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.25 - Privacy.|50A.25.100 - Application to RCW 42.56.070.

RCW 50A.25.100 Application to RCW 42.56.070.Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as limiting or restricting the effect of RCW 42.56.070(8).[ 2019 c 13 § 79.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.25.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.25 - Privacy.|50A.25.110 - Disclosure by the family and medical leave program of the department—When authorized.

RCW 50A.25.110 Disclosure by the family and medical leave program of the department—When authorized.The family and medical leave program of the department may disclose information or records deemed private and confidential under this chapter to any private person or organization, and by extension, the agents of any private person or organization, when the disclosure is necessary to permit private contracting parties to assist in the operation, management, and implementation of the program in instances where certain departmental functions may be delegated to private parties to increase the department's efficiency or quality of service to the public. The private person or organization shall use the information or records solely for the purpose for which the information was disclosed and shall be bound by the same rules of privacy and confidentiality as department employees.[ 2019 c 13 § 80.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.25.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.25 - Privacy.|50A.25.120 - Obligation to prevent disclosure of information—Misuse or unauthorized disclosure.

RCW 50A.25.120 Obligation to prevent disclosure of information—Misuse or unauthorized disclosure.(1) All private persons, government agencies, and organizations authorized to receive information from the department under this chapter have an affirmative obligation to take all reasonable actions necessary to prevent the disclosure of confidential information.(2) The disclosure of any records or information by a private person, government agency, or organization that obtained the records or information from the department under this chapter is prohibited unless expressly permitted by this chapter.(3) If misuse or an unauthorized disclosure of confidential records or information occurs, all parties who are aware of the violation must inform the department immediately and must take all reasonably available actions to rectify the disclosure to the department's standards.(4) The misuse or unauthorized release of records or information deemed private and confidential under this chapter by any private person, government agency, or organization to which access is permitted by this section shall subject the person, government agency, or organization to a civil penalty of up to twenty thousand dollars in 2018 and annually adjusted by the department based on changes in the United States consumer price index for all urban consumers. Other applicable sanctions under state and federal law also apply.(5) Suit to enforce this section shall be brought by the attorney general and the amount of any penalties collected shall be paid into the department's family and medical leave enforcement account. The attorney general may recover reasonable attorneys' fees for any action brought to enforce this section.[ 2019 c 13 § 81.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.25.130 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.25 - Privacy.|50A.25.130 - Disclosure of records acquired in the performance of the department's obligation—When authorized.

RCW 50A.25.130 Disclosure of records acquired in the performance of the department's obligation—When authorized.Where the family and medical leave program of the department contracts to provide services to other governmental or private organizations, the department may disclose to those organizations information or records deemed private and confidential that have been acquired in the performance of the department's obligations under the contracts.[ 2019 c 13 § 82.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.25.140 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.25 - Privacy.|50A.25.140 - Disclosure when all details identifying an individual or employee are deleted—When authorized.

RCW 50A.25.140 Disclosure when all details identifying an individual or employee are deleted—When authorized.Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the disclosure of information or records deemed private and confidential under this chapter if all details identifying an individual or employer are deleted so long as the information or records cannot be foreseeably combined with other publicly available information to reveal the identity of an individual or employer.[ 2019 c 13 § 83.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.30.015 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.30 - Voluntary Plans.|50A.30.015 - Voluntary plans—Reapproval.

RCW 50A.30.015 Voluntary plans—Reapproval.The employer must have the voluntary plan approved by the commissioner annually for the first three years. After the first three years, the employer is only required to have the approval if the employer makes changes to the plan that were not mandated by changes to state law.[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 16. Formerly RCW 50A.04.605.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.30.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.30 - Voluntary Plans.|50A.30.020 - Employee eligibility.

RCW 50A.30.020 Employee eligibility.(1) To be eligible for any family and medical leave, an employee must be in employment for eight hundred twenty hours during the qualifying period, by an employer with a voluntary plan or an employer utilizing the state family and medical leave plan. An employee qualifies for benefits under an employer's voluntary plan after the employee works at least three hundred forty hours for the current employer.(2) An employer with an approved voluntary plan may waive the requirements in subsection (1) of this section, in whole or in part, to allow an employee to be immediately eligible for coverage under the employer's voluntary plan.(3) An employee who had coverage under the state plan retains coverage under the state plan until such time as the employee is qualified for coverage under the new employer's voluntary plan.(4) An employee who was eligible for benefits under a voluntary plan is immediately eligible for benefits under a new employer's voluntary plan.[ 2019 c 13 § 57; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 22. Formerly RCW 50A.04.610.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.30.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.30 - Voluntary Plans.|50A.30.030 - Employees no longer covered.

RCW 50A.30.030 Employees no longer covered.(1) An employee is no longer covered by an approved voluntary plan if family leave or the employee's medical leave occurred after the employment relationship with the voluntary plan employer ends, or if the commissioner terminates a voluntary plan.(2) An employee who has ceased to be covered by an approved voluntary plan is, if otherwise eligible, immediately entitled to benefits from the state program to the same extent as though there had been no exemption as provided in this title.[ 2019 c 13 § 58; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 23. Formerly RCW 50A.04.615.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.30.035 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.30 - Voluntary Plans.|50A.30.035 - Voluntary plans—Posting of notice regarding plan.

RCW 50A.30.035 Voluntary plans—Posting of notice regarding plan.An employer with a voluntary plan must provide a notice prepared by or approved by the commissioner regarding the voluntary plan consistent with the provisions of RCW 50A.20.020.[ 2020 c 125 § 10; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 25. Formerly RCW 50A.04.620.]NOTES:
WA Rev Code § 50A.30.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.30 - Voluntary Plans.|50A.30.040 - Employee costs.

RCW 50A.30.040 Employee costs.An employer may assume all or a greater part of the cost of the voluntary plan than required under the state program. An employer may deduct from the wages of an employee covered by the voluntary plan, for the purpose of providing the benefits specified in this title, an amount not in excess of that which would be required if the employee was not covered by the plan.[ 2019 c 13 § 59; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 17. Formerly RCW 50A.04.625.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.30.045 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.30 - Voluntary Plans.|50A.30.045 - Voluntary plans—Remaining wage deductions upon withdrawal of plan.

RCW 50A.30.045 Voluntary plans—Remaining wage deductions upon withdrawal of plan.All deductions from the wages of an employee remaining in the possession of the employer upon the employer's withdrawal of the voluntary plan as a result of plan contributions being in excess of plan costs, that are not disposed of in conformity with the department's rules, must be remitted to the department and deposited in the family and medical leave insurance account.[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 18. Formerly RCW 50A.04.630.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.30.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.30 - Voluntary Plans.|50A.30.050 - Voluntary plans—Employee contributions and income held in trust.

RCW 50A.30.050 Voluntary plans—Employee contributions and income held in trust.Any employee contributions to and income arising from an approved voluntary plan received or retained by an employer under an approved voluntary plan are trust funds that are not considered to be part of an employer's assets. An employer must maintain a separate, specifically identifiable account for voluntary plan trust funds in a financial institution.[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 19. Formerly RCW 50A.04.635.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.30.055 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.30 - Voluntary Plans.|50A.30.055 - Voluntary plans—Successor employer.

RCW 50A.30.055 Voluntary plans—Successor employer.A voluntary plan in force and effect at the time a successor acquires the organization, trade, or business, or substantially all the assets thereof, or a distinct and severable portion of the organization, trade, or business, and continues its operation without substantial reduction of personnel resulting from the acquisition, must continue the voluntary plan and may not withdraw the plan without a specific request for withdrawal in a manner and at a time specified by the commissioner. A successor may terminate a voluntary plan with notice to the commissioner and without a request to withdraw the plan within ninety days from the date of the acquisition.[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 15. Formerly RCW 50A.04.640.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.30.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.30 - Voluntary Plans.|50A.30.060 - Amendment.

RCW 50A.30.060 Amendment.(1) The commissioner must approve any amendment to a voluntary plan adjusting the provisions thereof, as to periods after the effective date of the amendment, when the commissioner finds: (a) That the plan, as amended, will conform to the standards set forth in this title; and (b) that notice of the amendment has been delivered to the employees at least ten days prior to the approval.(2) Nothing contained in this section is intended to deny or limit the right of the commissioner to adopt supplementary rules regarding voluntary plans.[ 2019 c 13 § 60; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 27. Formerly RCW 50A.04.645.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.30.065 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.30 - Voluntary Plans.|50A.30.065 - Voluntary plans—Termination by commissioner.

RCW 50A.30.065 Voluntary plans—Termination by commissioner.(1) The commissioner may terminate any voluntary plan if the commissioner finds that there is risk that the benefits accrued or that will accrue will not be paid or for other good cause shown.(2) The commissioner must give notice of the commissioner's intention to terminate a plan to the employer at least ten days before taking any final action. The notice must state the effective date and the reason for the termination.(3) On the effective date of the termination of a plan by the commissioner, all moneys in the plan, including moneys paid by the employer, moneys paid by the employees, moneys owed to the voluntary plan by the employer but not yet paid to the plan, and any interest accrued on all these moneys, must be remitted to the department and deposited into the family and medical leave insurance account.(4) The employer may, within ten days from mailing or personal service of the notice, file an appeal in the time, manner, method, and procedure provided in RCW 50A.50.010.(5) The payment of benefits and the transfer of moneys in the voluntary plan may not be delayed during an employer's appeal of the termination of a voluntary plan.(6) If an employer's voluntary plan has been terminated by the commissioner the employer is not eligible to apply for approval of another voluntary plan for a period of three years.[ 2019 c 13 § 61; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 21. Formerly RCW 50A.04.650.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.30.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.30 - Voluntary Plans.|50A.30.070 - Employer penalties.

RCW 50A.30.070 Employer penalties.(1) An employer of a voluntary plan found to have violated this title shall be assessed the following monetary penalties:(a) One thousand dollars for the first violation; and(b) Two thousand dollars for the second and subsequent violations.(2) The commissioner shall waive collection of the penalty if the employer corrects the violation within thirty days of receiving a notice of the violation and the notice is for a first violation.(3) The commissioner may waive collection of any penalties if the commissioner determines the violation to be an inadvertent error by the employer.(4) Monetary penalties collected under this section shall be deposited in the family and medical leave enforcement account.(5) The department shall enforce the collection of penalties through conference and conciliation.(6) These penalties may be appealed as provided in RCW 50A.50.010 through 50A.50.200.[ 2019 c 13 § 62; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 20. Formerly RCW 50A.04.655.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.30.075 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.30 - Voluntary Plans.|50A.30.075 - Appeals.

RCW 50A.30.075 Appeals.An employer may appeal any adverse decision by the department related to voluntary plans. An employee may appeal any adverse decision by an employer or the employer's agent related to voluntary plans. Appeals are subject to RCW 50A.50.010.[ 2019 c 13 § 63; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 24. Formerly RCW 50A.04.660.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.30.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.30 - Voluntary Plans.|50A.30.080 - Voluntary plans—Reports, information, and records.

RCW 50A.30.080 Voluntary plans—Reports, information, and records.Employers whose employees are participating in an approved voluntary plan must maintain all reports, information, and records as relating to the voluntary plan and claims for six years and furnish for the commissioner upon request.[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 26. Formerly RCW 50A.04.665.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.35.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.35 - Employment Protections.|50A.35.010 - Employment protection.

RCW 50A.35.010 Employment protection.(1) Except as provided in RCW 50A.30.010(5) and subsection (6) of this section, any employee who takes family or medical leave under this title is entitled, on return from the leave:(a) To be restored by the employer to the position of employment held by the employee when the leave commenced; or(b) To be restored by the employer to an equivalent position with equivalent employment benefits, pay, and other terms and conditions of employment.(2) The taking of leave under this title may not result in the loss of any employment benefits accrued before the date on which the leave commenced.(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to entitle any restored employee to:(a) The accrual of any seniority or employment benefits during any period of leave; or(b) Any right, benefit, or position of employment other than any right, benefit, or position to which the employee would have been entitled had the employee not taken the leave.(4) As a condition of restoration under subsection (1) of this section for an employee who has taken medical leave, the employer may have a uniformly applied practice or policy that requires each such employee to receive certification from the employee's health care provider that the employee is able to resume work.(5) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit an employer from requiring an employee on leave to report periodically to the employer on the status and intention of the employee to return to work.(6)(a) This section does not apply unless the employee: (i) Works for an employer with fifty or more employees; (ii) has been employed by the current employer for twelve months or more; and (iii) has worked for the current employer for at least one thousand two hundred fifty hours during the twelve months immediately preceding the date on which leave will commence. For the purposes of this subsection, an employer shall be considered to employ fifty or more employees if the employer employs fifty or more employees for each working day during each of twenty or more calendar workweeks in the current or preceding calendar year.(b) An employer may deny restoration under this section to any salaried employee who is among the highest paid ten percent of the employees employed by the employer within seventy-five miles of the facility at which the employee is employed if:(i) Denial is necessary to prevent substantial and grievous economic injury to the operations of the employer;(ii) The employer notifies the employee of the intent of the employer to deny restoration on such basis at the time the employer determines that the injury would occur; and(iii) The leave has commenced and the employee elects not to return to employment after receiving the notice.[ 2019 c 13 § 4; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 31. Formerly RCW 50A.04.025.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.35.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.35 - Employment Protections.|50A.35.020 - Continuation of health benefits.

RCW 50A.35.020 Continuation of health benefits.If required by the federal family and medical leave act, as it existed on October 19, 2017, during any period of family or medical leave taken under this title, the employer shall maintain any existing health benefits of the employee in force for the duration of such leave as if the employee had continued to work from the date the employee commenced family or medical leave until the date the employee returns to employment. If the employer and employee share the cost of the existing health benefits, the employee remains responsible for the employee's share of the cost. This section does not apply to an employee who is not in employment for an employer at the time of filing an application for benefits.[ 2019 c 13 § 39; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 70. Formerly RCW 50A.04.245.]