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WA Rev Code § 50A.15.065 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.15 - Benefits.|50A.15.065 - Expiration of leave entitlement.

RCW 50A.15.065 Expiration of leave entitlement.(1) The entitlement to family leave benefits for the birth or placement of a child expires at the end of the twelve-month period beginning on the date of such birth or placement.(2) The entitlement to family leave benefits for a family member's serious health condition, or leave for qualifying exigency, expires at the end of the twelve-month period beginning on the date of which the employee filed an application for the benefits.(3) The entitlement to medical leave benefits for the employee's own serious health condition expires at the end of the twelve-month period beginning on the date on which the employee filed an application for medical leave benefits.[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 4. Formerly RCW 50A.04.050.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.15.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.15 - Benefits.|50A.15.070 - Federal income taxes—Withholding.

RCW 50A.15.070 Federal income taxes—Withholding.(1) If the internal revenue service determines that family or medical leave benefits under this title are subject to federal income tax, the department must advise an employee filing a new application for benefits, at the time of filing such application, that:(a) The internal revenue service has determined that benefits are subject to federal income tax;(b) Requirements exist pertaining to estimated tax payments;(c) The employee may elect to have federal income tax deducted and withheld from the employee's payment of benefits at the amount specified in the federal internal revenue code; and(d) The employee is permitted to change a previously elected withholding status.(2) Amounts deducted and withheld from benefits must remain in the family and medical leave insurance account until transferred to the federal taxing authority as a payment of income tax.(3) The commissioner shall follow all procedures specified by the federal internal revenue service pertaining to the deducting and withholding of income tax.[ 2019 c 13 § 9; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 80. Formerly RCW 50A.04.055.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.15.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.15 - Benefits.|50A.15.080 - Child support obligations—Withholding.

RCW 50A.15.080 Child support obligations—Withholding.(1) If the department determines an employee is qualified for benefits and that the employee owes child support obligations, the department shall notify the applicable state or local child support enforcement agency and deduct and withhold an amount from benefits in a manner consistent with RCW 50.40.050.(2) For the purposes of this section, "child support obligations" means only those obligations that are being enforced pursuant to a plan described in section 454 of the social security act which has been approved by the secretary of health and human services under Title IV-D of the social security act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 651 et seq.).(3) Consistent with chapter 50A.25 RCW, the department may verify child support obligations with the department of social and health services.[ 2020 c 125 § 6; 2019 c 13 § 10; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 30. Formerly RCW 50A.04.060.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.15.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.15 - Benefits.|50A.15.100 - Unemployment compensation, industrial insurance, and disability insurance laws—Effect on title.

RCW 50A.15.100 Unemployment compensation, industrial insurance, and disability insurance laws—Effect on title.(1) Leave from employment under this title is in addition to leave from employment during which benefits are paid or are payable under Title 51 RCW or other applicable federal or state industrial insurance laws.(2) An employee is disqualified from receiving family or medical leave benefits under this title for any week in which the employee is receiving, has received, or will receive compensation, as determined by the governing state or federal agency under:(a) Title 50 RCW;(b) RCW 51.32.060;(c) RCW 51.32.090; or(d) Any other applicable federal unemployment compensation, industrial insurance, or disability insurance laws.[ 2020 c 125 § 7; 2019 c 13 § 38; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 69. Formerly RCW 50A.04.240.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.15.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.15 - Benefits.|50A.15.110 - Leave available under other laws—Coordination.

RCW 50A.15.110 Leave available under other laws—Coordination.(1) Leave under this title and leave under the federal family and medical leave act of 1993 (Act Feb. 5, 1993, P.L. 103-3, 107 Stat. 6, as it existed on October 19, 2017) is in addition to any leave for sickness or temporary disability because of pregnancy or childbirth.(2) Unless otherwise expressly permitted by the employer, leave taken under this title must be taken concurrently with any leave taken under the federal family and medical leave act of 1993 (Act Feb. 5, 1993, P.L. 103-3, 107 Stat. 6, as it existed on October 19, 2017).[ 2019 c 13 § 40; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 79. Formerly RCW 50A.04.250.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.15.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.15 - Benefits.|50A.15.120 - Assignment, pledge, or encumbrance of right to benefits due or payable void—Exemptions.

RCW 50A.15.120 Assignment, pledge, or encumbrance of right to benefits due or payable void—Exemptions.Any assignment, pledge, or encumbrance of any right to benefits that are or may become due or payable under this title is void. Such rights to benefits are exempt from levy, execution, attachment, or any other remedy whatsoever provided for the collection of debts, except as provided in RCW 50A.15.080. Benefits received by any employee, so long as they are not commingled with other funds of the recipient, are exempt from any remedy whatsoever for collection of all debts except debts incurred for necessaries furnished to such employee or the employee's spouse or dependents during the time when such individual was receiving family or medical leave. Any waiver of any exemption provided for in this section is void.[ 2019 c 13 § 69.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.20.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.20 - Employer Requirements.|50A.20.010 - Employee notice of rights.

RCW 50A.20.010 Employee notice of rights.Whenever an employee of an employer who is qualified for benefits under this title is absent from work to provide family leave, or take medical leave for more than seven consecutive days, the employer shall provide the employee with a written statement of the employee's rights under this title in a form prescribed by the commissioner. The statement must be provided to the employee within five business days after the employee's seventh consecutive day of absence due to family or medical leave, or within five business days after the employer has received notice that the employee's absence is due to family or medical leave, whichever is later.[ 2019 c 13 § 12; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 71. Formerly RCW 50A.04.070.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.20.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.20 - Employer Requirements.|50A.20.020 - Posting of notice regarding title—Penalties.

RCW 50A.20.020 Posting of notice regarding title—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 customarily posted, a notice, to be prepared or approved by the commissioner, setting forth excerpts from, or summaries of, the pertinent provisions of this title and information pertaining to the filing of a complaint. Any employer that willfully violates this section may be subject to a civil penalty of not more than one hundred dollars for each separate offense. Any penalties collected by the department under this section shall be deposited into the family and medical leave enforcement account.[ 2019 c 13 § 13; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 75. Formerly RCW 50A.04.075.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.20.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.20 - Employer Requirements.|50A.20.030 - Employer requirements.

RCW 50A.20.030 Employer requirements.(1) In the form and at the times specified in this title and by the commissioner, an employer shall make reports, furnish information, and collect and remit premiums as required by this title to the department. If the employer is a temporary help company that provides employees on a temporary basis to its customers, the temporary help company is considered the employer for purposes of this section.(2)(a) An employer must keep at the employer's place of business a record of employment, for a period of six years, from which the information needed by the department for purposes of this title may be obtained. This record shall at all times be open to the inspection of the commissioner.(b) Information obtained under this title from employer records is confidential and not open to public inspection, other than to public employees in the performance of their official duties. However, an interested party shall be supplied with information from employer records to the extent necessary for the proper presentation of the case in question. An employer may authorize inspection of the employer's records by written consent.(3) The requirements relating to the collection of family and medical leave premiums are as provided in this title. Before issuing a warning letter, the department shall enforce the collection of premiums through conference and conciliation. These requirements apply to:(a) An employer that fails under this title to make the required reports, or fails to remit the full amount of the premiums when due;(b) An employer that willfully makes a false statement or misrepresentation regarding a material fact, or willfully fails to report a material fact, to avoid making the required reports or remitting the full amount of the premiums when due under this title;(c) A successor in the manner specified in RCW 50A.10.050; and(d) An officer, member, or owner having control or supervision of payment and/or reporting of family and medical leave premiums, or who is charged with the responsibility for the filing of returns, in the manner specified in RCW 50A.45.010.(4) Notwithstanding subsection (3) of this section, appeals are governed by RCW 50A.50.010.[ 2019 c 13 § 14; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 33. Formerly RCW 50A.04.080.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.24.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.24 - Small Business Assistance.|50A.24.010 - Grants.

RCW 50A.24.010 Grants.(1) The legislature recognizes that while family leave and medical leave benefit both employees and employers, there may be costs that disproportionately impact small businesses. To equitably balance the risks among employers, the legislature intends to assist small businesses with the costs of an employee's use of family or medical leave.(2) Employers with one hundred fifty or fewer employees and employers with fifty or fewer employees who are assessed all premiums under RCW 50A.10.030(5)(b) may apply to the department for a grant under this section.(3)(a) An employer may receive a grant of three thousand dollars if the employer hires a temporary worker to replace an employee on family or medical leave for a period of seven days or more.(b) For an employee's family or medical leave, an employer may receive a grant of up to one thousand dollars as reimbursement for significant additional wage-related costs due to the employee's leave.(c) An employer may receive a grant under (a) or (b) of this subsection, but not both, except that an employer who received a grant under (b) of this subsection may receive a grant of the difference between the grant awarded under (b) of this subsection and three thousand dollars if the employee on leave extended the leave beyond the leave initially planned and the employer hired a temporary worker for the employee on leave.(4) An employer may apply for a grant no more than ten times per calendar year and no more than once for each employee on leave.(5) To be eligible for a grant, the employer must provide the department written documentation showing the temporary worker hired or significant wage-related costs incurred are due to an employee's use of family or medical leave.(6) The department must assess an employer with fewer than fifty employees who receives a grant under this section for all premiums for three years from the date of receipt of a grant.(7) The grants under this section shall be funded from the family and medical leave insurance account.(8) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.(9) For the purposes of this section, the number of employees must be calculated as provided in RCW 50A.10.030.(10) An employer who has an approved voluntary plan is not eligible to receive a grant under this section.[ 2019 c 13 § 36; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 84. Formerly RCW 50A.04.230.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.24.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.24 - Small Business Assistance.|50A.24.020 - Pandemic leave assistance employer grants—Eligibility.

RCW 50A.24.020 Pandemic leave assistance employer grants—Eligibility. (Expires June 30, 2023.)(1) The legislature recognizes that costs associated with employees on leave who have received or will receive a pandemic leave assistance employee grant under RCW 50A.15.130 may disproportionately impact small businesses. Therefore, the legislature intends to assist small businesses with the costs of such employees on leave.(2) Employers with 150 or fewer employees and employers with 50 or fewer employees who are assessed all premiums under RCW 50A.10.030(5)(b) may apply to the department for a pandemic leave assistance employer grant under this section.(3)(a) An employer may receive a pandemic leave assistance employer grant of $3,000 if the employer hires a temporary worker to replace an employee on leave who has received or will receive a pandemic leave assistance employee grant under RCW 50A.15.130.(b) For an employee on leave who has received or will receive a pandemic leave assistance employee grant under RCW 50A.15.130, an employer may receive a grant of up to $1,000 as reimbursement for significant wage-related costs due to the employee's leave.(c) An employer may receive a grant under (a) or (b) of this subsection, but not both, except that an employer who received a grant under (b) of this subsection may receive a grant of the difference between the grant awarded under (b) of this subsection and $3,000 if the employee on leave who has received or will receive a pandemic leave assistance grant under RCW 50A.15.130 extended the leave beyond the leave initially planned and the employer hired a temporary worker for the employee on leave.(4) An employer may apply for a pandemic leave assistance employer grant no more than once.(5) To be eligible for a pandemic leave assistance employer grant under this section, the employer must provide the department written documentation showing the temporary worker hired or significant wage-related costs incurred are due to an employee on leave who has received or will receive a pandemic leave assistance employee grant under RCW 50A.15.130.(6) The department must assess an employer with fewer than 50 employees who receives a pandemic leave assistance employer grant under this section for all premiums for three years from the date of receipt of the grant.(7) Pandemic leave assistance employer grants shall not be funded from the family and medical leave insurance account.(8) For the purposes of this section, the number of employees must be calculated as provided in RCW 50A.10.030.(9) An employer who has an approved voluntary plan is not eligible to receive a pandemic leave assistance employer grant under this section.(10) Grants under this section are available only until funding provided by the legislature solely for these purposes is exhausted.[ 2021 c 109 § 3.]NOTES:Finding—Intent—Construction—Rule making—Expiration date—Effective date—2021 c 109: See notes following RCW 50A.15.130.
WA Rev Code § 50A.25.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.25 - Privacy.|50A.25.010 - Private and confidential information.

RCW 50A.25.010 Private and confidential information.(1) If information provided to the department by another governmental agency is held private and confidential by state or federal law, the department may not release such information unless otherwise provided in this title.(2) Information provided to the department by another governmental entity conditioned upon privacy and confidentiality under a provision of law is to be held private and confidential according to the agreement between the department and the other governmental agency unless otherwise provided in this title.(3) The department may hold private and confidential information obtained for statistical analysis, research, or study purposes if the information was supplied voluntarily, conditioned upon maintaining confidentiality of the information.(4) Persons requesting disclosure of information held by the department under subsection (1) or (2) of this section shall request such disclosure from the agency providing the information to the department rather than from the department.[ 2019 c 13 § 70.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.25.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.25 - Privacy.|50A.25.020 - Information concerning an individual or employer obtained pursuant to the administration of chapter 50A.25 RCW is private and confidential.

RCW 50A.25.020 Information concerning an individual or employer obtained pursuant to the administration of chapter 50A.25 RCW is private and confidential.(1) Any information or records concerning an individual or employer obtained by the department pursuant to the administration of this title shall be private and confidential, except as otherwise provided in this chapter or RCW 50A.05.040.(2) This chapter does not create a rule of evidence.[ 2019 c 13 § 71.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.25.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.25 - Privacy.|50A.25.030 - Commissioner—Rule-making authority.

RCW 50A.25.030 Commissioner—Rule-making authority.The commissioner has the authority to adopt, amend, or rescind rules interpreting and implementing this chapter.[ 2019 c 13 § 72.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.25.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.25 - Privacy.|50A.25.040 - Access to records and information—Individuals—Employers—Third parties.

RCW 50A.25.040 Access to records and information—Individuals—Employers—Third parties.(1) An individual shall have access to all records and information concerning that individual held by the department unless the information is exempt from disclosure under RCW 42.56.410.(2) An employer shall have access to:(a) Its own records relating to any claim or determination for family or medical leave benefits by an individual;(b) Records and information relating to a decision to allow or deny benefits if the decision is based on material information provided by the employer; and(c) Records and information related to that employer's premium assessment.(3) The department may disclose records and information deemed confidential under this chapter to a third party acting on behalf of an individual or employer that would otherwise be eligible to receive records under subsection (1) or (2) of this section when the department receives a signed release from the individual or employer. The release must include a statement:(a) Specifically identifying the information that is to be disclosed;(b) That state government files will be accessed to obtain that information;(c) Of the specific purpose or purposes for which the information is sought and a statement that information obtained under the release will only be used for that purpose or purposes; and(d) Indicating all the parties who may receive the information disclosed.[ 2019 c 13 § 73.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.25.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.25 - Privacy.|50A.25.050 - Access to information or records for use in a proceeding before the appeal tribunal or commissioner.

RCW 50A.25.050 Access to information or records for use in a proceeding before the appeal tribunal or commissioner.(1) Any interested party, as defined by rule, in a proceeding before the appeal tribunal or commissioner shall have access to any information or records deemed private and confidential under this chapter if the information or records are material to the issues in that proceeding.(2) No decision by the commissioner or the appeals tribunal shall be deemed private and confidential under this chapter unless the decision is based on information obtained in a closed hearing.[ 2019 c 13 § 74.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.25.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.25 - Privacy.|50A.25.060 - Private and confidential information—When available to parties to judicial or formal administrative proceedings.

RCW 50A.25.060 Private and confidential information—When available to parties to judicial or formal administrative proceedings.(1) Information or records deemed private and confidential under this chapter shall be available to parties to judicial or formal administrative proceedings only upon a written finding by the presiding officer that the need for the information or records in the proceeding outweighs any reasons for the privacy and confidentiality of the information or records.(2) Information or records deemed private and confidential under this chapter shall not be available in discovery proceedings unless the court in which the action has been filed has made the finding in subsection (1) of this section. A judicial or administrative subpoena directed to the department must contain this finding. A subpoena for records or information under this section must be submitted in a manner prescribed by the department.[ 2019 c 13 § 75.]